Emma Hamilton

High school students need time and space to read for pleasure. “If we don’t encourage and create spaces for students to choose their own books … how can we expect them to read books that are more challenging?” ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/9/15/2386…

Got this fantastic piece of feedback from a student in our Year 11 Library survey today: "Librarians are always awesome, but you guys always go the extra mile to make sure the library remains a comfortable, quiet and helpful place for everyone" 😭😍🥰

Was great to meet with visiting academic @TessRyan1 this week to talk about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation in our collection. Below are some of the new titles that will be arriving soon! Massive thanks to Tess for sharing her time and knowledge👏

This is such a fun idea! Definitely keen to do something similar in our Library!

@knoxdiver Ham used as a book mark 🤢 also a plastic grasshopper container from a previous year's school leavers' prank!

Hey #LibraryTwitter, what's the strangest thing you have ever found in the library? Could be a makeshift bookmark or something tucked into the stacks or left in a stufy room. Please RT for science!

Save the date! The New Librarians' Symposium will be held as a virtual event on 29 July 2023.   Feat in-person satellite events alongside the main online program, this event will engage more participants from Australia, New Zealand and beyond. Watch this space for updates!

ABC to abolish 58 librarian and archivist jobs with journalists to do archival work theguardian.com/media/2022/jun…

Brilliant outcome 🎉🎉

@MadisonsLibrary I'd love to redesign the physical space! At the moment it has a very formal "study hall" kind of feel, but I would love to change it up with new shelving and a variety of different work spaces

If you could add anything to your school library, whether events, teaching, the collection or anything at all, what would it be? No limits in terms of budget or staffing. Dream big. I’d love to know what you’d love to add/do if the sky was the limit. #SchoolLibrary #TLChat #PD

The federal election is fast approaching, so it's time to #VoteLibrary! We've prepared a template letter for you to send to the candidates in your electorate. You can adjust it so it reflects the issues that you are passionate about. Download here 👉bit.ly/3yiXM6P

@AlyssiaReads Hi Alyssia - I'm a school librarian from South Australia. We use purchase date rather than publication date and also the usage data (# of loans and date last loaned) to make sure we aren't getting rid of anything that is still used. Then we review each book on the list 😊

Just another awesome idea to implement from @lucasjmaxwell #SchoolLibraries

Just a stack of #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt titles to promote to the Year 11s for holiday reading 📚 So many of the titles were already on loan! 🎉 #TikTok #BookTok #SchoolLibraries #ReadingForPleasure

@CrookedQuillUK These look SO good!!

Been working on a thing 👀

@SydWritersFest @DeliaFalconer @_DeclanFry @eda__gunaydin Thanks - I'll keep my eyes out for the podcast 😀

@EmmaHamiltonLib @DeliaFalconer @_DeclanFry @eda__gunaydin Hi Emma, while we hope to release a recording of this event as a podcast after the Festival, it won't be streamed live interstate. To see of a list of the events we will be streaming live around the country, please visit: swf.org.au/plan-your-fest…

When every new book seems to be hailed as The Next Big Thing, how do you sort through the hype to find your next great read? @DeliaFalconer, @_DeclanFry, @Eda__Gunaydin and Peter Rose sort the 'Must Reads' from the 'Not For Me's.' bit.ly/38qoPCf #SydneyWritersFestival

💙 It's National Library Week! For students such as Ellie from STARFISH, the library is a safe haven. What do your kids love about the library?⁣ Check out STARFISH by @AuthorLisaFipps: bit.ly/StarfishLF

Footage claiming to document the situation in Ukraine may not necessarily be genuine. Here’s how to treat viral footage with the right level of scepticism before sharing it on social media, according to @QUT's @Cenevox, @antmandan + @DrPaulaDootson. bit.ly/3phLvtZ