Welcome to a brand new month.

In ALIA SNGG Team News:

Welcome to the ALIA Students and New Graduates Group, WordPress Blog Team, Rachel Dowe 👏

Congratulation to ALIA SNGG, X Team Ryan Siriwardene on your Contributing Writer Children contributions to ALIA CYS Scoop Newsletter. Explore the latest Scoop for Ryan’s Film review of Howard The Purple Crayon & book reviews.

#GLAMRmatch 2025

The #GLAMRmatch 2025 wait is almost over for EOIs for ALIA Students and New Graduates Group #GLAMRmatch 2025: What You Are Looking For Is In GLAMR. #GLAMRmatch 2025 open via the ALIA Events page on Tuesday.

Are you an ALIA Member? Professional (Associate/Graduate, Library Technician) or General (Student)

OR

Are you a Non-Member?

A LIS Student from the ALIA Accredited Course list, LIS Graduate, Established Professional or Changing Sector Professional?

#GLAMRmatch is ALIA SNGG’s annual event designed to connect Students and Graduates to Established Professionals from the GLAMR (Gallery, Library, Archives, Museum & Records Management) Sector over a 1-hour one-on-one physical or online meeting.

Start building your GLAMR networks. Add answers to your library questions. Add to your Active Professionalism by learning skills & advice for your library pathway.

Cost:
#GLAMRmatch 2025 is FREE for ALIA Members to join.
Non-Members: $22

The #NSS2025 book has been announced!

What is the book?
The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkle. Published in 2024. Illustrated by Danny Snell.

When: Wednesday, 21st May 2025 at 12pm (AEST)

You can now view the Draft Program for ALIA Information Online 2025 – Transformation & Disruption.

Interested in attending? Register via this the ALIA Information Online Event link.

Cost:

Members $400 | Non-Members $500| Institution  5 attendees $1800 | Institution 10 attendees $3500 | Unlimited $6000

When  is this on?

Tuesday 18th March – 20th March

Location: Online via Zoom 

Time Zoom begins: 9am AEDT

Program Summary:

Day 1: Tuesday, 18th March – Indigenous Knowledges (Program highlights Dialogue Session: Libraries and their Intersection with Indigenous Knowledges held on 13th October 2024).

Day 2: Wednesday, 19th March – Greening GLAMR

• 10:45 AM (AEDT) Presentation by Morgan Hills, Georges River Libraries – Library of Things
• 1:45 PM (AEDT) Sustainability at ALIA Ligtning Talk, by Cathie Warburton, ALIA
• 2:40 PM (AEDT) United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Curtin’s Multi-Faceted Approach to Achiving These Goals  Presentation by Jayne Cleave, Curtin University

Day 3: Thursday, 20th March – AI

• 10:30 AM (AEDT) Digital Sisters: AI for Good Research, Presentation by Jess Wilson, Good Things Foundation 
• 11:15 AM (AEDT) Top 10 Tips for Upskilling and Preparing You and Your Team to Implement GenAI Tools Presentation by Lisa Paul, Ashurst
• 2:45 PM (AEDT) Evaluating AI Tools for Enhanced Access to the State Library of Queensland’s Film Collection Presentation by Jeff Williams, Australian Centre for the Moving Image,
  and Rachel Merrick, State Library of Queensland.

Download the Draft Program for more info.

#ACTEvent

RSVP Date: 19th December

Join the ALIA ACT Group for a tour of The Royal Australian Mint followed by an End Of Year celebration at ALIA House.

Details:

Join the Royal Australian Mint Tour from 3pm -4pm AEDT

Location:

Royal Australian Mint
Denison Street
Deakin ACT 2600

Attend the End Of Year Social Event at ALIA House from 4:30pm -6:30pm AEDT

Location:

ALIA HOUSE
9-11 Napier Close
Deakin ACT 2600

Cost:

ALIA Members/Non-Members : FREE

Join the Mint Tour & ALIA House Social via this ALIA Events page link

#NSWEvent

RSVP Date: Wednesday, 4th December

Join ALIA NSW at the State Library of New South Wales for their End Of Year and ALIA NSW Library Excellence Awards.

When: Friday, 6th December

Time: 5pm -7:30pm (AEDT)

Cost: ALIA Members $15

Student Member/Retirees $12

Non-Members $25

Location:

State Library of NSW, Dixson Room

1 Shakespeare Place

Sydney NSW 2000

#ALIASouthCoastEvent

Join ALIA South Coast for their End Of Year Event!

When: Saturday, 23rd November

Time: 12:30pm – 2:45pm (AEDT)

Where:

Bendooley Estate
3020 Old Hume Highway
Berrima, NSW 2577

Cost: ALIA Members/Non-Members $FREE

#NTEvent

RSVP Date: 25th November

Join ALIA GLAM Top End (Northern Territory) for their NT Library & Information Excellence Award at Libraries & Archives NT on Thursday, 28th November.

Who is on the NT Excellence Awards Shortlist?

• Tamarzon (Tad) Larner, Charles Darwin University
• Renecia Maneveldt, Alice Springs Public Library
• Nicole Nurse, City of Darwin Libraries
• Joanne Scott, Taminmin Community Library

When: Thursday, 28th November
Time: 5:30pm – 7:00pm (ACST)

Cost: Free (ALIA Members/ Non-Members)

Location:
Libraries & Archives NT
L2, Parliament House, 4 Bennett St
DARWIN 0800

#GoldCoastEvent

RSVP Date: Monday, 2nd December to aliagoldcoast@gmail.com

Join ALIA Gold Coast Group for their Sustainable Santa Opshop Walking Tour.

Find a perfect early Christmas gift.

Meet ALIA Gold Coast Co-Convenors for a coffee before the walking tour at Randy Wallhole at 9:30am AEST

Location:

1/21 Nind Street,
Southport,
GOLD COAST   QLD   4215

Tour start: 10:00am AEST

Date: Saturday, 7th December

Time: 9:30am – 12:00 noon   AEST

Cost: ALIA Members/Non-Members :FREE

Vic based ALIA Members & Non-Members join ALIA Vic Group, ALIA SNGG, newCardigan, AMaGA Vic Branch Group and Australian Association of Archivists (ASA) Vic Branch on a GLAMR picnic at Fitzroy Gardens.

This FREE event will be on Sunday 1st December from 12pm – 3pm.

Location:

Fitzroy Gardens,

Wellington Parade, East Melbourne, VIC 3002

Where do you meet everyone?

Meet at the seats opposite the Fitzroy Gardens Cafe/Visitor Centre. 

How do I get to the location?

View the PTV Journey planner.

Catch the Hurstbridge/Mernda train lines to Jolimont – MCG train station.

Take the number 48 (towards North Balwyn) or 75 trams (towards Vermont South)

#ICYMI Closing in 3-days time

Register to join ALIA Graphics Group ‘Comics in Libraries:the pros and comic-con’ Zoom event to learn tips& advice on having a library Comic-Con event.

Cost: ALIA Members = FREE | Non-Members = $22

Where: Via Zoom

When: Thursday, 14th November from 2pm  – 3pm (AEDT)

Who is speaking?

• Sabina Willis, Team Leader Your library ,  (VIC) *Comics Extravaganza
• Fel Jeges, City of Kingston Libraries (VIC) , King Con
• Dennis Cahil, Ashfield Library, Inner West Libraries (NSW), Comic Conversations
• Stacey O’Brien & Roseanne Travers, City of Woollongong (NSW) – Comic Gong

*Comics Extravaganza event was held at Lilydale Library, Box Hill Institute & Lilydale Lakeside Campus in August 2024.

RSVP by 25th November

Join ALIA Library Technicians Group for a Meet & Greet via Zoom on Tuesday, 26th November.

Time: 6:30pm – 7:30 pm (AEDT)

Cost: ALIAMembers = FREE | Non-Members = FREE

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