Staying up-to-date with professional learning can be tricky when life in the library is so busy. If you don’t have time to get away to conferences or visit other school libraries, why not try a webinar, listen to a podcast while reshelving or take a moment during the day to read an article. Little moments can help us stay connected.
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Webinars
Superpowered Story Sharing: Getting more out of picture books with Laura Cain Gray – ASLA – 2 April 2025, 7:30pm AEDT – free for members, $40 non-members.
Marketing School Libraries – Cortney Thomson with QSLA – 2 April 2025, 4pm AEST – free members, $30 non-members.
Videos
Breaking down barriers in school libraries: A conversation with Mary-Rose Grieve – Elizabeth Hutchinson
Podcasts
Your Kid’s Next Read – recent episodes include 10 Minutes with Nick Bland, Reading Aloud 101 and 10 Minutes with Tamlyn Teow.
School Librarians United – recent episodes include Texas FReadom Fighters, Career Twists and Turns, Bluesky 101 and Librarians Building Libraries.
School Librarian Learning Network Podcast – recent episodes include Biography Bowling, Interactive History and Increasing Independence and Engagement via Library Skills
The Yarn – recent episodes include Arree Chung, Rebecca Lee
Articles and Blog posts
The Power of Literacy: Celebrating community reading spaces – Gabrielle Mace
ChatGPT’s image generation just got smarter – here’s what educators need to know – The AI School Librarian
The Library as a safe space in contemporary schools: An international study – Margaret Kristin Merga
School library professionals’ perceptions of students’ digital information literacy – Margaret Merga and Saiyidi Mat Roni
AI: helping librarians work smarter, not harder – Dennis Pierce
Resources
ALIA Code of Ethics for the Australian Library and Information Services Workforce
Book Lists
CBCA Shortlist and Notables list for Book of the Year Award 2025
Together into the unknown – 16 stories of kids coping with lockdown and its aftermath – School Library Journal
Books
Reading for Pleasure: International Perspectives – Edited by Teresa Cremin and Sarah McGeown
Want more professional learning?
Have a look through last month’s professional learning list.