BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1055@m25lib.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T123000 DTSTAMP:20260624T084351Z URL:https://www.m25lib.org.uk/events/supervising-and-managing-taster-tg1-t aster/ SUMMARY:Supervising and Managing Taster [TG1/Taster] DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nCurious about what it really means to supervise or m anage others in a library setting? Join us for a practical session explori ng the key skills\, responsibilities\, and development opportunities invol ved in both supervision and management. Our speakers will also share insig hts into supporting teams who work beyond core hours such as evenings and weekends and how to navigate the unique challenges this can bring. This wi ll suit those new to the library profession and anyone preparing to take o n supervisory or managerial duties.\n\nProgramme:\n10.30 Welcome and intro \n\n10.35 Halcyon Frost\, University of the Arts London: 'My first taste o f supervising as an early-career librarian'\n\n11.00 Lauren Spiller\, Roya l Holloway\, University of London: 'Bridging The Gaps – managing the Ext ernal Hours evening and weekend team as part of the wider Library and Cult ural Services team at Royal Holloway'\n\n11.25 Comfort break\n\n11.35 Nual a McLaren\, and Sarah Hawton\, Goldsmiths\, University of London: 'Careers \, Supervision and Leadership in Libraries'\nWhat does it really mean to m ove from supporting services to supervising people\, managing teams\, and leading organisations? In this conversational session\, Nuala McLaren and Sarah Hawton reflect on their career journeys through different library ro les\, sharing honest insights\, lessons learned and practical examples of how responsibilities evolve at each stage. From managing rotas and difficu lt conversations to leading change and setting strategy\, the session will explore the realities of supervision and management in libraries and offe r advice for those considering their next career step.\n\n12.00 Siu-Ying Y ip\, University of the Arts London: 'My journey at UAL: personal understa nding of the differences between supervisor and manager and the personal l earning experience for both'\n\n12.30 End\n \;\n\nSpeaker biographies: \n\nHalcyon Frost\, Assistant Academic Support Librarian\, University of t he Arts London: I began my library career as a lot of us do – as a stude nt shelver (during my time studying at Central Saint Martin’s in the lat e 00s). Following my studies I continued working in academic libraries par t time as I juggled a new freelance career – and when I was able to go f ully freelance\, libraries took a back burner\, and I spent many years wor king as a scenic artist (specialising in painting techniques) in the theat re and set world. After having my kid in 2019 and facing an uncertain covi d world (and a changed theatre industry)\, I decided to apply for a part t ime library assistant job at London College of Fashion – and I’ve not looked back! Further experience as an LA at Chelsea College of Arts librar y followed\, before starting my current assistant librarian role at the ne w UAL School of Pre-degree Studies library. Here I have had my first taste of supervising – overseeing a small term-time only shelving contract.\n \nLauren Spiller spent over 12 years working in commercial law firm and bu siness libraries before joining the library team at the University of Roeh ampton during Covid. For the past two years\, she has been the User Experi ence Coordinator for the Extended Hours team\, managing the evening and we ekend customer service in Royal Holloway Library.\n\nNuala McLaren is Depu ty Director of Library Services at Goldsmiths\, University of London. Havi ng worked across public and academic libraries from Library Assistant to s enior leadership roles\, she brings extensive experience of library servic es\, staff development and career progression.\n\nHer interests include cu stomer service\, user experience (UX)\, community engagement\, equality\, diversity and inclusion (EDI)\, learning space design\, digital and academ ic literacies\, using data to improve services and outcomes and creating i nclusive library services.\n\nNuala is Chair of Customer Services Group UK (CSGUK)\, a member of Liberate Our Library and a Trustee of Camberwell Ar ts. She is passionate about developing people and teams\, supporting caree r growth and helping library staff build creativity and confidence in lead ership roles.\n\nSarah Hawton is Head of Library Experience at Goldsmiths\ , University of London. She began her career as a Library Assistant in Con tent and Metadata before progressing into supervisory roles within Reader Services and Library Experience. Her previous positions include Shelving a nd Night Team Supervisor and Assistant Librarian.\n\nIn her current role\, Sarah leads a team of Supervisors and Library Assistants to deliver high- quality frontline services\, working collaboratively with stakeholders acr oss the university. Her professional interests include customer service ex cellence\, staff development\, and staff wellbeing.\n\nSiu-Ying Yip has ha d over 21 years of experience working in academic libraries\, with over 12 of those years as an Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian at University of the Arts London (UAL). She moved into her current role after being first\ , a peripatetic cataloguer\, working across the six UAL libraries at the t ime\, then as an Assistant Librarian in the Centralised Bibliographic Serv ices\, when UAL decided to standardise their acquisitions and cataloguing procedures to one location\, overseen by one team. Siu eventually became t he manager of this centralised service in 2014\, now named Acquisitions\, Subscriptions and Metadata (ASM)\, currently consisting of three Assistant Librarians and three Library Assistants\, who also works alongside one ot her manager\, in charge of subscriptions. Siu manages ASM operationally an d strategically\, and provides direct support to the whole team\, with the three Assistant librarians aiding as supervisors. A lot of her time is sp ent on troubleshooting and ensuring technical issues are not stopping the team from working effectively. She also spends a lot of time working with suppliers\, providing reports to senior library managers\, and giving orde ring and cataloguing support to front-facing librarians based at the colle ges\, now spread across eight UAL libraries.\n\n \;\n\nInformation for joining:\n\n This session is virtual and will run via Zoom. Once your bo oking has been confirmed\, joining instructions will be emailed the day be fore the event.\n Electronic CPD attendance certificates can be provided on request. Please request via cpd25@london.ac.uk\n\n \;\n\nCost\n£2 5 members\n£50 for other institutions.\n\nCancellations less than one wee k before the event will be charged a 50% cancellation fee. In the event of a ‘no-show’ on the day\, the full fee will be charged.\n\nTo book a p lace\, please use our online booking forms.  CATEGORIES:cpd25 Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR