Speakers Introduction
Manager, Brisbane City Council Library Services - Sharan Harvey
Position Manager Library Services
Affiliation Brisbane City Council, Australia
Biodata
• Manager Library Services, Brisbane City Council, 2004~Present
• Senior Co-ordinator Library Operations, Brisbane City Council,
2001~2004
• Co-ordinator Information & Reference Services, Brisbane City Council,
1999~2001
Sharan Harvey is the Manager Library Services for Brisbane City
Council. This is the largest public library service in Australia and serves
a population of more than 1 million people across a 1,340km2 area
through 33 branches, a mobile library and the City Archives. She also is
responsible for Council’s free public Wi-Fi services available across 22
parks in Brisbane.
Sharan leads 350 staff to deliver services for more than 6 million
customer visits each year. She has more than 30 years experience
working in the Library industry most of which has been in public
libraries.
In the June 2013 Queen’s Birthday Honours List, Sharan was awarded
the Public Service Medal for outstanding public service to the Brisbane
City Council, particularly to the Brisbane City Council Library Service.