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
Australian Reading Hour (ARH) has announced the ARH Ambassadors for 2019. Five ambassadors for children and two ambassadors for adults will promote this year’s event. All five of the children’s ambassadors will submit a book to be published on 10 September 2019. The books will each cost $2.99 and will be available for purchase from … Read more
Alpacas with Maracas by Matt Cosgrove, is the title for this year’s National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) on Wednesday 22 May 2019 at 11 am. NSS is held annually as part of Library and Information Week. Every year the chosen picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and … Read more
Growing Up Indigenous in Australia is seeking new submissions that capture the experience of growing up in Australia as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person. After an overwhelming number of submissions for the book Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia, published in 2018 by Black Inc and edited by Dr. Anita Heiss (Library Board of … Read more
Library and Information Week aims to raise the profile of libraries and information service professionals in Australia and showcase the many and varied resources and services that libraries provide to the community. The event is organised by the Australian Library and Information Association to promote the value of reading and literacy, the importance of Australia’s … Read more
A new report from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) explores the breadth of services offered by national, state, territory, university and public libraries for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and shows how these libraries celebrate local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. Examples include sharing traditional stories with children in storytime sessions; … Read more
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
