Cheney Gardner

Cheney has worked in several public library authorities over the last 7 years, mainly in the areas of reader development, promotions and staff development.  She spent a year seconded to the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council supporting Framework for the Future, before taking up her current job as Reader and Community Services Manager at Richmond Libraries. Cheney is currently a National Officer of the CILIP Career Development Group and co-edits their quarterly journal Impact. She is also Vice Chair of the Dagger in the Library judging panel for 2009.

Making your own luck: Looking ahead and getting involved

How do you make the best of the opportunities available to you? What if you are a fairly new librarian or your job doesn't allow you to get out and about? Cheney will talk about her experiences, her aspirations for the future and saying ‘yes' then worrying about it later!