Virtual Conference - School Libraries: The Power of Reading - November 27 2020

When
27 Nov 2020
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location
Virtual Event

November 27 2020

Virtual Conference

8.30 to 3.30

Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.

- Ruth Bader Ginsberg

In partnership with the National Education Summit

This virtual conference will be a fitting end to a year in which we have celebrated sixty years of the School Library Association of Victoria. We also celebrate the extraordinary ability of school libraries to be responsive and flexible during a year when school libraries have undoubtedly demonstrated their worth.

Featuring special guests, researchers, creators and school library practitioners, this conference will explore big picture ideas and examples of best practice in light of the powerful way school libraries foster a reading culture.

8.30am	Trade Exhibition
9.30am	Welcome Di Ruffles, SLAV President
9.45am	Keynote Address: The Power of Reading Ursula Dubosarsky, Australian Children’s Laureate
10.30am	Morning Tea, Trade Exhibition
11.00am	SLAV Awards
11.30am	Concurrent Sessions
12.00pm	Featured Speakers George Ivanoff in Conversation with Adrian Beck
12.30pm	Lunch, Trade Exhibition
1.30pm	Featured Speakers Imagining the Teen Reader: YA Publishing and Bookselling Professor Katya Johanson and Research Fellow Bronwyn Reddan Discovering a “Good Read”: Cultural Pathways to Reading for Australian Teens Project
2.00pm	Concurrent Sessions
2.38pm	Concurrent Sessions
3.10pm	Featured Speakers Saroo Brierley and Sue Brierley in Conversation with Kristin Gill
3.40pm	Conference Close

Please note: To enable access to the virtual conference platform your contact details will be shared with our conference partners.

Conference program

The School Library association of Victoria respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Victoria and pay respect to the ongoing living cultures of First Peoples.

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