THE head of Durham's new library has been appointed.

Chartered librarian June Gowland, 44, will manage the new Centre for Lifelong Learning that is being built in the multi-million pound Millennium City development.

Mrs Gowland, who has two sons, was librarian in the Central Library, South Shields. She has a special interest in lifelong learning and special educational needs including dyslexia and dyspraxia.

The three-storey centre, in Claypath, is due to open at about the turn of the year.