Three shortlisted titles were selected as finalists in the 2019 Walkley Book Awards. The titles are: • Gabrielle Chan, Rusted Off • Jess Hill, See What You Made Me Do • Leigh Sales, Any Ordinary Day. Available as a book club set from State Library. The Walkley Book Award celebrates Australian writers who take enduring … Read more
What’s the future of library leadership in Australia? Does your library have a plan to ensure staff have the skills and opportunities to be the next generation of library leaders? Robert Knight OAM, President of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), has taken leadership as the theme for his presidential year. ALIA is investigating … Read more
Join us on Thursday 24 October 1-1.45pm to explore online resources that engage young library members with multimedia and develop literacies. Resources and apps available to all public libraries in Queensland will be presented, including Animalia, Kanopy and National Geographic Kids. Build your confidence promoting these resources and their benefits to young people and their … Read more
Winners Announced 1 November 2019 The Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards promote children’s books as literacy tools and raise awareness of the role speech pathologists play helping children develop language and literacy skills. The awards honour quality Australian children’s literature and encourage a love of reading. Literacy Literacy is based on good … Read more
Fourteen Community and Cultural Services Leaders from around Queensland attended Library Orientation professional development (PD) at State Library of Queensland last month. State Library supports Queensland’s network of public libraries to realise the Vision with a range of services and initiatives, including providing PD opportunities. This PD opportunity was tailored to Community and Cultural Services … Read more
The Australian Reading Hour (ARH) is an important annual campaign encouraging Australians of all ages to read for one hour. In 2019, the Australian Reading Hour will take place on Thursday, 19 September and aims to get as many people reading as possible! Help encourage your community to pick up a book at any time … Read more
Book Week is an annual celebration across Australia encouraging a love of reading and literature for children. The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) leads Book Week to: • promote quality literature for young Australians; • support and encourage a wide range of Australian writers and illustrators of children’s books and; • engage the community … Read more
The story of love, crime, magic, fate, and coming of age, set in Brisbane’s violent working-class suburban fringe is the basis of Trent Dalton’s award-winning novel Boy Swallows Universe. This is one of the unmissable highly readable titles recently added to the book club sets. Above: Some award-winning titles added to the list of book … Read more
Explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander influence and involvement in the library, gallery and information sector, at the Australian Library and Information Association’s (ALIA) Cairns Seminar. Enjoy a full day of presentations and networking based around the ALIA priority ‘Indigenous Matters’, covering topics relating to the wider galleries, libraries, archives and museum (GLAM) sector, including: … Read more
Do you wish you had the tools and skills to provide guidance to clients conducting family history research? Or do you just need to refresh your skills? Then tune in to the Getting started in family history – Australian births, deaths and marriages indexes on Tuesday 2 July 2019, 1−1.45pm. An expert from the State … Read more
