During November I covered the length (if not the breadth) of Australia delivering IFLA’s Measurement, Evaluating and Demonstrating Impact of Library Services training. It was a delight to spend time discussing how we can better tell our story, and the resources we need to ensure that it is effective. Together we were able to highlightContinue reading “Criss Crossing the Country”
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Reading is Magic
And it’s a wrap on another Children’s Book Week. My social media feeds won’t be half as colourful without the creative interpretations of book titles by colleagues, family and friends. I have loved the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s special week for as long as I can remember – certainly back to primary school atContinue reading “Reading is Magic”
Your Opinion Matters
I seem to have spent a significant proportion of my life over the past few weeks working through survey results. Not that I’m complaining, I really do enjoy the whole process from the design through to the evaluation. Must admit nothing quite beats the first couple of ‘pings’ which indicates that someone has responded, IContinue reading “Your Opinion Matters”
A Sense of Place
I don’t know about you but before I travel I like to get a sense of the place I’m visiting by reading about it. For me ‘reading about’ isn’t sitting down with the relevant Lonely Planet guide ( though I will refer to it), rather it’s a matter of immersing myself in a story setContinue reading “A Sense of Place”
Bowerbirds!
In May I was invited to be a guest reader at the National Simultaneous Story (NSS) time event held at Kingston Library which is our ‘local’. This was a first! Over the years I’ve participated in many an NSS as audience member, crowd control, and the odd non-speaking, acting role, but being the star attraction!Continue reading “Bowerbirds!”
IFLA Information Futures Summit
Home Advantage for Australian and New Zealand Colleagues For the past few months I have been working with a small group of Australian colleagues, and the IFLA HQ staff based at HQ in The Hague as part of a team developing the Summit program and everything that goes with it. The IFLA Library Futures Summit (or IIFS)Continue reading “IFLA Information Futures Summit”
Measuring Impact
In late 2023 I was honoured to be one of the 12 individuals selected to participate in the Measurement, evaluation, and demonstrating impact of library services train the trainer program developed by IFLA. I will be working with my colleague Premila Gamage from Sri Lanka to deliver this program across Asia Oceania. The program providesContinue reading “Measuring Impact”
Happy 50th NSLA
Last week I was honoured to be part of the celebrations to mark celebration 50 years of National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA). I attended in my my role as Chair of the Tasmanian Library Advisory Board (TLAB) at an event that took place in the glorious Mortlock Chamber at State Library of South Australia.Continue reading “Happy 50th NSLA”
‘Behind every successful person is a substantial amount of coffee.’
It is widely acknowledged that the success of any conference is judged not only on the robustness of the program, but also on the quality of the catering. Based on this logic I jumped at the chance to be the coffee sponsor at the 2023 NSW Public Libraries Association SWITCH Conference which was held earlierContinue reading “‘Behind every successful person is a substantial amount of coffee.’”
The World Through Picture Books
On Tuesday last week the 3rd edition of the World Through Picture Books was launched at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Rotterdam. This was a great achievement for IFLA’s Libraries for Children & Young Adults (C&YA) section and in particular for the editors, Annie Everall OBE from the UK and Australia’s ClaireContinue reading “The World Through Picture Books”
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