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Sep 15, 2021

Beyond books — the cultural life of libraries

If you think you know your local library — shhhhh-ing librarians, overdue fines and dusty shelves, perhaps? — think again. Over the last decade, Australia’s public libraries have been undergoing a quiet transformation from dowdy book havens to dynamic cultural hubs. Walk into a public library on any given day…

Public Libraries

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Beyond books — the cultural life of libraries
Beyond books — the cultural life of libraries
Public Libraries

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Sep 15, 2021

Undertaking Inclusive Employment at a Public Library

In 2019, the Public Libraries Victoria (PLV) Shared Leadership Program produced a report called Who do we think we are? Understanding diversity in the Victorian public library workforce (pdf), which aimed to evaluate the current state of diversity in the Victorian public library workforce. Among its key findings was that…

Public Libraries

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Undertaking Inclusive Employment at a Public Library
Undertaking Inclusive Employment at a Public Library
Public Libraries

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Apr 29, 2020

Iso life is life

WFH = so many Microsoft Teams meetings, so little time. And then onto Zoom once work clocks off — for fitness, book clubs, Sunday lunches and Tiger King discussions. Houseparty also getting a run. Grateful that Niantic Labs continue to adjust their Pokemon Go gameplay to enable play from home. …

Workingfromhome

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Iso life is life
Iso life is life
Workingfromhome

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Apr 8, 2020

Dancing through the pandemic

This week marks the first full week of working from home for me. The work side has been productive, if a bit chaotic as we try to transition a large library service to working from home and delivering customer service and programs digitally. The transition to full time home time…

Libraries

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Dancing through the pandemic
Dancing through the pandemic
Libraries

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Dec 17, 2019

People power: a new approach to marketing the library

In January of this year, Yarra Plenty Regional Library (YPRL) introduced a new Marketing Strategy with a bold vision: to tell the story of the library through its people. The strategy has two main goals: to take a digital-first approach to communications, and to empower all staff to be involved…

Social Media

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People power: a new approach to marketing the library
People power: a new approach to marketing the library
Social Media

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Jun 16, 2019

Are public libraries really equitable?

I was drawn to work in public libraries in part because of their ideals of access, inclusivity and learning for all. In a world that is increasingly corporatised, the library is free, it’s safe, and — you’ll often hear — it’s for everyone. So it may seem radical to question…

Glam

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Are public libraries really equitable?
Are public libraries really equitable?
Glam

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Apr 29, 2019

Transform, connect & collaborate: 3 goals for being a successful cultural leader

The culture industry is changing. Content is everywhere. Culture is everywhere. The old distinctions between audience and artist — consumer and creator — have disappeared. Today I’m going to share three new strategies that cultural leaders — be they organisations or individuals — need to understand to succeed in the…

Art

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Transform, connect & collaborate: 3 goals for being a successful cultural leader
Transform, connect & collaborate: 3 goals for being a successful cultural leader
Art

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Jan 17, 2019

What I learned in a year of working for a public library

Last year was my first year working for a public library, and it has been quite a shift from the world of writer’s festivals that I inhabited inhabited for nearly a decade before deciding I needed a change. As an admirer of libraries but never having worked in one, 2018…

Libraries

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What I learned in a year of working for a public library
What I learned in a year of working for a public library
Libraries

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Jan 15, 2019

Putting Audiences First: Thoughts on literary programming

In the literary world, we regularly talk about writers, publishing, events and festivals, bookselling, critics and criticism, and the media when we discuss our industry. But where does the reader fit in? A core focus of my work as Director of Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) has been bringing readers to…

Leadership

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Putting Literary Audiences First
Putting Literary Audiences First
Leadership

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Apr 9, 2012

Literary Tourism

Travel and books, books and travel — In November 2010 I landed in Sharjah — a place I had not known existed until two months earlier — and several hours later I was sitting in a grand reception hall watching its International Book Fair being opened by one Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed al Qassimi. The room…

Travel

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Literary Tourism
Literary Tourism
Travel

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