Dr Marc Kosciejew of the Department of Library, Information, and Archive Sciences was recently reappointed by Malta’s Minister for Education and Employment to serve as Chairperson of the Malta Libraries Council (MLC). The MLC is a government-appointed national cultural council, stipulated in the Malta Libraries Act 2011, to advise and support Malta Libraries, the National Library of Malta, the National Librarian, and the Minister responsible for libraries.
Dr Kosciejew was appointed to this position by the Minister in late-2016/early-2017, which he executed until its premature dissolution due to the spring 2017 general election. Shortly after the election, the Minister reappointed Dr Kosciejew, and the rest of the previous board, to resume their MLC roles and duties.
Dr Kosciejew sincerely thanks the honourable Minister for Education and Employment, Mr. Evarist Bartolo, the National Librarian, Ms Cheryl Falzon, the preceding MLC Chairperson, Ms Mary Samut-Tagliaferro, the MLC board members, and the Malta Libraries librarians and staff for their kind support in addition to their dedicated commitment to libraries.