Shelagh Toonen with her award.
Photograph: Charlie Sherry.
Elgin Academy librarian and Lochaber native Shelagh Toonen has been named Scotland’s Library and Information Professional of the Year at the annual conference of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIPS) in Scotland, held in Dundee.
It follows Shelagh’s achievement in November when she became the only Scottish member of the three-strong shortlist for the final of the UK School Librarian of the Year award. Although she missed out on the top prize in that particular award, Shelagh’s work with pupils was singled out as exemplary by judges.