Breege O'Brien

Breege O’Brien is a retired teacher-librarian from County Mayo, Ireland. She has an MA in English: Children’s Literature and a lifelong interest in young adult literature, school library advocacy and the development of reading cultures in schools. She is a member of the Great Reads Award committee and of the reading panel that decides the shortlist each year. She was for many years a member of the national executive of the School Library Association in the Republic of Ireland and is a member of the International Association of School Librarianship.