Event Description

ALIA Library & Information Week (LIW) is the week where we celebrate the work that library and information workers do all around Australia. The 2023 theme is ‘Where’s the Source’ and ALIA Island would like to celebrate our library workforce in Tasmania – our source of strength.

Head along to IMAS on Wednesday 2 August for a networking event hosted by ALIA Island and the University of Tasmania. The event is designed for people working in libraries across sectors to come together, connect and learn from each other. There will be opportunity to network, and hear a series of lightning talks from speakers across the library and information sector.

When

Wednesday, 2 August 2023   Arrive from 4:30pm for nibbles and networking. Official proceedings from 5pm to 6pm.                                               

Where

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) - Rori Room

20 Castray Esplanade, Battery Point, Hobart

Cost

ALIA Members - FREE

Non-Members - $10

Presenters 

Jacqui Lucas – ALIA Professional Learning Teacher Librarian
CPD, supporting capability building and mentoring
Sallie Clark - ASLA School Library Advocate Award Winner (2023)
The importance of school libraries and the skills and knowledge brought by library professionals
Jen Johnson
Transferability of skills across professions - from schools into public libraries
Jan Richards
I am passionate about libraries, particularly public libraries
Lucy Hawthorne – Librarian, Writer, Artist, Researcher
Complimentary skills in the library sector
Eve Miller –Registered Nurse with a specialisation in critical care and emergency medicine
Studying a Masters in Library & Information Management with the hope of working in a Health Library
Janette Burke – UTAS University Librarian
The challenges faced and the importance of working together to build Tasmania's library sector (cross institutional knowledge sharing and collaboration)

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