A webinar highlighting the conference details and housekeeping as well as sharing some things do do in Canberra.

1. ASLA 50 Years Celebration
Conference
14 – 16th April, 2019
Australian National Library
CANBERRA

2. ASLA PL Team members facilitating for this webinar:
Margo Pickworth
Morag Tunks
Sophie Partington
Renee Jones (ACT) TL
Type your
questions here
House Keeping
• Participation options
• Attendee control panel
• Question facility- please ask
questions here.

3. CANBERRA IS A GREAT PLACE
Eating, drinking and shopping
Inner North
• Civic
• Braddon
• NewActon
Inner South
• Barton
• Kingston
• Manuka
• Fyshwick

4. CANBERRA IS A GREAT PLACE
Getting around Canberra
• ACTION buses – MyWay smartcard prepaid system or cash direct to the
driver. Daily tickets are ideal for sightseeing and are valid until midnight on
the day of purchase. Children under five years travel free. Free city loop
operates through Civic, Acton and Braddon.
• Taxi
• Uber
• Walking
Transport from Canberra airport
• Taxi to Civic/Inner North/Inner South $20 - $30
• ACTION bus – Bus 11A - regular services between the Canberra Airport
terminal and city bus station, seven days a week. Adult single cash fare:
$4.80

5. CANBERRA IS A GREAT PLACE
Places of interest
• National Arboretum
• Australian War Memorial
• Parliament House (new and old)
• Questacon
• National Museum Australia
• Lake Burley Griffin (Go Boating, Lake Cruises)
• National Zoo and Aquarium
• National Gallery of Australia
• National Portrait Gallery
• Australian National Botanic Gardens
• Australian Institute of Sport
• Royal Australian Mint

6. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Margo
THEME: LEADING LEARNING
Tracey Ezard
Tamara Sullivan
Judy O’Connell
Dr Margaret Merga

7. BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Morag
Organised into three themes:
Leading Technology
Focusses on sharing innovative ways
that technology can be used,
developed and promoted in school
libraries
Leading Discovery
Focusses on the role of school libraries in
supporting students to be learners for life
through curiosity, wonder, investigation
and exploration
Leading Literacy
Addresses all literacies relevant to school
libraries and education eg digital, traditional,
critical and visual literacy

8. Welcome drinks- Inspire @ Amaroo
SOCIAL EVENTS
Megan Daley’s Blog
Latest article
Housekeeping
• 135 Katherine Avenue, Amaroo
• Buses from NLA will be leaving 3.30pm
• Jackie French Tourist will be dropped there
• Follow the signs to the library
• Sign in at the door
• Conference rego check in can be done on the
night
4-6pm
Megan Daley Book Launch
Networking opportunities
Meet the inspiring Nat Otten
Explore the amazing library

9. Inspiring Authors
Teacher Librarian of the Year award
Delicious dinner
Limerick Competition
Bar available for other alcohol/drinks
Networking opportunity
Birthday Cake!
50 Years Celebration Dinner
@ Australian National Museum
House keeping
• Doors will open 6.30pm
• Please sign in at the door
• beverage and canapes on arrival
• No set seating

10. Sharing 50 years together!
3 ways
1. Photos of your library or archived items
2. Video clips of people expressing the importance of your library
3. Letting us borrow a vintage library item for us to display at the conference

11. Sharing 50 years!
1. Photos of your library or archived items
• Share an interesting photo of what your current library looks like or a current
activity being done in your library that you are proud of
• Or a before and after shot of your new reno!
• Share old photos of your library from decades past or photos of ephemera
library days past. Eg book week costume/ parade listening stations, old
titles
Email the jpeg- high quality to ASLAconference2019@asla.org.au
Email Subject: library photo and include some info re what, where & when

12. Sharing 50 years!
2.Video clips of stakeholder expressing the importance of library & TLs
There are 3 questions we want asked.
What is great about your Teacher Librarian
How does your library/TL lead learning in your school
What’s your favourite part about visiting the library?
We would like you to ask (1-3 of each type of person would be wonderful)
All Criteria for the short clips submission Here.
Please create individual files – no need to compile into one video. We have a
our own way to do that at our end.
Email each MP4 to ASLAconference2019@asla.org.au
Subject: CONF VIDEO MESSAGE

13. Sharing 50 years!
3. Letting us borrow a vintage item for us to display at the conference
Any vintage item fro the last 50 years that might make people reminisce,
laugh, exclaim wow!
Eg- old book, old popular book from one of the decades, library poster, old
computer, file, video projector, library program, floppy disk
Send Sophie a photo @ ASLAconference2019@asla.org.au Subject: Vintage item
include some info re
what, where & when

14. AUTHORS
Jack Heath
Shelly Unwin
Jackie French
Morris Gleitzman
Bruce Pickworth

15. DISCOVERY OPTIONS
Margo
• Film and Sound Archive
• National Centre for Children’s Literature (SOLD OUT)
• War Memorial
• Botanical Gardens
• Reconciliation Walk
• Questacon
• National Art Gallery
CARPOOLING!
Please email us at ASLAconference2019@asla.org.au if you are able to offer your car to
one of these locations from the NLA. Please let us know how many seats you can offer.
We will inform other delegates of your offer.

16. HOW TO REGISTER
Sophie
Click here to book
conference tickets!

17. ACCREDITATION AND OTHER MATTERS - Margo
Bookshop discounts
Tours of the Library
Yapp App
Visit our Trade Fair
Completing the ASLA XXVI
Conference 2019 will contribute 10
hours of NESA registered PD
addressing 6.2.2 from the APST
maintaining Proficient Teacher
Accreditation in NSW.
The ASLA XXVI Conference
has been approved for 10
hours of registered
professional development

18. ANY QUESTIONS?
Click Here to book
conference tickets!