It’s Mentor Mysteries time.

On October 4th our ALIA SNGG Natinal Convenor, Jack Kelly will be at Brisbane Square Libraries for Mentoring Mysteries: Unlocking your potential as a future mentor or mentee.

Speakers include:

• Tony Zanders, Founder & CEO Skilltype.
• Jamie McCowan, CEO CAVAL
• Alan Brine,  IFLA CPDWL Co-Chair.  CILIP, Professional Registration Chair.
• Jacqui Lucas, Australia Library and Information Association (ALIA), Professional Learning Teacher Librarian.
• Anne Reddacliff,  Librarian, State Library of Queensland, Standing Committee Member, IFLA Continuing Professional Development Workplace Learning 
• Rebecca Randall (she/her), Hub Team Leader, Brisbane Square Library, Brisbane City Council.
• Gill Hallam, Consultant, Library and Information Service 

Location: The End Room, Brisbane Square Library

Time: 9:30 am – 12: 30 pm

Program:

9:10 am Registration

9:30 am

• Welcome
• Opening address by Helen Chan
• Welcome to Brisbane Square Library by Rebecca Randle
• Goals for the Workshop by Gill Hallam

9:45 am Setting the scene

• Who has already been a mentee or mentor?
• What does the word mentoring mean to you?
• How does coaching fit in?

10 am Activity 1: Maximising your potential as a mentee

(Table disccussion: Benefits for the mentee/skills/personal traits)

10:30am Activity 2: Maximising your potential as a mentor

(Table discussion: Benefits for the mentor/skills/personal traits)

11:00 am Break

11:15 am Activity 3: The Hidden Challenges of Mentoring.

(Table discussion: Possible difficulties that might arise. Stratergies for addressing problems.

11:45 am Panel Discussion

The secret ingredients of mentoring programs, now and into the future. Facilitator: Gill Hallam

• Jacqui Lucas – ALIA
• Jamie McCowan – CAVAL
• Alan Brine – CILIP
• Tony Zanders – Skilltype

12:20 pm Summary

• What does successful mentoring look like?
• Opportunities for mentoring in LIS
• Your next steps.

12:30 pm Close \ Networking Lunch

Catch up on ALIA SNGG’s latest Q&A with ALIA CEO, Cathie Warburton.

Take a look at our Q&A with Cathie via this WordPress Blog link.

Thank you to Cathie for answering our questions.

Our ALIA SNGG Resume Review Service is open for ALIA Members. Have a resume that needs to be revised or feedback on?

Email our Resume Review Service at alia.sngg.rrs@gmail.com your:

• ALIA Member Number
• Name
• Email
• PDF or Word Doc of your resume

Take a look at our WordPress Blog link for our ALIA SNGG Resume Review Service: What We Have Learned Part 1: Resume Tips.

RSVP Date: 30th October

Join ALIA for a Zoom celebrating Information Literacy 5oth birthday!

Learn what Information Literacy means in 2024.

Hear from:

• Professor Christine Bruce
• Vicki McDonald (AM FALIA, State Librarian and Chief Executive Officer, State Library of Queensland, IFLA, President & ALIA NSW, Convenor)
• Dr Suzana Sukovic, ALIA LARK, Convenor and Director of Research and Publication at Presbyterian Ladies’ College Sydney
• Dr Ellie Abdi, Senior Lecturer, Curtin University
• Professor Helen Partridge, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Teaching and Learning, Deakin University.

Cost:

ALIA Members $FREE | Non-Member $22

Date/Time: Thursday 31st October, 12pm -1:30pm AEDT

ALIA CPD Hours: 1.50

Register for the Information Literacy turns 50 event at this ALIA Events link.

RSVP 4th December

Join ALIA NSW for their End of Year Networking & Awards Night at State Library of New South Wales, Dixson Room.

When: Friday, 6th December

Time: 5pm -7:30pm AEDT

Where:

State Library of NSW, Dixson Room

1 Shakespeare Place

Sydney NSW 2000

Cost:

ALIA Members $15 | Non-Members $25 | Student/Retirees $12

Register to join the ALIA NSW event at this ALIA Events page link.

RSVP Date: 18th October.

Register to join ALIA Vic for their Remarkable Libraries: Marketing Big & Small event at PMI Victorian History Library.

Date: 20th October

Time: 2pm – 4:30pm

Location: PMI Victorian History Library  39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, Victoria 3181

Cost:

ALIA Members $10 | Non-Members $22

Program:

Panel discussion, ALIA Silver Pin presentation (ALIA SNGG National Secretary, Rhodora Spring) and others. Networking over food.

Follow this Remarkable Libraries ALIA Events link to join.

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