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
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
