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Morgan to be Arts Council libraries director
05.07.11 | Benedicte Page
Nicola Morgan is to be the libraries director at the Arts Council.
Morgan is currently programme manager, sector improvement at the Museums, Libraries and Archives council, which winds up this autumn. She will take up her new post on 1st October.
Morgan commented: "I am looking forward to this exciting new chapter at the Arts Council, which is well-placed nationally to play a part and help take forward libraries' vital and enduring role in our communities in spreading reading, learning, and access to information."
Arts Council England said it was currently appointing "a number" of MLA staff into posts and would be recruiting further libraries roles in July, announcing the final integrated structure "in due course."
Two other members of the MLA have also been given new roles: Hedley Swain, director, programme delivery will take up the post of director, museums and renaissance. Charlotte Johns, currently renaissance programme coordinator at MLA, will take up the post of director, museums and investment at the Arts Council.
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From a Libraries point of view, is this good news ? Has Ms Morgan improved the libraries sector whilst with the MLA ? I wish she had given you a quote to illustrate what her priorities might be. One hopes for an individual who is a different fish from her former boss; not a guppie, but a pike that will take a snap or two at the somnolent Minister's vitals, to encourage him to do his job before "the sector" vanishes down the pan or up the spout. Good luck to her. We shall see if she will do more than swim round and round, blowing bubbles.
Who is she?
There was a time when the government had Library Advisers who had established a reputation as senior professional practitioners and remained highly regarded.
I've never heard of this one. She's been as highly visible as the MLA was.
The only good news is that the Admiral went down with his ship.
It's great to see that the sector is open-minded enough to give the lady a chance! She hasn't even taken up her post before the sniping starts. No wonder the sector is viewed in a negative light by many of the public.
I assume that despite having "never heard of this one", you have given her the courtesy of looking up who she is? If not, your comments are unworthy. A quick search showed that she has a history as a librarian, progressed through the library system before broadening her experience to include museums and archives.
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