Library Leadership Team

The Library leadership team is our senior management team. They cover all aspects of our organisation from collections management to engagement.

Amina Shah

National Librarian and Chief Executive

Amina (she/her) has over 25 years of experience across the library and cultural sector in Scotland. She advocates for the power of libraries, education and culture to empower individuals and connect communities. She develops and drives our strategy and fosters global access to Scottish heritage.

Anthony Gillespie

Chief Operating Officer

Anthony leads the Finance, Estates, Procurement, Human Resource and Security teams. In this role he helps to provide the support, infrastructure, and services required for staff to do their work.

Rob Cawston

Director of Digital and Service Transformation

Rob (he/him) leads the development and delivery of the Library's digital services and platforms. This includes an ongoing programme of collections digitisation and imaging services, a diverse range of user-centred online content, and the renewal of secure digital systems and infrastructure supporting Library users and staff.

Jackie Cromarty

Director of Engagement

Jackie (she/her) leads engagement on behalf of the Library. She is responsible for fundraising and development, public programmes, which includes exhibitions and events, marketing and communications, and visitor services.

Joe Marshall

Director of Collections Management

Joe leads the teams who are in charge of cataloguing, conservation, preservation of physical and digital collections, acquisitions and legal deposit processing, collections logistics and storage. The department also provides line management and direction for the Agency for the Legal Deposit Libraries.

Alison Stevenson

Director of Collections, Access and Research

Alison (she/her) leads the teams responsible for building the collections and enabling the discovery of and access to them. This includes managing our reading rooms, research collaborations, and curatorial activity.