Friday 14 March 2008

Slán go Noel! - County Librarian retires after 32 years service

Noel Crowley retired as Clare Co. Librarian at the end of 2007. It marked the final professional milestone in the career of this popular Cork city native who was appointed Clare County Librarian in 1975, and who in the intervening 32 years has contributed enormously to the success not just of the library service in Clare, but also to the social and cultural fabric of the Banner County at large.
Noel spent his early library years with Cork County Library, travelling the highways and byways of west Cork with the mobile library unit. It was to be a telling introduction to the workings of a library service, and in particular to the needs of local communities.
That background served him well as Noel brought with him the vision and confidence to implement changes to the then burgeoning library service in Clare. Those changes and numerous developments since have culminated in Clare County Library being recognised at home and abroad as one of the leading and most visionary of library services in the country.
The staff of Clare County Library take this opportunity to wish Noel every happiness in his retirement.

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