Vickery Bowles
Vickery Bowles is currently Toronto Public Library's City Librarian, although she was formerly Director of Collections Management and City-Wide Services, overseeing collection development for the Library's print, audiovisual and electronic collections. She has also worked as a public service director for the Library where she worked to meet the needs of Toronto's diverse population. Bowles spearheaded Toronto Public Library's transition to digital collections while continuing to respond to customer demand for traditional books. She is a board member for the Centre for Equitable Library Access, an organization that promotes access to books for Canadians with print disabilities, and is also a member of the Canadian Urban Libraries Council Ebook Task Group. Most recently, Bowles became the chair of the Canadian Library Association Public Library Task Group on Ebooks.
