Happy National Simultaneous Storytime day! ALIA has 2,113,205 participants registered at 14,834 locations reading The Truck Cat today at midday. It’s such a beautiful story, even the dogs love it! #DogsReadingTheTruckCat
School library friends in Oz! ACSL, ALIA’s school library sector committee, has released four nationally-agreed policies to guide school leaders and school library staff. I’m proud to have played a part in the working group. Read more at lnkd.in/gskEZYmF #SchoolLibraries
#StudentsNeedSchoolLibraries
Join the wonderful wave of implementing #CitizenScience corners in libraries! This workshop will let you know how to apply for funding and get a corner underway.
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Lizard on a log
Hey public library peeps in Australia! There is $$$ funding available to create a #CitizenScience corner in your library. Check out this link to submit an EoI www.alia.org.au/Web/News/Art...
On 29 March (1030 AEDT) I’ll be sharing how working with the ALIA Schools Code of Ethics template can provide a strong foundation for your school library and build professional identity and connection to the wider library and information sector. Register at lnkd.in/g6AGEPxu #SchoolLibraries
Fluffy cream dog reading The Truck Cat
Dogs love The Truck Cat too! Here is Maisy Moon enjoying the beautiful illustrations (she’s not reading … yet …) #NSS2025 #TheTruckCat #DogsReadingTheTruckCat
Fabulous presentation Robert and David! You created a great deal of excitement about STEM and Maker spaces in libraries. Might a podcast be in the realms of possibility?
Tshirt is bedazzled, ready to joyfully celebrate the work of libraries and library staff around Australia upholding the FREEDOM TO READ. Look out for the Australian Library and Information Association float at Mardi Gras!
Catch me on season 9 ep. 8 of Queer Eye!! Librarians are LEADERS OF THE NEW COOL!
Great to see Whitney Library and dedicated, creative librarian/‘resource matchmaker’ @3kingvisions.bsky.social featured in the latest series of #QueerEye! Billy, you are a gift to #Librarianship and a wonderful example of the importance and power of #LibraryMentoring!
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Thank you @debbieohi.com 🌿
Has anyone got any intel on the librarian makeovers that are happening on Drag Race Down Under S4E5 that will be broadcast next week? Aotearoa library friends - anyone we know? Thrilled to see library work spotlighted in Drag Race but also …. how did I not know about this earlier?
Person standing in front of a library entrance
✨Feeling sparkles of hope and enthusiasm for some wholesome information and ideas sharing here #LibraryBlueSky✨