Orders close Friday 11 October. As part of the First 5 Forever Community Literacy Project , State Library of Queensland is making play-based resources available to all Queensland public libraries and IKCs. Libraries can select from a list of more than 200 play based resources including creative and dramatic play, sensory and developmental play, and … 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
First 5 Forever Webinar, Thursday 29th August, 1-2pm Registrations are still open for the next First 5 Forever webinar: Early Literacy in Action – using play-based resources to support talking, reading, singing and playing. This webinar will support the first element of the First 5 Forever Community Literacy Project: Libraries as play-based spaces. Communication has … Read more
We Play, We Learn, We Belong In 2019, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day celebrates the early years and promotes the importance of early years’ education and care for our little ones. We recognise the critical role that family, community, country and culture play in their development. Children’s Day has been celebrated on … Read more
Grub’s up in the children’s area at Mossman Library in far north Queensland! Thanks to a recent State Library of Queensland Realising Our Potential Micro Grant, the library purchased a new kitchen set and barbecue complete with utensils, saucepans and pretend toy food. Other equipment purchased included a wooden doll house and work bench. The … Read more
Over 700 people ‘came’, ‘saw it’ and ‘did it’ at Tableland’s ‘See It Do It Library Day’ on Saturday 25 May 2019. The full day event was designed promote the diversity of activities on offer to the community, highlighting the library as ‘more than just a place to borrow and read books.’ Activities held on … Read more
What’s your Queensland story? Applications are now open for five research fellowships totalling $60,000 as part of the Queensland Memory Awards. Use State Library of Queensland’s vast resources to uncover and share your stories. Researchers from all backgrounds and disciplines are encouraged to apply. The Queensland Memory Awards include: John Oxley Library … Read more
Increased membership and engagement are common library goals, and at Moreton Bay Regional Council libraries we hope that a renewed focus on community engagement will help us achieve this, as well as deliver on some of our other priorities which include increasing access to our collections and attracting new and diverse audiences. Across our ten … Read more
Dementia Australia describes a dementia-friendly community as a city, town or village where people with dementia are understood, respected and supported, and confident they can contribute to community life. Your library can help create a dementia-friendly community by supporting library staff to understand dementia, and people with dementia and to help people with dementia remain actively … Read more
State Library is excited to announce that the new Service Level Agreement (SLA) for First 5 Forever is now available for 2019-2021. The new SLA will take the place of the old Best Start four year agreement which expires on the 31 December 2018. To continue to participate in First 5 Forever and receive your first … Read more
