Libraries are for Everyone

Abstract

Dr Deborah Reed holds a BA from the University of Southampton, an MA in Anglo-Irish Literature from University College Dublin (UCD) and a PhD in Anglo-Irish Literature, also from UCD, specifically on James Joyce’s ‘Finnegan’s Wake’. Deb has had an extensive career in librarianship, working in both the public library service in Ireland and subsequently in Further Education colleges in the UK. In the latter she has held roles as both a librarian and an equality and diversity officer. Here she reflects on issues of social justice for libraries and how her experience as a librarian in Further Education made her aware of how it is especially important to reach out to those who may not even consider that libraries are spaces for them.