John Dean – Crime Writer

A campaign backed by a range of organisations is championing the work carried out by Scotland’s libraries.

Love Libraries is being promoted by organisations including the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIPS) in Scotland, the National Library of Scotland (as part of its centenary celebrations in 2025), the Scottish Library and Information Council, the Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries, the Association of Public Libraries in Scotland, Young Scot and the Scottish Book Trust.

A large part of the campaign is a collection of case studies of activities in Scottish libraries, ranging from crime fiction clubs and children’s storytelling sessions to health and well-being projects and community garden groups and a variety of  assistance with new technology.

Among authors supporting the campaign is crime writer John Dean, who lives in Dumfries and Galloway and is the Libraries Champion in Scotland for the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA).

You can read a feature on the initiative by clicking on the Libraries News link in the Menu