Background
Leach, Allan William was born on May 9, 1931 in Basingstoke, Hants, England. Son of Frank and Margaret Ann (Bennett) Leach.
charity administrator and librarian
Leach, Allan William was born on May 9, 1931 in Basingstoke, Hants, England. Son of Frank and Margaret Ann (Bennett) Leach.
Bachelor, Open University, 1974. Diploma in public administration, London University, 1969.
Assistant, County Library., Hertfordshire, England, 1948-1949; library, School Education-Royal Air Force, 1949-1951; assistant, senior assistant, County Library., Hertfordshire, 1951-1959; regional library, County Library., Warwickshire, England, 1959-1965; county library, County Library., Bute, Scotland, 1965-1971; library, curator, Burgh Library., Ayr, Scotland, 1971-1974; director services, Libraries, Museum and Galleries, Kyle and Carrick, Scotland, 1974-1982; director general and library, National Library. for the Blind, United Kingdom, 1982-1995. Chairman United Kingdom Association Braille Prodrs., 1991-1994.
Fellow The Library. Association. Member International Federation Library. Associations (standing committee section of libraries for the blind 1983-1995), Rotary International.
Married Betty Gadsby, April 7, 1962. Children: William, Sarah.