The Australian Library and Information Association’s 2018 ALIA LIS Education, Skills and Employment Trend Report indicates an increase of 400 jobs in the sector by 2023, with the number of librarians increasing by 1000 and the number of library technician and library assistant positions predicted to reduce by 300 each over the same time period. This annual … Read more
Whitsunday Regional Libraries are on the right track, judging by a couple of recent ALIA mini-Conference presentations. Leela Wittmer’s How Libraries are saving the world: an Introduction to libraries and our role in action on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG), reinforced our decision to include, where applicable, several Goals that aligned with elements … Read more
The Queensland Literary Awards are managed by State Library of Queensland to honour outstanding books by Australian authors and champion new writing from young and emerging Queensland writers. Prizes are awarded across 14 categories in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and published and unpublished works. Adult awards go to non-fiction titles Beth Wilson won The Courier-Mail People’s Choice … Read more
Wed 7 November, 6-7pm | State Library of Queensland (State Library) or via free live stream State Library welcomes Professor Mitchel Resnick as the next speaker in Australian Computer Society’s ICT Educators’ Global Leaders’ Series, in collaboration with LEGO Education Australia. Professor Resnick will look at how educators can create successful learning environments with digital … Read more
Want to get hands on at a LEGO Education workshop, hear an inspiring talk by the creator of the globally renowned coding platform Scratch, and attend the 2018 ALIA QLD Mini Conference, all in one day? State Library of Queensland (State Library) is offering up to 20 public library and Indigenous Knowledge Centre (IKC) staff … Read more
As a representative of State Library of Queensland (State Library) I recently attended Asia Pacific Library and Information Conference (APLIC) and as part of that conference, I was able to participate in one day summit regarding Library engagement in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are the UN’s aims for a better future … Read more
The free webinar is presented by Vision Australia Library with special guests, dyslexia specialist Sarah Asome and Rebecca Clark from Quantum. Date: 18 October, 2018 Time: 14:00 pm This is an online vent, via Zoom, National. Webinar URL. Once registered, you will be sent the link to join. It’s all free. The webinar will run … Read more
The Summer Reading Club is a free, online interactive holiday program that aims to encourage a love of libraries, recreational reading and build ongoing multi-literacy skills development in children and young people during the summer holidays. The Summer Reading Club actively works to connect children to programming and resources which encourage reading for fun and … Read more
Do you find yourself wondering what to wear in the morning? Dressed to the 746s: Australian Librarian Style is a short video that explores how librarians dress. It debuted at the IFLA World Library & Information Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia earlier this year. In the video creators Bonnie Wildie, Amy McKenzie and me, Anne … Read more
Substantial gaps between Australians who are digitally included and those who are not continue to exist, according to the 2018 Australian Digital Inclusion Index. In fact, that gap is widening for some groups. In Queensland, this includes the state as a whole, as well as the regions of Central and South West Queensland, and Coastal … Read more
