EPISODE · Oct 4, 2023 · 55 MIN
Libraries Week - Wednesday. Powerful. Seditious. Pioneering. Meet the librarian breaking the rules.
from From the Library With Love · host Kate Thompson
Send us Fan MailPowerful. Seditious. Pioneering. Not adjectives you would usually associate with librarianship, John Pateman is a passionate believer in creating needs-based libraries and why libraries are about so much more than books.John Pateman has worked in the library system for 44 years, working his way up from a library assistant at Bromley Library in 1978 to Chief Librarian of Thunder Bay Public Library in Canada. Along the way he has picked up awards but also criticism for calling out racism and discrimination. I started by asking about his move to Canada…Thank you to our media partner: Family History Zone – a website covering archives, history and genealogy. Please check then out at www.familyhistory.zone and consider signing up for their free weekly newsletter.
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Send us Fan Mail Powerful. Seditious. Pioneering. Not adjectives you would usually associate with librarianship, John Pateman is a passionate believer in creating needs-based libraries and why libraries are about so much more than books. John Pateman has worked in the library system for 44 years, working his way up from a library assistant at Bromley Library in 1978 to Chief Librarian of Thunder Bay Public Library in Canada. Along the way he has picked up awards but also criticism for callin...
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