ALIA Public Libraries Reference Group

Library stars: best of the best

19 September 2006 9:30am - 4:30pm
Perth Convention Exhibition Centre

This one-day forum showcased libraries, projects and successes to recognise outstanding achievements in the public library sector and to inspire public library practitioners.

The themes for Library stars: best of the best reflected the CLICK theme for the ALIA 2006 Biennial conference:

• How do public libraries Create value?
• How do they lead the debate on Literacy, reading and access to information?
• What Innovations are occurring?
• How do libraries Connect with their communities?
• Sharing Knowledge with colleagues.

The program featured:

Keynote address by Rolf Hapel, library director, Aarhus Public Libraries, Denmark.

Presentations on seven outstanding public library services and programs from around Australia covering:

• reading and literacy programs - early childhood, local, bilingual and state-wide;
• an indigenous local knowledge collection;
• innovative use of digital technology to provide library materials to people with sight impairment; and
• a program to support and train library staff in one-person library services in remote communities.

Winner of the Delegates Choice Award for the best project presented on the day was Alice Springs Public Library (NT) for Akaltye Antheme: local knowledge collection [60kb doc], a unique collection of indigenous resources, produced for and by the Aboriginal people of Central Australia.

• Abstracts and Presentations -- Click here to read abstracts of all seven presentations, as well as for links to the presentations themselves.
• Nominations -- Click here for a brief description of all programs nominated in 2006.

Library stars: best of the best was presented by the ALIA Public Libraries Reference Group and was sponsored by Peter Pal Library Supplier and SirsiDynix. It was a satellite event for the 2006 ALIA Biennial Conference, CLICK06, Perth, 19-22 September 2006.

For more information please contact:
Niki Kallenberger (please remove '.nospam' from address),
PLA/ALIA Project Officer
Australian Library and Information Association
PO Box 6335
Kingston, ACT, 2604
Ph 02 6215 8222