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Our people

Robyn Marsack

Director

robyn.marsack@scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk

Contact Robyn about organisational matters, projects/partnerships, international or translation projects, speaking engagements, publications

Julie Johnstone

Librarian

julie.johnstone@scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk

Contact Julie about the collection, acquisitions and donations, the Edwin Morgan Archive, the annual By Leaves We Live fair, exhibitions

Lizzie MacGregor

Assistant Librarian

librarian2@scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk

Contact Lizzie about our online catalogue, bibliographical enquiries, information about poets, copyright, long-lost poems you would love to find again, poems on particular subjects, for weddings, funerals and other occasions

Lilias Fraser

Reader Development Officer

lilias.fraser@scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk

Contact Lilias about reading groups and courses, reader development with libraries and library training, Poetry Issues e-newsletter, looking at poetry with older and carehome groups, the National Poetry Day Scotland postcard campaign

Colin Waters

Communications Manager

colin.waters@scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk

Contact Colin about communication strategy within the SPL, including the SPL's social media and web presences, press enquiries, Poetry Reader, and about getting in touch with Scots Makar Liz Lochhead

Lorna Irvine

Education Officer

lorna.irvine@scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk

Contact Lorna about poetry workshops, requests for poet-led workshops, creating school poetry projects, poetry and the Curriculum for Excellence, visits to SPL, CPD courses, setting up poetry competitions

Kay Bohan

Library Assistant

reception@scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk

Contact Kay about our shop, our online shop, hiring our venue, volunteering opportunities, our periodicals for reference and sale, joining up as a borrower, postal loans, renewing your books, and general enquiries

Liffy Grant

Friends

friends@scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk

Contact Liffy with any questions about our Friends scheme or about your Friends membership

Sarah Stewart

The Written World project manager

sarah.stewart@scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk

Contact Sarah about our project for the Olympics 2012, The Written World

Our Board

Chair

Ian Wall, DSc., FRICS, Hon. FRIAS

Members

Professor Robert Crawford
Department of English, St Andrews University

Alex Killick
Director of People, Glasgow Caledonian University

James Robertson
Poet & novelist

Dr Ann Matheson
Secretary-General of the Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche (LIBER), Chairman of the Advisory Committee for Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Library, UHI

Gordon Moir
Partner, Webb Henderson

Nora Senior
Vice President at British Chambers of Commerce, Vice Chair at Scottish Chambers of Commerce
Chairman UK Regions and Ireland at Weber Shandwick

Martyn Wade
National Librarian and Chief Executive, National Library of Scotland