Day two of ALIA Top End Symposium

Gillian Hallam gave a presentation based on a recent survey of the Australian Library workforce with a specific focus on the NT.


Other speakers included a speaker from the National Library, school librarians and colleagues from CDU. There were lots of smiling faces with the door and raffle prizes.





















After this,, quite a large group then attended a National Advisory Council meeting at the Darwin Sailing Club.

The ALIA TopEnd Symposium Day 1

A great networking opportunity for local library staff as well as some interstate speakers held for the first time at Darwin's Sky City Casino.







After a Welcome to Country from Larrakia Nation Elder - Alderman Dorothy Fox,
The Honourable Austin Asche AC QC gave a witty opening speech.







This theme of this year's symposium, "e-volving education",
focused on the changing ways in which the library and information
industry promotes learning and the evolution of how the library
industry maintains its own "education" in ensuring that
its professionals stay on top of information trends.

ALIA meets at Mindil Beach

Library staff gathered at Mindil Beach Market prior to the Symposium

Nice way of doing things

My former colleague Susan Brunner from TAFESA and the man in her life, school teacher, Trevor Jones created this:

Strange little library movie...

Saw this on another blog at http://robin-news.blogspot.com

More photographs , these from Jayshree