Team Leader: Books, Reading and Learning at Staffordshire County Council
Derby, United Kingdom
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- Team Leader: Books, Reading and Learning at Staffordshire County Council
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- CDG Honorary Membership and Marketing Officer at CILIP
- Resources Librarian at Nottinghamshire County Council
- Librarian, Worksop area at Nottinghamshire County Council
- Librarian, Carlton area at Nottinghamshire County Council
- Graduate Trainee Librarian at University of Sheffield
- Education
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- The University of Sheffield
- University of York
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Paul Tovell’s Summary
I am an enthusiastic and highly motivated public librarian with experience in stock management, reader development, local studies writing, and career development and training. I am interested in managing teams of people and resources to create a highly efficient and popular public library service, promoting reader development to all, and training people to develop their careers.
Key Achievements
- I contributed to the success of Nottinghamshire's National Year of Reading by creating reader development sessions for children which increased boys' loans by 30% on previous year. I also came up with the idea for promoting reading on the local train line which made local TV news and for which I won a local award.
- I project-managed a local studies book involving a newly formed community group. We published the resulting title only thirteen months after the initial meeting.
- I have led a team to organise two Managing Your Career conferences with the East Midlands Career Development Group. 90% of all feedback was "good" or better.
Publications:
Tovell, P. (2009) Unlocking the Treasure in Your Library, VDM, ISBN: 9783639128765
Tovell, P. (2008) "Writing the Evaluative Statement" in Building Your Portfolio: The CILIP Guide, M. Watson (ed), Facet, ISBN: 9781856046121
Tovell, P. and Doona, E. (2007) Turning Back the Pages in Old Carlton, Nottinghamshire County Council, ISBN: 9780902751576
Paul Tovell’s Specialties:
Resource puchasing, Stock management, Reader development, Training and mentoring, Career development, Local studies writing, Event management
Paul Tovell’s Experience
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Team Leader: Books, Reading and Learning
Staffordshire County Council
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
November 2009 — Present (2 months)
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CDG Honorary Membership and Marketing Officer
CILIP
(Non-Profit; Libraries industry)
August 2007 — December 2009 (2 years 5 months)
I was the first point of contact for people enquiring about the Career Development Group of CILIP (see www.cilip.org.uk/cdg).
I also compiled databases, created and distributed publicity material, organised various promotions and publicity drives, and edited and circulated an email bulletin. I also worked on re-branding the group.
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Resources Librarian
Nottinghamshire County Council
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
April 2009 — November 2009 (8 months)
This role involved purchasing and managing all resources for all of the county's 67 libraries, meeting with specialist suppliers, managing a large budget, creating stock management policies and standards, reviewing stock performance, training and mentoring colleagues, undertaking a large stock project to prepare 16 libraries for self-service, and organising a reader development festival and other events.
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Librarian, Worksop area
Nottinghamshire County Council
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
November 2006 — March 2009 (2 years 5 months)
I worked mainly with children, which included leading the Summer Reading Challenge, and launching a Harry Potter book at midnight. I was also the reader development coordinator across 8 libraries, which involved many different events including a local readers' day, and two week-long festivals. I was a poetry and music specialist in the county, advising on stock and producing a monthly bulletin, and participated in the national online Enquire service.
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Librarian, Carlton area
Nottinghamshire County Council
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
September 2005 — November 2006 (1 year 3 months)
I set up a local studies group and published a local studies book as a result. I also purchased stock, worked with children and coordinated reader development activities across 14 libraries.
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Graduate Trainee Librarian
University of Sheffield
(Educational Institution; Research industry)
September 2003 — August 2004 (1 year )
I worked in six different campus libraries, including a hospital. Throughout the year I was involved in stock management, and had placements in document supply (ILL), bib services, rare books and e-journal teams.
Paul Tovell’s Education
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The University of Sheffield
MA , Librarianship , 2004 — 2005
My dissertation investigated cross-sectoral partnerships to increase access to special and rare collections.
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University of York
BA , English , 2000 — 2003
Additional Information
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Paul Tovell’s Interests:
Travel, Music, Theatre, Church, Photography
Paul Tovell’s Groups:
Career Development Group of CILIP (National Membership and Marketing Officer; Secretary of East Midlands Division),
Public Libraries Group of CILIP
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Teamwork Leadership
Paul Tovell’s Honors:
Chartered in 2006
Paul Tovell’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- reference requests
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