For Teachers, Librarians & Literacy Professionals
The State Library provides professional development opportunities to inspire and support teachers, teacher-librarians, public librarians, authors and literacy professionals. These events are offered by the Library's Centre for Youth Literature and Education Programs Unit.
Organised by the Centre for Youth Literature, Reading Matters is Australia's leading youth literature conference. It is held biennially over three days. The next Reading Matters will take place in 2009.
Booktalkers is the Centre for Youth Literature's program to keep adults up to date with the latest ideas in youth literature. The lively events offer the chance to meet authors, hear compelling speakers and discuss new ideas.
A series of workshops run by the Centre for Youth Literature to introduce the Boys, Blokes, Books & Bytes toolkit and stimulate discussion about boys and reading.
A series of professional development workshops for maternal & child health services workers, early childhood workers and children’s public librarians on reading and early literacy. Organised by the State Library and the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
The Library, through its Centre for Youth Literature and Education Programs Unit, offers regular professional development events. They include sessions based on Library exhibitions and sessions around youth literacy.
This conference, presented by the State Library with the School Library Association of Victoria, examined the theme of inquiring minds, flexible thinking and school libraries. Audio of the panel discussion is available to listen to online.
More information
See the Centre for Youth Literature Program of Events and the School Programs Brochure for more information, or What's On.
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