This month marks my 5th year anniversary of sharing professional learning lists for school library professionals. It’s gone really quickly and I’m honoured to be able to provide these lists to help share and promote amazing learning opportunities that help school library staff improve their practice, reflect and support each other. This month’s list has some amazing webinars, podcast episodes, articles and more.
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Webinars
Beyond the Ban – supporting young people in the social media shift – Steve Villani with ASLA – 4 March 2026, 7:30pm -8:30pm AEDT – free for ASLA members, $40 non-ASLA members.
Inquiry in the age of AI – Keeping Curiosity Alive – Dr Leslie Maniotes with SLANSW – 7 March 2026, 9am – 11am AEDT – $140 for non SLANSW members, $88 SLANSW Members.
Designing Dynamic School Library Collections – Madison Dearnaley with Eduwebinar – 11 March 2026, 7pm – 8pm AEST – $45.
Embedding the Information Fluency Framework at your school – SLAV with June Hall – 10 March and 24 March, 2026, 2pm – 3pm AEDT – $100 non-SLAV members, $80 SLAV members.
About Reading, Books and Literacy – SLAV – 19 March 4:30pm – 5:30pm AEDT – free for members.
Promoting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Through Diverse Collections – ALIA Schools with Dr Lilly Brown – 21 March 2026, 10:30am -11:30am AEDT – ALIA members free, $55 non-ALIA members.
School library professionals as leaders: Claiming your place at the leadership table – Kay Oddone with Eduwebinar – 25 March 2026, 7pm -8pm AEST – $45
Introduction to the School Library Toolkit – SLAV – 26 March 2026, 4:30pm-5:30pm – $80 SLAV members, $120 non-SLAV members.
Course
Bibliotherapy Basics Wellbeing Through Stories – 23 March 2026 – 8 May 2026 – $550 ALIA members, $750 non-ALIA members.
Podcasts
Your Kid’s Next Read – recent episodes include 10 minutes with Niraj Lal and What Makes a Good Picture Book?
School Librarians United – recent episodes include Staff Book Clubs, Conflict Resolution Experts Chime In, and Changing Spaces and Learning Lessons.
Articles and Blog posts
Investing in school libraries and librarians to improve literacy outcomes – Tania Otero Martinez
Strengthening the Reading Rope – Kendra Cameron-Jarvis
Why most school libraries fail to achieve their potential – Heeru Bhojwani.
An advocacy toolkit for your school library using evidence-informed materials – Catherine Duffett
The Peaks and Troughs of a Term – Literacy Learning Literature
2026 Ideas to Launch Book Week Symphony of Stories Digital Resources for Teachers – Raffaela Grasso
2026 Digital Resources Padlet for Teacher Librarians and School Library Staff – Raffaela Grasso
Language, Learning and the power of the library – Literacy Learning Literature
Want more professional learning?
Have a look through last month’s professional learning list.