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date	name of release
27 Feb 2013	Response to literacy announcement
18 Feb 2013	National year of reading snapshot
13 Feb 2013	ALIA’s year of renewal
11 Feb 2013	Delegates and international speakers welcomed to ALIA Information Online 2013
13 Nov 2012	QUESTIONS OF LIFE AND DEATH – A NEW REPORT INTO THE VALUE OF HEALTH LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SERVICES
2 Oct 2012	STOP SHORT CHANGING TAFE STUDENTS
19 Sep 2012	Valuing libraries: the launch of the Library Dividend report
13 Sep 2012	Queensland Government dumbs down policymaking
13 Sep 2012	Open letter to the Hon Campbell Newman
13 Sep 2012	eSmart Libraries – a great opportunity for Australian public libraries
21 May 2012	Australia’s biggest storytelling event
21 May 2012	Libraries - something for everyone
5 Dec 2011	Australian Government response to School Library Inquiry focuses attention on fractured responsibility for school libraries
26 Jul 2011	Baillieu’s broken promises - Where’s the Boost for Victorian Libraries ?
8 Jul 2011	BIG BOOST FOR BOOK LOVERS AND LIBRARY LITERACY INITIATIVES
24 May 2011	School libraries A for passion but funding must improve
24 May 2011	Tomorrow 170,000 Australian children read the same book at the same time
23 May 2011	The Wiggles & ALIA urge parents to 'Make Australia a Reading Nation’ -Community Service Announcement
18 Apr 2011	Public Libraries to provide additional support to the print disabled
6 Apr 2011	Libraries and Literacy – we’re already working on it
7 Feb 2011	ALIA announces new LIS eBooks Service for Members
17 Nov 2010	A meeting of minds: library professionals identify future directions
16 Nov 2010	Australian library association asks where is the digital strategy?
17 Sep 2010	ALIA opposes cuts in funding for South Australian public
6 Sep 2010	ALIA ANNOUNCES ITS 2010 LIBRARY STARS
26 Jul 2010	Labor promises improved digital access in public libraries for people with print disabilities
12 Jul 2010	ALIA Board of Directors awards its highest honour
4 Jun 2010	Launch of Safer Internet Group
19 May 2010	A library card: your backstage pass to the world
19 May 2010	Countdown begins to Australia's biggest storytelling event
10 May 2010	Internet Filtering – What People Really Think
7 Apr 2010	New school library buildings are springing up all over Australia – but how will they be staffed
15 Feb 2010	Effective action for a safer internet needed, says ALIA
1 Feb 2010	Libraries support A Stronger Fairer Australia
28 Jan 2010	Australian libraries are getting hot and steamy this Valentine’s Day!
16 Dec 2009	ALIA rejects internet filtering
9 Sep 2009	ALIA and CAVAL announce new direction for public LIS training in 2010
5 Aug 2009	ALIA Offers Online LIS Journals Service for Members
21 Jul 2009	ALIA Public Libraries Summit endorses development of a national framework for public libraries
15 Jul 2009	Delegates welcomed to the first ALIA Public Libraries Summit
19 May 2009	National Simultaneous Storytime wants ewe!
19 May 2009	Get ready to travel – your library is your passport to discovery!
18 May 2009	ALIA names Australia’s first public library ambassadors
11 May 2009	New research reveals school libraries hovering on the poverty line
11 Mar 2009	Practical support through libraries the goal for new national disaster recovery program
27 Feb 2009	Public libraries provide vital infrastructure for Australia’s digital future
28 Jan 2009	Heart-warming stories in Australian libraries
22 Jan 2009	Australian Library and Information Association IOG Excellence Award
21 Jan 2009	'I love books' on Library Lovers Day
19 Jan 2009	Library Lovers Day
27 Oct 2008	Celebrating school libraries around the world
19 Aug 2008	Think big, put it out there and be bold enough to believe it
30 Jul 2008	Choking the flow of information?
22 May 2008	Libraries – we love 'em almost as much as the movies
21 May 2008	Literacy is for everyone: school libraries essential to delivering Government’s promise
19 May 2008	Libraries are for everyone: especially this week!
15 May 2008	A 'tail' of belonging brings 70,000 children together
15 May 2008	Securing free flow of information for Australia’s future
1 Feb 2008	'I love books' on Library Lovers Day
30 Jan 2008	Library Lovers Day
23 Jan 2008	Passions run hot in Australian libraries
9 Jan 2008	ALIA'S ten questions on censorship for Senator Stephen Conroy
27 Nov 2007	Superheroes Fly in for Summer Reading Club at Libraries Across Australia
15 Nov 2007	ALIA supports the NSW 'Day of Action'
30 Oct 2007	TV librarians hit the small screen tomorrow - and real librarians everywhere will be watching
19 Oct 2007	Celebrating school libraries around the world
14 Sep 2007	Concerns and obstacles continue for internet filtering in libraries
3 Sep 2007	Hon Bruce Chamberlain AM honoured posthumously
31 Aug 2007	One book and thousands of kids and a magic hat:
24 Aug 2007	World's librarians to gather in Brisbane
15 Aug 2007	Celebrating 70 years and still going strong
10 Aug 2007	Libraries' commitment to internet safety already evident
6 Aug 2007	Community service excellence takes out 2007 Library Achiever of the Year in South Australia
6 Jun 2007	Unreliable internet filters are concern for libraries
29 May 2007	Information literacy bonds two peak groups
18 May 2007	Librarians are incredible says Queensland company
18 May 2007	Gary Nairn welcomes strengthening of partnership between Government and libraries
3 Oct 2006	Statement on removal of books from the University of Melbourne Library
25 Aug 2006	One book and thousands of kids: it's time for a story
18 Aug 2006	Australian Library Journal editor announced
18 Jul 2006	Excellence in virtual patient care support wins award for SA Library manager
21 Jun 2006	Libraries committed to equitable online access
25 May 2006	Library-based internet access is safe
17 May 2006	ABS and libraries join forces to promote Census 2006
16 May 2006	Libraries keep ideas flowing and culture thriving
31 Mar 2006	Library internet access is for everyone
13 Dec 2005	ALIA Board welcomes new executive director appointment
18 Oct 2005	A worldwide shortage of librarians
7 Oct 2005	High Court Copyright decision a victory for libraries and research
30 Aug 2005	Library sector leads over 40 000 children in reading National Simultaneous Storytime
25 May 2005	NetAlert and ALIA join forces to educate the community about internet safety in public libraries
20 May 2005	Celebrating Library and Information Week
20 May 2005	Minister awards local library achievers at evening of excellence
6 May 2005	ALIA wins best-practice recognition
13 Apr 2005	Digital amnesia - challenges of government online
13 Apr 2005	Standards of professional excellence for teacher-librarians launched
3 Feb 2005	Major launch of international co-operative virtual reference service in health
28 Jan 2005	Information industry business leaders honoured
25 Jan 2005	Knowledge management - the new world of the information professional
24 Sep 2004	Librarian invasion of Gold Coast comes to an end
23 Sep 2004	Australian libraries among earliest adopters of e-book format
22 Sep 2004	Eight-hundred library and information professionals arrive at the Gold Coast for national conference
22 Sep 2004	Online computer library centre responds to trends in the worldwide library and information community
21 Sep 2004	Queensland Premier and Minister for Education and the Arts to open national library conference
31 Aug 2004	National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS), 3 September 2004
3 Dec 2003	Jim Soorley recognised for outstanding service to library and information services
3 Dec 2003	UQ Campus Cybrary wins prestigious national award
15 May 2003	ALIA Federal Budget Analysis
9 May 2003	ALIA celebrates LIW 2003 with launch of 5th-generation website
9 May 2003	Power your mind!
6 Nov 2002	Bright and funky librarians...
5 Aug 2002	Developing a civil society in East Timor
3 Apr 2002	Update to Pay Equity Test Case
28 Mar 2002	Pay Equity Test Case gives library workers sweeping win
16 May 2001	Get online at your local library
16 May 2001	Connecting Australians...
16 May 2001	Edward the emu promotes reading
15 May 2001	A good start, but more funding required...
15 May 2001	Libraries say thank-you!
11 May 2001	Your right to information...
11 May 2001	Knowledge outlook...
11 May 2001	Does knowledge really matter?
16 Jan 2001	Interlibrary Resource Sharing Code launched
24 Oct 2000	Renowned word-smith to launch new dictionary
24 Oct 2000	National conference attracts international speakers
23 Oct 2000	Sydney University librarian wins award
23 Oct 2000	Wollongong University librarians win awards
23 Oct 2000	NSW state librarian wins award
23 Oct 2000	Pool of librarians win awards
20 Oct 2000	Information profession in the 21st century
20 Oct 2000	Griffiths and Hawkins to speak at library conference
17 May 2000	Libraries: here for the long run
8 May 2000	You don't need to own a personal computer to be an internet whiz
24 Sep 1999	New library association chief
24 Aug 1999	ALIA Managers of the Year
24 Aug 1999	ALIA Library Technician of the Year
11 May 1999	Australian Library Week Oration
4 May 1999	Libraries call for internet commonsense
22 Apr 1999	*Editor of the Australian Library Journal* receives HCL Anderson Award**
22 Apr 1999	Newcastle public library starts award-winning career
22 Apr 1999	HCL Anderson award goes to Tasmania
21 Apr 1999	ALIA fellowship awarded to Helen Hayes
21 Apr 1999	ALIA fellowship awarded to Alex Byrne
21 Dec 1998	The future of copyright advocacy
14 Dec 1998	ALIA executive director resigns
15 Sep 1998	ALIA welcomes internet $$$
6 May 1998	Librarians key navigators on along pathways to knowledge
4 May 1998	Australian Library Week in New South Wales
4 May 1998	Hayley Lewis launches Australian Library Week for Queensland
4 May 1998	City Library promotes Australian Library Week to Perth commuters
2 May 1998	Behind the scenes for Library Week in Victoria
2 May 1998	The Val Gauld Award
30 Apr 1998	Aboriginal communities linked to the world
29 Apr 1998	Pathways to knowledge - Dr Lois O'Donoghue
5 Dec 1997	Information: too little, too much, too hard to find
4 May 1997	Australian Library Week 4-10 May 1997
4 May 1997	Qld Library Week to be launched in Noosa
4 May 1997	NT libraries serve diverse people in remote locations
4 May 1997	Spender highlights the importance of libraries
4 May 1997	Library chief calls on politicians to provide better access, more equity
4 May 1997	Library displays its dual roles
4 May 1997	The 'Beast' stays tuned through public libraries
22 Nov 1996	Barry Jones acknowledged for service to libraries
19 Nov 1996	Barry Jones to receive prestigious library award
27 Jun 1996	State of the Environment Report released
21 May 1996	Review of the ACT public library service
15 Feb 1996	Meeting with Senator Alston
6 Dec 1995	Public libraries online
29 Apr 1995	Australian Library Week Oration
29 Apr 1995	Stronger copyright bad for Australia - Sir Anthony Mason

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