CILIPS Honorary Members 2023

CILIP Scotland were delighted to award Honorary Membership to Damian Barr, Shona Donaldson, Kerry Hudson and Annette Thain at this year’s CILIPS Conference in Dundee.

As well as being an award-winning and bestselling writer, broadcaster and journalist, Damian Barr is also a huge supporter of libraries, including giving a passionate and inspiring keynote at the 2022 CILIPS Conference. Damian also actively campaigned to save Newarthill Library a few years ago.

Before retiring in 2022, Shona Donaldson worked for the library service in Dundee for over 20 years and supported CILIP and its networks throughout her career including being part of the CILIPS Tayside Group.

In addition to being an award winning writer, Kerry Hudson has been a tireless advocate for libraries and librarians and has written extensively about their impact on her life and work including several recent pieces in the Herald and the Press and Journal.

Annette Thain supported the work of CILIPS via a strong partnership with NHS Education for Scotland where she worked since 2003 supporting library and information workers in the health sector. She retired in 2023 from the role of Principal Lead in the new Knowledge Management and Discovery Business Unit.