I have worked for Kent County Council for Libraries, Registration and Archives for 15 years. I have had a variety of roles starting in a front of house library role, library manager, project manager and business development manager to currently interim head of the service. While challenging times it is a time of opportunity and development which as a sector we must grasp.
James Pearson writes about the development of internally commissioned library services in Kent.
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