Tag: School Libraries

Announcing ASLD 2025

Announcing the ASLD 2025 Theme

We are excited to announce the Australian School Library Day theme for 2025....... All The Literacies.

The purpose of Australian School Library Day is to celebrate and highlight the incredible range of things that school library staff do – educational impact that might be hidden from view but so essential to the far-reaching web of positive outcomes that school libraries provide.  By raising awareness of the benefits of a well-resourced and suitably staffed school library we hope to ensure that future generations enjoy them as well.

There are lots of ways to celebrate Australian School Library Day. You'll find lots of ideas for how to celebrate this special day on the ASLD webpage. You'll also find and be able to download the resources, posters, social media tiles and more.

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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 school libraries.

There are lots of ways to celebrate Australian School Library Day. You'll find lots of ideas for how to celebrate this special day on the ASLD webpage. You'll also find and be able to download the resources, posters, social media tiles and more.

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Report: Discovering A Good Read

Report: Discovering A Good Read (opens in new tab)

The Deakin Teen Reading research program has been investigating the reading habits and preferences of young people in Australia. You'll find a range of their research findings and articles on their website. They have also shared their Discovering A Good Read report.

Read the report on the Teen Reading website.

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Report: 2023 Softlink School Library Survey Report Australia

Report: 2024 Softlink School Library Survey Australia (opens in new tab)

Softlink have published the results of their 2023 School Library Survey. Their report features staffing, funding and key areas impacting school libraries in Australia.

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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 children's literature and the amazing things Australian school libraries do.

Australian School Library Day is the perfect way to celebrate all things Australian literature and libraries.

It is easy to get involved. Check out these ideas on how to celebrate Australian School Library Day. Incorporate the ideas with your Book Week celebrations, especially the Reading is Magic theme of 2024. You can find more information on the CBCA Book Week, theme and resources on the CBCA website. 

We'd love to see how you plan to celebrate. Share your plans on social media, use the hashtag #ASLD2024 and tag the Students Need School Libraries accounts.

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Report: 2021 Australian School Library Survey Report

Report: 2021 Australian School Library Survey (opens in new tab)

Each year Softlink conduct their school library survey of schools around the world. Have you read the 2021 report on school libraries in Australia? Investigating staffing, funding and key areas, this is important data.

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Report: Knowledge Bank of Australian and New Zealand School Libraries

Report: Knowledge Bank of Australian and New Zealand School Libraries (opens in new tab)

Drawing on over a 100 years of resources for and about teacher librarians and school libraries in Australia and New Zealand, Knowledge Bank of Australian and New Zealand School Libraries (KBANZSL) provides a point in time finding aid to critical reports, books, papers and other resources for use by practitioners, researchers, administrators and advocates of school libraries and teacher librarianship.

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Announcing Australian School Library Day 2022

Announcing Australian School Library Day

We are super excited to announce Australian School Library Day. Celebrating on the 24th of August, 2022, 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 children's literature and the amazing things Australian school libraries do.

A massive thanks to the Children's Book Council of Australia for welcoming this new day of celebration into Book Week. We hope the combination of Book Week and Australian School Library Day is the perfect way to celebrate all things Australian literature and libraries.

It is easy to get involved. Check out these ideas on how to celebrate Australian School Library Day. Incorporate the ideas with your Book Week celebrations, especially the Dreaming With Eyes Open theme of 2022. You can find more information on the CBCA Book Week, theme and resources on the CBCA website. 

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Website: Margaret K Merga’s Research

Website: Margaret K. Merga's Research (opens in new tab)

Dr Margaret K. Merga has continued to show her support of school libraries and the important role of school library staff. Dr Merga has conducted an array of research, including the reading habits and attitudes of teens, the role of the teacher librarian, the importance of reading, and so much more.

You can access a list of Dr Merga's research and links to the reports and articles via her Research Gate page.

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Report: 2020 School Library Survey – Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific preliminary findings

Report: 2020 School Library Survey – Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific preliminary findings (opens in new tab)

The preliminary findings for the Softlink 2020 School Library Survey Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific have been released.

This very important annual survey helps to raise awareness around staffing levels, funding, budgets, programs and areas of interest for school libraries.

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