Questions and Answers with Mrs.Moore

Q: Why did you choose to work with MYSA?

A: I chose MYSA because they have the best attitude to work and are great to work with. Giving youth a sporting chance.

Q: When did you start working with libraries?

A: I actually started working in the U.K, in the 1980's.

Q: What are your qualifications?

A: My qualifications are the Bachelor of Arts Honours, (B.A. HONS) -from Newcastle Upon Tyne-, Member of Chartered Institute of Libraries and Information Professionals. (,MCLIP).

Q: What gave you the idea of becoming a librarian?

A: I liked working with people and I liked getting people to access information. so I thought becoming a librarian was the best idea.

Q: Where were you raised?

A: I was brought up in Windermere, in the Lake District.in the North West of England. When I was at school a participated in a lot of musical activities :- I played the double bass for Westmorland Youth Orchestra and for Cumbria Youth Orchestra and sang in several choirs. My music teacher - Mr Reg Griffiths - helped me a lot.

Q: What are your past experiences?
A: My first professional job was at Beamish Open Air museum! I was only there for a short while before moving to work in Newcastle upon Tyne Education Library, creating libraries in primary schools. After one year there I moved South to
Hertfordshire Librarian Services, where I was Children's Librarian at Herford Public Library for 3 years.
I then worked in The London Barbican Centre as children's librarian for the City of London for another 3 years.
I then left the library to have 2 children. I did do some part time library work in Stevenage Central library - and filling shelves at the local Supermarket!
I then worked in Cambrigeshire where I ran 12 libraries - including chldren's stock on 2 mobile libraries. I was there for only one year.
In 1994 I went to Papua New Guinea with my husband. And did voluntary work with PNG National Library Service.
returned to the U.K.in 1998

Then came to Kenya. And I'm living with my husband and two daughters.

Q What did you do in PNG?

We created folding bookcases. sponsored by coorporate companies to send out to schools etc all over PNG. The books were subsidised by The World Bank. The folding bookcases were made by a local youth development project. Transport was provided all over the country by various companies who were shipping other goods at the same time - E.G. Toyota - Ela Motors-, Ramu Sugar, Shell, South Pacific Breweries etc. All money was handled by Price Waterhouse Coopers, who gave their services for free.

Q: Do you have any honours from the remarkable work you have done

A: I recieved an MBE in the New Year's Honours list 2004 from the Queen of England for 'Services to Children and libraries in deprived areas of Papua New Guinea and Kenya',

By Mark Ayabei