The 2026 CBCA Shortlist (plus Current Hot Reads)~ ASLA Webinar Series 2026, JUNE (3 Jun 2026)

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:30:00 GMT

Presenter: Paul Macdonald
Date: Wednesday 3 JUNE, 2026
Time: 7:30 PM (AEST)
Cost: Members $FREE ~ Non-Members $40

Registrations close: Tues 2 JUNE @ 10am

Join us for an engaging ASLA Webinar Series session with Paul Macdonald - respected educator, literacy consultant, author, and former owner of the award-winning The Children’s Bookshop, a beloved Sydney literary institution for more than 50 years.

With a career spanning education, bookselling, literacy advocacy, and children’s literature, Paul brings a wealth of expertise and passion for building reading cultures in schools. A recipient of numerous awards, including the inaugural Maurice Saxby Award and the Lady Cutler Award for services to children’s literature and literacy in Australia, Paul is widely recognised as a leading voice in Australian children’s and young adult literature.

Important terms and information:

⁍ This is a live event - participants must register to receive an access link, and all registrants will receive a link to the recording after the event, 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.

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ASLA Interactive Workshops - Developing a vibrant whole school reading culture - PART 2 (20 Jun 2026)

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT

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.

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Australian School Library Association upcoming events

The 2026 CBCA Shortlist (plus Current Hot Reads)~ ASLA Webinar Series 2026, JUNE (3 Jun 2026)

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

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

ASLA Interactive Workshops - Developing a vibrant whole school reading culture - PART 2 (20 Jun 2026)