The Society of Chief Librarians
The Society of Chief Librarians is a professional association made up of the Chief Librarians of each authority in England and Wales. The association is generally known by the acronym SCL.
SCL aims to take a leading role in the national development of public libraries by influencing statutory, financial and other decisions which relate to the effectiveness of public library services. The association represents the views of its members to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the Welsh Office, Members of Parliament, the Library and Information Commission (LIC), the Advisory Council on Libraries (ACL), the Library Association, the Local Government Association, the Audit Commission and other government departments and bodies involved with or interested in public library service provision in England and Wales.
Honorary Secretary Catherine Blanshard
email [email protected]Website http://hosted.ukoln.ac.uk/scl/index.htm
