The library staff comprises a team of over three hundred daytime, evening and weekend staff. The University Librarian from 1 August 2015 is Susan Ashworth, and the University Archivist is Lesley Richmond. The Friends of Glasgow University Library, an educational charity formed in 1976, is open to public membership, promotes the Library and its work, and each year presents a series of talks and events. The first fully illustrated account of the Library and its unique and distinctive collections, from 1451 to the present day, "The University of Glasgow Library : Friendly Shelves" was published in June 2016, with Forewords by The Chancellor Professor Sir Kenneth Calman and the Principal Anton Muscatelli.