Another month of professional development links, articles, webinars, podcasts and more. As Term 1 comes to a close here in Australia, I hope you find some time to put your feet up and maybe enjoy an hour or two of professional learning.
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Webinars
ALIA QLD Learning Social Media – ALIA and Link Marketing – 10 April 2026, 4pm – 5pm AEST – $10 ALIA members, $22 non-ALIA-members.
Beyond the Checklist: new tools to teach media information literacy in the AI era – Dr Mathieu O’Neil and Dr Andrew Ross – 28 April 2026, 7pm – 8pm AEST – $45 Non-member, free for SLANSW members.
Videos
How your library catalogue can support information literacy – SCIS webinar recording
Podcasts
Your Kid’s Next Read – recent episodes include 10 minutes with Lili Wilkinson, 10 minutes with Tom Jellett and Let’s Talk YA with Danielle Binks
School Librarians United – recent episodes include Revolutionize Youth Book Clubs, Student Privacy, Supporting Students with Hidden Needs and Talents.
For the Love of Libraries – An ALIA Schools Podcast – Building a Nation of Readers – A Conversation with Anna Burkey
Articles and Blog posts
Reimagining reading engagement toolkit – Go All In Year of National Reading UK
Reading Australian Readers: Report release and key takeaways – Australia Reads
Why schools should stop pushing reading for pleasure – Jon Severs
“I am the only one teaching it”: Australian Primary Teacher Librarians Leading Information Literacy – Kasey Garrison and Kay Oddone.
Prompting Parents AI Planner and Framework – Matt Easterman
Are school newsletters easy to understand at home, and why does this matter? Margaret Merga and Cath Ferguson
Students are reading less and losing stamina: Why sustained reading matters more than ever – Scholastic Research Library
Are we outsourcing our souls to artificial intelligence? – Benjamin Law
A writing professor’s new task in the age of AI: Teaching students when to struggle – Kristi Girdharry
AI, Cognition and Student Learning slides – Jason Gulya
School Librarians: Effective Communicators? – Dr Robbie Barber
Cultivating a thriving reading ecosystem in the national year of reading – Gabrielle Mace
Language, learning and the power of the library – Trish Templeton
7 Titles for librarians looking to expand their professional development – SLJ Reviews
A talk with the team behind racial literacy in librarians (which I may have helped to co write) – Betsy Bird
Want more professional learning?
Have a look through last month’s professional learning list.