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Our team have a variety of interests and experiences, but they share a love of books and are all passionate advocates of reading for pleasure.
Give any of us a call today and see how we can help support your school or library.
Week in, week out, our team catalogue and review all mainstream UK children's publications. They provide unbiased reviews and ratings based on their career experience working in libraries, school libraries, and classrooms. The team are unafraid to identify the duds, but much prefer to discover unexpected gems and exciting new authors.
Great titles are identified as Recommended Reads and the very best are nominated as Books of the Week.
Curriculum Specialist
Dawn has spent 30 years teaching children from Nursery to Year 6 (and still has most of her hair!!)
She joined Peters in 2017 after retiring from teaching. She enjoys reading and reviewing children’s books (she can usually find something positive in every book) and passing on her love of reading to her growing family of grandchildren.
Children's Librarian
Debbie trained as a photographer before joining Peters. She has worked in our showroom, as a bibliographic librarian, and now as part of our team of selectors and reviewers.
Deb enjoys graphic novels and dystopian fiction.
Professional Services Manager
A chartered librarian with over 30 years of experience, Diane has been with Peters for over 20 years and manages the Librarian and Bibliographic team.
Diane particularly likes science-fiction and fantasy, especially anything by Terry Pratchett.
Children's Librarian
Emma joined Peters in 2016. She previously worked in Swindon Libraries as Lead Librarian for the Children and Young People's team.
Librarian - Adult Stock Developer
Helen has experience selecting adult stock as part of her work in public libraries, as well as working in academic libraries at the University of Birmingham. Prior to this she also worked in non-fiction publishing.
She strongly believes in the benefits of reading for pleasure for wellbeing, and enjoys thrillers, literary fiction and whatever happens to be the blockbuster hit of the moment.
Children's Librarian
Katie has several years’ experience in public libraries, running toddler rhyme time and teenage reading groups, and has also worked as a secondary school librarian.
An avid reader of anything and everything, she particularly enjoys historical teen fiction, junior fiction about ponies, and picture books about dogs!
Children's Librarian
Laura deals mostly with supplier selections for libraries and secondary schools. She brings knowledge of academic and adult stock from her previous post at Birmingham University and a graduate traineeship at The Oxford Union Society Library.
Curriculum Specialist
Leanne worked as a Primary School teacher for 10 years, teaching children in Reception up to Year 6.
She has a degree in English and Education and is passionate about the educational value of books for children of all ages.
Children's Librarian
Lucy worked as a children’s librarian in Warwickshire public libraries before joining Peters over ten years ago.
She is the company’s comics and manga specialist, and often gives talks to librarians and teachers on how to use this format most effectively.
Schools Team Co-ordinator
Lucy has spent her life surrounded by books. An avid reader from a young age: Saturday jobs in the local library; a degree in English Literature; working for Nielsen providing bibliographic data to Amazon and Waterstones. And now helping to select books for schools here at Peters.
Schools Team Manager
Mel trained as a librarian before joining Dillons as a buyer. She has been with Peters for longer than anyone remembers, with only a brief break to raise two daughters and get first-hand experience of the importance of getting great books into schools.
Mel is an avid reader of literary fiction and gruesome crime novels – and is also the team's most passionate advocate of poetry.
Children's Librarian
Michaela previously worked at Camden and Hackney libraries and has over 20 years’ experience including several years at Camden SLS. In between, she taught Fine Art at the London College of Fashion for 8 years.
Michaela loves illustration, printmaking, and nature. She also really loves how books can develop and educate young minds.
Curriculum Specialist
Curriculum Specialist
Zeena was a junior school teacher for 34 years before joining Peters. She has also tried a variety of other jobs including nannying, ICT, financial consultancy, and even managing a diet clinic on Harley Street, but teaching was the only thing to give her real job satisfaction.
She joined the Peters team in early 2019 and is having lots of fun reading picture books!
Sales & Marketing Director
Claire joined Peters in 2014 to head up the marketing team, having previously worked for the charities PDSA and Royal Voluntary Service.
Claire’s daughter Poppy shares her love of reading, and the two of them can very often be found with their heads in a picture book.
Library Design Manager
Since graduating with a first class BA Hons in Fashion with professional enhancement, Jess has worked in a number of creative design roles with experience in accessories and arts and crafts.
Jess is passionate about design, and seeks to create comfortable, efficient learning environments where children can feel relaxed, excited and ambitious about reading.
Showroom and Buying Manager
Jude worked in high street retail for 20 years before joining Peters. She leads our buying team and manages our showroom. She loves to read a funny children’s book or relax with a good chick lit novel.
Production Co-ordinator
Kulb joined Peters in 1986 and now manages our team of servicing staff.
Her colleagues are not entirely sure why she has chosen to stay with us for so long, but are eternally grateful nonetheless.
Educational Relationship Manager
Oonagh has over twenty years’ experience of working with schools in the UK, and before joining Peters in 2015 she worked for a national public sector procurement organisation.
A lifelong lover of books and reading, Oonagh’s interests outside of work range from travel to cooking. Her role is to provide advice and support for schools and help them get the right books into the hands of readers.
Managing Director
Ray has been supplying books to schools and libraries for over 30 years. He joined Peters in 1995 and has been Managing Director since 2011.
He is an avid fan of Carl Hiaasen, Elmore Leonard and most non-fiction, a typical boy reader! His favourite children’s book is Burglar Bill.
EDI Specialist
William, or 'Scott' as he is better known, has over 40 continuous years of library supply experience, having started with Woolstons and Blunts in Nottingham in 1975, and then working in the IT team at Bertrams Library Services.
What he doesn't know about EDI the rest of us can't teach him.