Alan Dingley

Born in Christchurch, and raised in Hawke’s Bay, Alan Dingley is the current Te Awhi Rito NZ Reading Ambassador.

Alan has over 25 years of experience working with children and young people, almost 20 of those in school and public libraries. He is currently Library Manager at Freyberg High School in Palmerston North.

He has a deep knowledge of New Zealand children’s and young adult (YA) literature. In 2020, he was on the judging panel for the Children’s and Young Peoples Book Awards NZCYA), then Convenor of Judges in 2021.