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A Falkirk Council employee who has spent almost four decades of promoting libraries and getting youngsters to engage with reading has been named Librarian of the Year

Principal Librarian Yvonne Manning was announced as the worthy winner of the Youth Libraries Group (YLG) award just before Christmas in recognition of her outstanding dedication and innovation in the field of library services for children and young people.

Each year three librarians from across the UK are shortlisted for the ‘Librarian of the Year’ award by the YLG national committee. The shortlist is judged on how each librarian encourages young people to engage with reading and libraries and their involvement with YLG.

With over 39 years’ experience, Yvonne manages the Learning Resource Service in children’s services. This supports schools to develop a reading culture by providing a wide-range of cross- curricular resources as well as delivering outreach services, including storytelling, reader development sessions and training for teachers. Thanks to this, many teachers have been supported to make sure they can get the right book to the right child.

Falkirk Council’s Principal Librarian Yvonne Manning has been crowned ‘Librarian of the Year’ in recognition of her passion and commitment to books and reading. Pic: Falkirk Council

Yvonne also supports parents and families to develop skills to promote reading at home and as Falkirk’s Bookbug co-ordinator, she participates in gifting events for nurseries and trains staf

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