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• ASLA Interactive Workshops - Developing a vibrant whole school reading culture - PART 2

  • When
    20 Jun 2026
  •  
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    Online - Zoom

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  We heard you. You wanted more time, more depth, and more space to connect.

  So, we’re delivering.

  An additional session of the ASLA Interactive Workshops: Developing a Vibrant whole school reading culture is coming your way — created in direct response to member feedback.

  This extended session will give us the opportunity to slow down, dig deeper, and continue the powerful professional conversations that have been shaping the vital work we do in school libraries to develop a reading culture.

  If you missed the first one, you can still join in the learning.

  Want to strengthen reading engagement across your school setting?

  This session will:

  - Explore how to build a vibrant, whole-school reading culture that genuinely connects with students and fosters a lifelong love of reading.

  - Provide actionable strategies to spark reading interest, sustain engagement, and support diverse learners across all year levels.

  - Discover how to embed reading into the everyday life of your school, creating a culture where reading is visible, valued, and championed by the whole community.

  - Walk away with ideas you can implement immediately to enhance reading support, drive engagement, and lead meaningful change in your context.

  Who should attend? This workshop is ideal for: 

  • Library assistants and support staff aspiring to leadership 
  • Early career teacher librarians 
  • Experienced library staff wanting to strengthen strategic leadership capacity 
  • Anyone looking to grow their influence and advocacy within their school 

  Date: Saturday 20 JUNE, 2026

  Time: 9:30 AM (AEST)

  Presented by: Elisabeth Porreca-Dubois

  Cost: Member $FREE ~ Non-Member $40

  Registrations close: Thurs 18 JUNE @ 10am

  Save the date: Session 2 - June 20

  Important terms and information:

  - No recording/s will be made available for these events.

  - Non-member registrations are welcome, but must be finalised (paid) no later than 24 hours before the event, or the registration may be cancelled. NO REFUNDS available for non-attendance.

  - Delegates will be sent a unique access link no later than 5pm the day prior to the event.

  - ASLA Members must be signed in (to their profile linked to an active membership) to access the free registration option.

  Please speak to your membership coordinator and/or email us for any troubleshooting assistance, or if you have any queries.

  

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• 'Celebrating The Gifts of Reading for the Next Generation’ ~ ASLA Webinar Series 2026, JULY

  • When
    1 Jul 2026
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    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Online

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  Presenter: Jennie Orchard

  Date: Wednesday 1 July, 2026
  Time: 7:30 PM (AEST)

  Cost: Members $FREE ~ Non-Members $40

  Registrations close: Tues 30 JUNE @ 10am

  In this conversation, Jennie will speak about the essay by British writer Robert Macfarlane that inspired her two anthologies, the process of ‘curating’; the timeliness of this latest collection given the widespread concerns about ‘the reading crisis’; and the work of Room to Read, the organization that has brought literacy and the love of reading to tens of millions of children in the developing world. 

  Jennie Orchard has been involved with the world of books and publishing for more than four decades, initially in London, later in Australia and Asia, with extensive experience as an editor and an agent, also literary event organiser.
  

  Important terms and information:

  ⁍ This is a pre-recorded event - delegates will be emailed at the event time with the access link, which will be active for 30 days.

  ⁍ Although late registrations can't be accepted, the recording can be ordered in the ASLA Online Store, shortly after the event, at the advertised (listed above) event prices.

  ⁍ ASLA Members must be signed in for the free registration option to appear.

  ⁍Please speak to your membership coordinator or email us for any troubleshooting assistance, or if you have any queries.

  

  Members can order available ASLA Webinar Series Event recordings for FREE* in the Online Store - Login required.
  

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  * ASLA Webinar Series Event recordings from 2024 onward are free, or half non-member price prior.

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• ASLA Professional learning - PART 1: Using Informit Explore for Media Literacy

  • When
    22 Jul 2026
  •  
    4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Location
    Online - Zoom

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  Informit Explore and ASLA are partnering to deliver a three‑part professional learning series designed exclusively for ASLA members. Across July, August and September, this series will equip school library professionals and educators with practical strategies for integrating high‑quality Australian content into teaching, learning and inquiry.

  Each session focuses on a different dimension of contemporary learning; from media literacy to classroom provocation to senior research skills with a strong emphasis on critical thinking, source evaluation, and purposeful resource selection.

  Session 1: Using Informit Explore for Media Literacy

  This session unpacks how media literacy frameworks can be applied in the classroom to analyse representation, perspective and contemporary media. Participants will explore Media Perspectives modules, interactive Screen Guides, news clips and Australian screen content, gaining strategies to scaffold students’ critical analysis skills.

  Subject focus: English and Media Arts

  Who should attend? This workshop is ideal for:

  • Library assistants and support staff working to support student research skills

  • Early-career teacher librarians 
  • Experienced library staff wanting to strengthen their knowledge in Australian databases 
  • Anyone looking to grow the use of their Informit Explore subscription within their school 

  
  

  Date: WEDNESDAY 22 JULY, 2026

  Time: 4:30 AM (AEST)

  Presented by: Jessica Darnell

  Cost: Member $FREE ~ Non-Member $40

  Registrations close: Tues 21 JULY @ 10am

  Save the date: Session 2 - 19 August - Using Informit Explore for Classroom Provocation, Information and Inspiration

  Important terms and information:

  - Non-member registrations are welcome, but must be finalised (paid) no later than 24 hours before the event, or the registration may be cancelled. NO REFUNDS available for non-attendance.

  - Delegates will be sent a unique access link no later than 5pm the day prior to the event.

  - ASLA Members must be signed in (to their profile linked to an active membership) to access the free registration option.

  Please speak to your membership coordinator and/or email us for any troubleshooting assistance, or if you have any queries.

  

   Not a member? Join now
  to get all the ASLA benefits!

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