Fiona Williams, President

Fiona Williams is President of SCL and Head of Libraries and Heritage in York. In her library work she is a strong campaigner for recognition and development of public libraries’ contribution to formal and informal learning and the social and economic return on investment of libraries. As President of SCL, Fiona is committed to working on the Society’s organisation development and advocacy.

Fiona began her career in libraries in Poole Central Library, where she was responsible for the children’s library. Following that role she was lending librarian, and then operations manager for Poole unitary, managing nine branches. She later became Head of Poole library service. In 2004 she moved to York and to her current role.

Fiona has been a chartered librarian since 1989, and holds a degree in History from the University of Canterbury in Kent, a postgraduate diploma in Librarianship and Information Studies and a diploma in Management. Fiona is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.