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- 2026 Warm Winter Read
The 2026 Warm Winter Read Working Group is pleased to announce the author ambassadors for this year’s campaign, representing a broad range of genres and reading interests across the community: Additional campaign information and promotional resources for the 2026 Warm Winter Read will be shared with the sector in the coming weeks. For any queries, please contact the RD SIG co‑convenors: Janet Laws – janet.laws@yourlibrary.vic.gov.auPeter… - Libraries After Dark: Pop Culture Trivia Night
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- Last chance: Library Workplace Safety SurveyThis is your last chance to complete the Library Workplace Safety Survey. This anonymous online survey explores workplace violence and aggression in public and academic libraries, as part of a project conducted by Associate Professor Jane Garner on behalf of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), the Australian Public Library Alliance (APLA) and the Council of Australasian University Librarians (CAUL). Here is the survey…
- Join the National Walk for Truth this Sunday
[Posted on behalf of Travis Lovett for the Walk for Truth movement] The National Walk for Truth kicks off this Sunday. Will you be there? Check out the schedule of events and register now. The National Walk For Truth is a collective journey that says, with our feet and our voices, that our country needs healing. I’ll be walking alongside people from all walks of… - Refugee Week 2026: A Million Stories
Refugee Week 2026: A Million Stories Since 1947, Australia has issued one million permanent humanitarian visas, welcoming people from all parts of the globe who have gone on to help build modern Australia. Refugee Week 2026 is a moment to reflect on that milestone and to celebrate the million stories behind it. Each story is unique, each one powerful. Together, they shape the Australia we… - Professional development opportunity: Calling all “Con” artists – Dandy Con 2026
Greater Dandenong Libraries is invites all public library staff to attend Dandy‑Con, Greater Dandenong’s popular comic and pop culture festival, returning on Saturday 11 April 2026, 11am–4pm. This free, all‑ages event takes place across Dandenong Library, Drum Theatre, Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre, and Harmony Square. Dandy‑Con offers valuable professional learning through first-hand exposure to contemporary pop culture, gaming, cosplay, creative workshops and large‑scale… - Voting is open for 2026 Treaty Elections
Shout out to mob across Library Land! Voting is now open for the 2026 Treaty Elections Voting in the 2026 Treaty Elections has now opened and will be open until Sunday 12th April. This is a historic moment for First Peoples in Victoria to choose who will represent them and enact Australia’s first Treaty. You can vote online, or at a voting location near you…. - Mirror Cities: Connect with Libraries in Barcelona
UNESCO Cities of Literature Barcelona and Melbourne have partnered on the inaugural Mirror Cities, a virtual exchange initiative that will connect librarians, booksellers and literary programmers from the two Cities. Happening on 2–4 June 2026, the program will foster meaningful, professional relationships between equivalent literary organisations through structured online sessions hosted by industry professionals. The exchange will include three, structured, two-hour virtual sessions (8pm AEST Melbourne time and…