Topic
Libraries
74 people were recognised in the UK honours for Libraries.
Recognition over time
74 people recognised for Libraries from 1980 to 2026, shown by year and stacked by award category (the honours categories present in this data).
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Recipients
People recognised for Libraries
74 people
2026 · 1
2025 · 1
2024 · 4
Nicholas Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Libraries, to the Arts and to Museums.”
Andrea Ellison
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Libraries.”
Richard Fowler
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Oswestry, Shropshire
“For services to Libraries.”
Alasdair Bruce
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Wetherby, West Yorkshire
“For services to Libraries.”
2023 · 4
Phillip Spence
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Libraries.”
Hilary Marshall
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Derby, Derbyshire
“For services to Libraries.”
Christine Myhill
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Public Libraries during Covid-19.”
Stephen Bleakley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Fivemiletown, County Tyrone
“For services to Libraries and to the community in Fermanagh, Omagh and Fivemiletown.”
2022 · 10
Emma Noyce
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire
“For services to Public Libraries during Covid-19.”
Susan Williamson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Chorley, Lancashire
“For services to the Library Sector.”
Fiona Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Libraries.”
Stewart Parsons
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to the Music and Library Sectors.”
David Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Wareham, Dorset
“For services to Libraries.”
Ann Cleeves
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Reading and Libraries.”
Sorrelle Clements
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Ash Green, Warwickshire
“For services to Libraries.”
Devika Fernando
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to International Librarianship”
Robert Perks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Libraries, to the National Archives and to Oral History, particularly during the Covid-19 Pandemic.”
Daniel Martin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire
“For services to Libraries and to Heritage in Scotland.”
2021 · 4
Richard Fawcett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Thurston, Suffolk
“For services to Public Libraries during Covid-19.”
Jon Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
“For services to Public Libraries during Covid-19.”
Mark Freeman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Seaham, County Durham
“For services to the Public Libraries Sector, particularly during the Covid-19 response.”
Charlotte George
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Libraries.”
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