A day out from the 2011 AFL Grand Final many will associate the Victorian city of Geelong with the hopefully victorious Cats (that’s of course unless you’re a Collingwood supporter). But Geelong has another reason to celebrate this week.

Geelong Regional Library CEO, Patti Manolis has been selected as the only Australian participant to join the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s inaugural International Network of Emerging Library Innovators (INELI). The program will be launched at the LIANZA Conference in October. Patti  will  join 19 others from around the world who represent the UK, Kenya, Netherlands, Chile, Botswana, Germany, Philippines, Kyrgyzstan, Egypt, China, South Africa and New Zealand.

Congratulations Patti, this is fantastic news!

Geelong was also successful in the first round of Regional Development Australia Grant Funding with its application for the new Geelong Library and Heritage Centre announced earlier this month which will be a project to watch.

Come on Cats, do your city proud, make it a trifecta

Cheers

Jan

Jan Richards, Chair ALIA PLAC

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