Young Librarians of the Future

Jen Bakewell, 27

Town Librarian for Rugeley

Staffordshire Library Service

Jen runs events for families, delivers 1-2-1 IT help sessions, plans events, goes on community outreach visits to schools, mums groups, prison and mental health groups, runs a teen Manga group, buys stock, answers enquiries and more besides!

“ I’m full of ideas for getting people into reading and want to put them into action! In one week I can be a singer and a dancer, a teacher, a learner, a researcher, a careers advisor, a statistician, a collage artist, a storyteller, a story editor and art critic, a book reviewer, a shopper, a pub quiz master, a box packer and delivery driver, a community outreach worker, a manager, a graphic designer or an event planner. I genuinely love libraries! ”