Welcome to the June 2010 edition of aliaPUBNEWS.aliaPUBNEWS is a free monthly electronic bulletin for everyone concerned with supporting and promoting the further development of Australia's public library services.We'd love to hear news and comments from readers - contact details at the end of this newsletter. And please feel free to pass this on to colleagues. [Permission is granted to re-broadcast, in part or full.] |
- Membership renewals
- Disaster planning guide
- Library and Information Week 2010
- Australian Booksellers Association conference special member rate
- Library Technician of the Year nominations
- Safer Internet Group official launch
- Early bird rate for ALIA Access 2010
- New editor for ALJ
- Government inquiry into school libraries
- Vinnies CEO sleepout
- National Year of Reading build up
- inCite themes 2010 - contributions welcomed
- Every Member an Advocate workshops
- National Library Director-General to retire
- Eighth edition of the Directory of Public Libraries published
- State budget announcements
- NSW multicultural award
- Library trust
- Ebooks for the visually impaired
- Get Reading!
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
ALIA NEWS
It's time to renew your membership of ALIA. Renewals will be coming out this month with easy payment options - online and by direct debit. Contact us at membership@alia.org.au or ring 1800 020 071. And if you know someone who would like to join, they can have a month's membership for free - more information at http://www.alia.org.au/membership.benefits/.
We have launched our new ALIA Guide to Disaster Planning Response and Recovery for Libraries. Download it from the website www.alia.org.au/disasterrecovery and take a look at the other resources now available.
Library & Information Week took place from 24 to 30 May and included a highly successful National Simultaneous Storytime. Northern Territory libraries got into the swing of things with two-way web conferencing linking half a dozen libraries together for a special reading of Little White Dogs Can't Jump.
There's a special rate for ALIA members at the Australian Booksellers Conference on Monday 12 July. Bolinda Audio and ALS Library Services are sponsoring a special deal, which means you can attend the day for just $95, compared with a full rate of $250. Details on the website www.aba.org.au.
Nominate now for the ALIA Library Technician of the Year award. The closing date is 1 July. More information on the website www.alia.org.au.
The Safer Internet Group, of which ALIA is a founder partner, along with Google and Yahoo!, officially launched on 4 June. http://www.alia.org.au/internetfiltering/
Book your place at ALIA Access 2010 in Brisbane, 1-3 September, on or before 7 July and you will still qualify for the discounted early bird rate. http://conferences.alia.org.au/access2010/
Ann Ritchie has been appointed ALJ editor for 2010-2013 http://www.alia.org.au/publishing/alj.
The government inquiry into school libraries continues, with further hearings scheduled for 5 July, Darwin; 6 July, Brisbane; 12 July, Perth, and 13 July, Adelaide. ALIA will once again be giving evidence.
The 359 submissions to the inquiry have now been published on the website www.aph.gov.au.
ALIA executive director Sue Hutley is participating in the Vinnies CEO Sleepout in Brisbane on 17 June. Donations would be much appreciated - http://ceosleepout.org.au.
The National Year of Reading 2012, backed by Australian public libraries (through ALIA, PLA, the state associations and territory representatives) is gaining momentum ahead of its official launch on 14 July at Impact 2010 in Albury, NSW. Follow the build up on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Love2read/122105507810855?ref=sgm.
ALIA REMINDERS
inCite themes 2010: contributions welcomed
'Access and standards' is the main topic for July. After that:
| August | Special Libraries | July 1 |
| September | Sustainability | July 30 |
| October | Building our Profession | Sept 1 |
| November | Every member an advocate | October 1 |
| December | IFLA/Engagement | November 1 |
We welcome your contributions. See the full schedule on the website.
http://www.alia.org.au/publishing/incite/deadlines.html
The ALIA Every Member an Advocate workshops are taking place around the country. Book your free place at http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/pd.services/every.member.advocate.html.
OTHER NEWS
Jan Fullerton, director-general of the National Library of Australia, has announced that she will be retiring later this year.
The latest edition of the Directory of Australian Public Libraries has been published by Auslib. Contact info@auslib.com.au.
The WA state budget in May not only confirmed $9.30 million for public library funding, but also a boost of $1.628 million for the Better Beginnings early literacy program. In other states and territories: ACT library services have been given $2.9 million by the ACT government for a new library at Gungahlin and the Victorian government has allocated a further $3 million to its Living Libraries capital works program.
Arncliffe library has won a NSW Local Government Cultural Award for its work with multicultural groups.
Wyong Council in NSW has created a trust for its library service, enabling the six branches to apply for funding from philanthropic organisations, with all donations being tax deductible.
The Internet Archive has launched a new service, providing more than a million ebooks in a special format for visually impaired readers. http://openlibrary.org.
Get Reading!, previously called Books Alive, takes place from 1st to 30th September. Register before 18 June to receive a pack of promotional material and copies of the free books - http://www.getreading.com.au.
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.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
| 20-26 June | Refugee Week | www.refugeecouncil.org.au |
| 11-13 July | Australian Booksellers Association Annual Conference | www.aba.org.au |
| 12-15 July | World Congress on Reading, Auckland, NZ | www.reading.org |
| 13-16 July | Impact 2010, Albury, NSW | www.impact2010.com.au |
| 6-8 August | Byron Bay Writers Festival | www.literaryfestivals.com.au |
| 10-12 August | MyLanguage Conference, State Library of NSW | www.mylanguage.gov.au |
aliaPUBNEWS is an initiative of the Australian Library and Information Association's Public Libraries Advisory Committee http://www.alia.org.au/governance/committees/public.libraries/
FEEDBACK
We want to know what you would like to see in this broadcast, and how you would like to see it. Your response to aliaPUBNEWS is a great guide to us in providing relevant information. Send your comments to feedback@alia.org.au.nospam (please remove '.nospam' from address)
To subscribe or unsubscribe to aliaPUBNEWS: http://www.alia.org.au/alianet/e-lists/aliapubnews/
aliaPUBNEWS is also available at http://www.alia.org.au/alianet/e-lists/aliapubnews
Contributions to advocacy@alia.org.au.nospam by the 20th of each month
If contacting any e-mail addresses shown here, please remove .nospam from the address - '.nospam' is added to prevent the harvesting of e-mail addresses from ALIAnet.
Australian Library and Information Association
PO Box 6335 Kingston ACT 2604 AUSTRALIA
ph 02 6215 8222 fx 02 6282 2249
http://www.alia.org.au