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- Celebrating a million refugee stories
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- Brimbank Writers & Readers Festival
The Brimbank Writers & Readers Festival runs from 12 – 17 March 2026, delivering six days of stories, ideas, and creative connection for our community. With a number of sessions already sold out and others filling quickly, now’s the time to book your free tickets and make sure you don’t miss out on this year’s program Browse all Events Download Festival Brochure Questions Have questions… - Journal Expediting Service (JETS) – Thursday 19th March, 3pm – SPONSORED WEBINAR
Public Libraries Victoria, in partnership with EBSCO, invites Victorian public library staff to a practical webinar introducing Journal Expediting Service (JETS) – a service designed to simplify the management of print journals and magazines in public library environments. This session will provide an overview of how JETS helps libraries: Reduce time spent on manual check‑in, claiming and issue handling Receive consolidated, predictable deliveries of print titles… - World Autism Understanding Month – April 2026
World Autism Understanding Month (WAUM) is a time to move beyond awareness and build practical understanding of autism. Since 2021, Aspect (a PLV partner) has celebrated World Autism Understanding Day (early April), recognising Autistic people, celebrating strengths and encouraging a shift from awareness to understanding. In 2026, this has grown into a full month, recognising that meaningful understanding takes time. Throughout April, Aspect brings together… - Autism Friendly Webinar Recordings
Recordings from the two sessions presented by Aspect, are now available at: https://www.plv.org.au/autism-friendly-libraries-webinars/. The recordings each run for around 90 minutes: General Introduction to Autism Webinar: Making Libraries Autism Friendly Autism Friendly Webinar for Facilitators: Including Autistic people in library programs & events In line with the PLV partnership agreement with Aspect, this content is only available to Victorian public library staff, so you will… - ABS Census 2026
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is starting to release information regarding the 2026 census. Important points: Census night is Tuesday 11th August 2026 Census papers will be sent by mail, with the option to complete in paper or online As an alternative, the census can be completed via MyGov, but they must register and the window to do so is short (approx 3 week window… - IFLA/James Bennett Public Library of the Year Award 2026
Applications are open for this award, presented by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) with the aim of honouring new public libraries. The award is presented to a library somewhere in the world that has best managed to combine open and functional architecture with sustainable and creative IT solutions and has included both digital developments and local culture. Each year, the IFLA/James… - National Media Literacy Survey – your feedback wanted
Help shape the future of media literacy in Australian public libraries by taking part in a national media literacy survey led by ALIA and PressReader Your insights will help shape a shared report highlighting how public libraries are supporting media literacy today and what resources could help you do even more for your community. Why your input matters Public libraries play a critical role in…