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Announcing the ASLD 2024 Theme

Announcing the ASLD 2024 Theme We are excited to announce the Australian School Library Day theme for 2024……. School Libraries Build Brighter Futures. The Students Need School Libraries campaign have partnered with the Australian Library and Information Association to create the theme and bring you a range of beautiful graphics and digital resources to celebrate … Continue reading Announcing the ASLD 2024 Theme

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Join Us Are you a school library professional? Are you passionate about school libraries? Is your school library staffed by library professionals? Are you passionate about advocating for ALL students to have access to staffed school libraries?   JOIN US !!!   WE ARE NEEDING YOUR HELP !!! Join the campaign to advocate for ALL … Continue reading Join Us

Save the Date – Australian School Library Day 2024

Save the Date – Australian School Library Day 2024 It’s time to start planning an epic celebration. Save the date – 21st of August, 2024. Australian School Library Day. Australian School Library Day sits in the middle of the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book Week. It is the perfect opportunity to highlight incredible Australian … Continue reading Save the Date – Australian School Library Day 2024

ASLD 2023 + Competition

ASLD 2023 – Competition Celebrate Australian School Library Day this year with resources, ideas and a competition. Share a story about how school libraries or staff have had a positive impact on your life. As part of the Australian School Libraries Day celebration, you have the chance to win one of eight $100 gift vouchers … Continue reading ASLD 2023 + Competition

EOI – SNSL Campaign Coordinator Role

EOI – Campaign Coordinator Role   A word from Campaign Coordinator – Holly Godfree Dear School Library Community, I’ve come to the (long-considered) conclusion that it is time for me to step down from my role as Coordinator of the Students Need School Libraries campaign.   It was in 2016, a year after its conception, that … Continue reading EOI – SNSL Campaign Coordinator Role

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A Day In the Life of A Teacher Librarian #6

A Day in the Life of a Teacher Librarian #6 I’d like to introduce you to our next teacher librarian. She answered our questions about her job working in a school library. What is your role in the school library? I support teachers and students with literacy education, I manage teacher resources, the purchasing and … Continue reading A Day In the Life of A Teacher Librarian #6

Snapshot of a School Library During COVID-19 #3

Snapshot of a School Library During COVID-19 #3 Belinda Cameron, Teacher Librarian at Maclean High School  shares what she has been up to during COVID-19, focusing on collaboration RECREATING OUR LIBRARY COMMUNITY ONLINE: LIBRARY WEBSITE – Designed to support students, families, teachers and capture key areas of the MHS library such as origami, Harry Potter … Continue reading Snapshot of a School Library During COVID-19 #3

Snapshot of a School Library During COVID-19 #2

Snapshot of a School Library During COVID-19 #2 Natasha Georgiou, Teacher Librarian at Sevenoaks Senior College, WA, answered our questions about what their school library team have been doing during the COVID-19 outbreak. What has been the focus for your school library/ role during the COVID-19 crisis? Providing resources and online support for our teaching … Continue reading Snapshot of a School Library During COVID-19 #2

Snapshot of a School Library During COVID-19 #1

Snapshot of a School Library During COVID-19 #1 In a South Australian public primary school of 400 students, the school library team have been busy ensuring that their students have everything they need during the COVID-19 crisis. The focus of the school library staff during this time has been: Buying more books and getting them … Continue reading Snapshot of a School Library During COVID-19 #1

A Day in the Life of a Teacher Librarian #5

A Day in the Life of a Teacher Librarian #5 Meet Jennifer Cain. She’s the Head of Learning Commons and Personal Project Co-ordinator Mater Christi College, Belgrave, Victoria. We asked her a few questions about her role and how she spends her days. What do you love best about your job? Working with students to … Continue reading A Day in the Life of a Teacher Librarian #5

A Day in the Life of a Library Aide #1

A Day in the Life of a Library Aide #1 Meet our next guest library staff member. She is a library aide. She works in a school in Queensland that teaches students aged 3 to 18. She gave us a rundown of her day and what she loves about her job. I love the flexibility … Continue reading A Day in the Life of a Library Aide #1

A Day in the Life of a Teacher Librarian #4

A Day in the Life of a Teacher Librarian #4 Meet another teacher librarian. She works in the Secondary Campus library of a P-12 Anglican School and gave us a run down of her typical day as a teacher librarian. The Library is open 7.30 – 5.00 we share the supervision of the Library between … Continue reading A Day in the Life of a Teacher Librarian #4

A Day in the Life of a Library Technician #1

A Day in the Life of Library Technician #1 Meet Jane Steinback. She is Library Technician and runs the school library at Curtin Primary. She answered our questions about her role and what a typical day looks like for her. What do you love best about your job? I love finding just the right book … Continue reading A Day in the Life of a Library Technician #1

A Day in the Life of a Teacher Librarian #3

A Day in the Life of a Teacher Librarian #3 It’s time to meet another teacher librarian. For the sake of this post we will call her Janette. As well as being a specialist teacher, with a Masters in Education – Teacher Librarian, and running the school library, she works in her school as a … Continue reading A Day in the Life of a Teacher Librarian #3

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