ALIA CYS

Calling all library technicians! Meet the ALIA Library Technicians executive committee and join them for an hour of fun, celebration and networking. 🗓️ 26 November - TOMORROW 🕐 6:30pm - 7:30pm AEDT 💻 Zoom Register 👉 buff.ly/4fzDWXK

I am out in the garden with this new beauty by @MegMcKinlay and @_nickyjohnston 🌸 ‘31-and-a-half things to know.. as you grow’ is an absolute delight. Nicky’s gorgeous and whimsical illustrations pair perfectly with Meg’s words - a gentle guide to growing up. @WalkerBooksAus

The wait is over! The #NSS2025 book is.... 'The Truck Cat' written by Deborah Frenkel, illustrated by Danny Snell & published by Hardie Grant Children's Publishing 🐈 NSS will take place on Wed 21 May 2025. More 👉 buff.ly/4f1BecZ #LibraryStorytime @lianzaoffice

New research by @Literacy_Trust shows reading for pleasure helps children & young people to relax, feel happy, learn new things, understand others, and be confident - yet only 1/3 now enjoy reading, and even fewer read daily literacytrust.org.uk/reading-for-pl… #GrowAGenerationOfReaders

The October chat is nearly here! I am excited to announce that the amazing @TaniaMcCartney will be joining us! We we will be chatting ‘nature’ themed picture books and celebrating Tania’s beautiful new picture book Flora. Here are the chat Qs picturebookbc.wordpress.com/2024/09/29/oct… #picbookbc

We're at the Senedd today to celebrate the launch of our #ReadingWell for dementia list in Wales! @WelshGovernment Reading Well titles are available for anyone to borrow from public libraries across England and Wales. Find out more about the scheme: reading-well.org.uk/dementia

Fostering a love of stories in a child’s first years is key to lifelong reading theconversation.com/fostering-a-lo…

Picture book people in Bris! Join our flashmob! Bring a fav picture book to read and wear something red! Join the fun and help us celebrate children’s literature and the importance of reading 📖🎉 @IFLA

Tonight is party time with @ksimpsonbooks 🦍🐒🦁 We hope you can join the fun 🎉 @FableFiddler @kayebaillie @juliekidsbooks @gibbscalder @EmmaQuayBooks @Liz_Ledden @PictureBkSerge @lobroo @StephMWard @raffeduteach @chrischengaus @LisaShanahan_ @onemorepageAU #picbookbc

Here are the chat Qs for our ‘zoo’ themed picture book chat this Thursday, 8pm AEST. Feat. special guest @ksimpsonbooks . We hope you can join the party 🎉 #picbookbc picturebookbc.wordpress.com/2024/09/03/sep…

Librarians are indispensable - we need more more more of them!

Hello pic book people! I am excited to announce that the wonderful @ksimpsonbooks will be joining the chat next Thursday! We will be chatting ‘zoo’ themed picture books & celebrating Kate’s new pic book ‘How to Move a Zoo’ , illus by #OwenSwan I hope you can join us! #picbookc

Raffaela Grasso, #ASLD2024 Campaign Coordinator shares the importance of school libraries: "...a safe haven for students to make their own decisions about what they wish to read, learn, and research..." 💻 Full blog: buff.ly/3X7R8fx 📝 Resources: buff.ly/3YVfPNL

As a librarian..when I do a storytime I try to make sure I give the best performance every time!! I want every kid to get a positive experience of the love of reading!! Let’s normalize librarians and educators being the heroes for youth rather than athletes or entertainers!

“When I searched the web to find self-help books by youth, I was surprised that there were close to none.” Empowering Youth Voices: My Journey from Advocacy to Authorship Check out this new self-help book by youth advocate Pritika Kharkwal! connectedlearning.news/empowering-you…

‘Each one of these shortlisted books stood out for its literary excellence ... Each evokes nature at its wildest and most wondrous and made me feel like (or want to be) a better human being for having read it.’ Shortlist for #WainwrightPrize24 announced ow.ly/suxF50SYs4x