Join ALIAVic and ALIA SNGG for an afternoon of Library Speed Dating. New Graduates and Students will have the chance to sit down for three minutes with experienced librarians and GLAMRous people from across the library sector and ask them any questions they would like. The event will operate like speed dating with the participants rotating around the professionals, getting to spend 3 minutes with each of them. There will also be informal networking with ALIAVic and ALIA SNGG committee members and afternoon tea as you await your turn.

Spaces are limited so make sure to book soon. 

*Please be aware this isn’t a Resume/CV review service or job offers event.

Professionals who’ll be there on the day for questions are:

• Kyleigh Langrick: Coordinator Children and Young People Library Services Vision Australia
• Michael Barry: ALIA Vic and Library Technician Camberwell Primary School and Fitzroy North Primary School
• Dr Romany Manuel: Research Librarian ACER/ Melbourne Art Library
• Nicole McGrath: Archivist Museums Victoria
• Joey Chung: ALIA Multicultural Group and Website and Systems Homesglen Institute
• Nicole Kearney: Manager, Biodiversity Heritage Library Australia
• Heather McKay: Librarian Naarm Ngargu Library City of Melbourne
• Mare Maticevski: Senior Co-ordinator Monographs and Digital Collections RMIT University
• Tim Gillis-Jones: Library Technology Team Leader City of Monash
• Renee Naylor: Education and Communications Coordinator Law Library of Victoria.  

When:

Sunday 27th July 2025
2:00pm – 4:00pm (AEST)

Where:

PMI Victorian History Library Inc.
39 St Edmonds Rd
PRAHRAN VIC 3181

Cost:

• ALIA Members – $10: Associate/Graduate, Library Technician who has completed an ALIA Accredited Course.
• ALIA Student – $5: Student ALIA Member completing an ALIA Accredited Course at University or TAFE.
• Non-member – $22