FEATURED ITEMS

• WA public libraries' funding victory
• Commonwealth Government inquiry into school libraries

• New at National Office
• ALIA AGM
• National Standards for public libraries latest
• Public libraries at ALIA Access 2010
• Blue Shield Australia and the MayDay 2010 campaign

• inCite themes 2010 - contributions welcomed
• Library and Information Week 2010
• National Simultaneous Storytime
• ALIA training and PD courses

• New Director for Queensland public libraries
• Shortlist announced for Children's Book of the Year Awards
• Community Heritage Grant applications due by 14 May
• Twilight on its way
• Literary Award shortlists

FEATURED ITEMS

WA public libraries' funding victory

WA Culture Minister John Day has upped the State Government funding of public libraries from $6.5million to $9million per annum - and better still, the increase is linked to CPI. It's not quite the $11million public libraries would have liked, but it is still an excellent outcome.

Commonwealth Government inquiry into school libraries

ALIA made a submission to the House Standing Committee on Education and Training inquiry into school libraries and was asked to give evidence in Melbourne, at the end of April. ALIA is working closely with the Australian School Library Association, School Library Association of Victoria and other stakeholders.

Updates on the website www.alia.org.au/schoollibraries.

ALIA NEWS

New at National Office

Robert Miller has joined ALIA as Chief Operating Officer and Janetta Mascilongo will soon be arriving as Director of Professional Services.

ALIA AGM

At the ALIA AGM later this month, Jan Richards, from NSW Central West Libraries, stands down as President, and Vice-President Graham Black, from CQUniversity takes over. Margaret Allen, State Librarian of WA, becomes Vice-President and President Elect for 2011.

Take part in the AGM - it is being held at 6pm on 18 May, at ALIA House in Canberra. More information at http://www.alia.org.au/governance/meetings.

National Standards and Guidelines for Public Libraries

Libraries Alive! is working on the National Standards and Guidelines for public libraries. Find out the latest at http://www.librariesalive.com.au/Aust_PL_Standards_Project.htm.

Book now for ALIA Access 2010, 3 September, Brisbane

Check out the program for Public Libraries: A Surprise On Every Page! on the Access 2010 web pages. There's still time to take advantage of the special early bird conference registration - member rate of $795.

http://conferences.alia.org.au/access2010/program.html

Blue Shield Australia and MayDay 2010 campaign

For the whole of May, Blue Shield Australia will be running its MayDay campaign to raise the profile of disaster preparedness for cultural institutions. Why not take this opportunity to dust off your library's disaster plan?

ALIA's Disaster Planning Guide for Libraries has been launched along with new disaster response and recovery resources on the website at www.alia.org.au/disasterrecovery.

ALIA REMINDERS

inCite themes 2010: contributions welcomed

'Building our profession' is the main topic for this month (May) and 'research and education' for June. After that:

We welcome your contributions. See the full schedule on the website.
http://www.alia.org.au/publishing/incite/deadlines.html

Library and Information Week 2010

Libraries - access all areas! runs from 24-30 May in 2010. What are you planning? We'd like to hear about it. Send a quick note to advocacy@alia.org.au.

http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/liw/

National Simultaneous Storytime

There's still time to invite a VIP to read Little White Dogs Can't Jump for this year's National Simultaneous Storytime on Wednesday 26 May at 11am. It's a great opportunity to contact your Mayor, MP or local celebrity. http://www.alia.org.au/storytime/

What's happening in 2010 in ALIA training and PD?

• Connect! ALIA launches Career Connect:
  Career Connect is your connection to the career support you need, when you need it.
  More info: http://www.alia.org.au/careerconnect/


• Meet face-to-face:
  Adam Le Good's 'Managing Challenging Clients', 'Fundamentals of Supervision',
  and 'Leading others through change' coming to Brisbane in May; Melbourne in July and November; Perth in August, and Sydney in November.
  More info: http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/pd.services/adam.html


• Public speaking is the number one phobia - conquer yours:
  Book in the May course with renowned expert, Dr Irena Yashin-Shaw.
  More info: http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/pd.services/irena.html


• Nail that job application:
  Members only eCourse: 'Writing to Selection Criteria'.
  More info: http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/workshops/#2


• FOLIOz 2010:
  Making Your Case Successfully (Machiavel) - Monday 24 May - Friday 9 July 2010.
  Register now http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/pd.services/folioz2010.html


• Every Member an Advocate
  Free advocacy workshops for ALIA members, beginning in Darwin on 31 May/1 June, followed by Melbourne 17/18 June and Tasmania 23/24 August. Other dates and places to follow. Check the ALIA training calendar http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/pd.services/training.calendar.html


• By Word of Mouth
  Trial workshop for library staff and library users on oral history at Toowoomba Library on Saturday 5 June. Presented by Richard Sayers.
  http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/pd.services/oral.history.html


• Sydney Institute of TAFE
  Sydney Institute, in partnership with the Australian Library and Information Association, is providing two self-paced, online courses for ALIA members and non-members. 'Promote Client Access to Literature': Monday 26th July until Friday 3rd September and 'Manage a Budget': Monday 1st November until Friday 10th December.
  http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/pd.services/sydney.institute.html

OTHER NEWS

New Director for Queensland public libraries

Jane Cowell has been appointed Director of Public and Indigenous Library Services at the State Library of Queensland.

Shortlist announced for Children's Book of the Year awards

See this year's shortlist on the Children's Book Council of Australia website http://www.cbca.org.au. The winners will be announced at the start of Children's Book Week on 20 August.

Community Heritage Grant applications due by 14 May

The Community Heritage Grants 2010 are open for applications until 5pm on 14 May. For more information and download application forms, go to http://www.nla.gov.au/chg.

Twilight on its way

The next installment of the Twilight series is due for worldwide release on 5 June.

Literary Award shortlists

The NSW Premier's Literary Award shortlist has been announced, although voting continues until midnight on May 10 for the People's Choice Award. The winners will be announced at a dinner on 17 May. More information at http://www.pla.nsw.gov.au.

The Northern Territory Literary Awards shortlist can be found on the website at http://www.ntl.nt.gov.au. Prizes will be presented on 13 May, at Parliament House.

INTERNATIONAL

Sweden

Report on Sky News about a man who lived as a hobo, but left $1.6million when he died. The secret of his success? Using the financial papers in the public library to invest his modest means in the stock market, with spectacularly successful results.

US

The Library of Congress announced that it will archive Twitter posts from 2006 onwards - at a current rate of some 55 million tweets a day.

Baltimore library users are able to order groceries online and have them delivered next day to the library for collection. It's part of an initiative across the city to make healthy food, especially fresh produce and meat, accessible to people who don't live close to a supermarket.

CONFERENCES

Book now for ALIA Access 2010, 3 September, Brisbane

Check out the program for Public Libraries: A Surprise On Every Page! on the Access 2010 web pages. There's still time to take advantage of the special early bird conference registration - member rate of $795.

http://conferences.alia.org.au/access2010/program.html

IMPACT 2010 13-16 July, Albury NSW

Latest update: the Hon Bob Carr, PLNSWC Patron, has agreed to present a keynote speech on Thursday 15 July; 41 trade exhibitors have booked, and the social program has been confirmed, with a Welcome Reception, Taste of the Riverina Dinner and, on the last night, the Public Libraries NSW Last-Chance Deb Ball. Register at http://www.impact2010.com.au.

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