To say this is a jam-packed edition of my monthly professional learning opportunities list feels like an understatement. There are so many incredible articles, reflections, frameworks, webinars and resources to help you with your professional goals this month. From AI (and lots of it) to keeping students reading, there’s something for all school library staff.
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Webinars
Author presentation with Jaqueline Harvey – ASLA – 5 November 2025, 7:30pm AEDT – ASLA Members free, non-members $40.
Make your students the stars: Practical ways to increase Engagement – Colorado State Library with Anna Szczepanski – 5 November 2025, 9am AEST – free.
Your AI Conversation is Overdue – ALIA Schools with Matthew Esterman – 8 November 2025, 10:30am AEDT – ALIA members free, $55 non-ALIA Members.
Generative AI and Libraries – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Schoo of Information Sciences – 12 November 2025, 6am AEST – free
Innovation, Collaboration and Impact – Future Ready Librarians Webinar Series – 18 November 2025, 5pm EST – free
Data-informed advocacy for school libraries – Colorado State Library – 19 November 2025, 9am AEST. Free
Making the most of your ALIA Membership: Support for students and early-career practitioners – ALIA – 19 November 2025, 7pm – 8pm AEDT – Free.
Developing a culture of reading for pleasure – why book choice matters for children – Book Trust with Matt Goodfellow and Debbie Thomas – 20 November 2025, 4pm GMT – free.
Write to Read: Motivating and Engaging Learners – Professor Eithne Kennedy – 25 November 2025, 2pm GMT – free.
Big Picture, Small Steps: Practical Strategic Planning for Your School Library – EduWebinar with Holly Godfree – 26 November 2025, 7pm AEST – $45.
Baby Steps for AI – ALIA Library Technicians – 26 November 2025, 7pm – 8:30pm AEDT – $5 ALIA Members, $22 non-members.
Podcasts
Your Kid’s Next Read – recent episodes include Bookmail Blizzard, 10 Minutes with Sarah Giddy, Big Concepts in Kids’ Books, 10 Minutes with Tim Winton.
School Librarians United – recent episodes include Building Media Skills Through Video Production, AASL25, Community Collection Development, The School Librarian’s Guide to (Almost) Everything
Frameworks:
AI Literacy Framework for Primary and Secondary Education
Framework 3.0 Leading, Learning and Literacy for Today’s Schools
Survey
The Softlink Education Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand 2025 School Library Survey is now open. The survey closes on the 30th of November 2025. All school libraries are encouraged to complete this survey.
Articles and Blog posts
School library practice
From Decimal to Dynamic: A Systematic Review of Genrefication in School Libraries – Kasey Garrison, Krystal Gagen-Spriggs, Kay Oddone
School Libraries in View October 2025 – CILIP. Includes articles on Using Data from International School Libraries by Dr Margaret Merga and Librarian/Teacher Collaborations by Andrew Shenton
What is Design Thinking? – Interaction Design Foundation
Being a teacher librarian is hard – Serena Bourke
Even though libraries are under attack, experts say library science programs remain important – Elin Johnson
Beautiful Spaces, Functional Futures: Rethinking how we design school libraries – Gabrielle Mace
Australian Public Libraries Statistical Report 2023-2024 – ALIA and National and State Libraries Australasia. And a summary
The crucial role of teacher librarians in Australian Schools – Serena Bourke
Students’ digital technology attitude, literacy and self-efficacy and their effect on online learning engagement – Seyum Getenet, et al.
Videos
Promoting Reading across transition: What do we know and what can we do – Dr Laura Shapiro and Professor Jessie Ricketts
Running a Library kids love – Shannon McClintock Miller and Amanda Hunt
Future Ready Librarians Webinar series – watch on demand.
Want more professional learning?
Have a look through last month’s professional learning list.