School Library Association of Victoria upcoming events

SLAV Committee of Management (22 Apr 2026)

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT

SLAV Committee of Management 2026

The SLAV Committee of Management meets on a regular basis throughout the year to oversee the running of the association.

For details on meeting locations, please refer to relevant emails or contact the SLAV office.

SLAV Council Meeting (2 May 2026)

Sat, 02 May 2026 00:30:00 GMT

SLAV COUNCIL MEETINGS 2026

SLAV State Council meetings in 2026 will be held either at the Abbotsford Convent, or online.

There are three meetings during the year that are held at the Abbotsford Convent:

Council Planning Day - Feb 7
Council meeting and the Annual General Meeting - May 2
Council meeting and Think Tank for future planning - Oct 17

All other Council Meetings are held online and a link will be sent in the week prior.

For further details see the Council emails or contact the SLAV Office.

SLAV AGM 2026 (2 May 2026)

Sat, 02 May 2026 00:30:00 GMT

THE SLAV AGM 2026

The SLAV AGM will be held on Saturday May 2nd 2025, at 10.30 am at:

The Bishops Parlour
The Abbotsford Convent
1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford

All current eligible members of SLAV are invited to attend.

Light refreshments will be available from 10:00am and a light lunch will follow the Council meeting. (nut/gluten free, vegetarian and vegan options available)

For catering purposes, please register by Monday 27 April, 2025.

Call for nominations for the SLAV 2026 Committee of Management

The SLAV Committee of Management is inviting members to nominate.

Being a SLAV committee of management member gives you the opportunity to join a strong professional team who are committed to, and passionate about School Libraries and Teacher Librarianship. It not only enables you to contribute significantly to the Library profession, but also:

raises your professional profile,
expands your knowledge and experience,
broadens your professional network.

All positions of the Committee must be vacated and are eligible for re-election. All nominees and nominators must be current financial members. The following positions require filling:

President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer

Please download and complete the nomination form and return to SLAV via email by Friday 1st May. .

Nominations by mail must be received by Monday 27 April, 2026

We look forward to welcoming you!

About Reading, Books and Literacy series (5 May 2026)

Tue, 05 May 2026 06:30:00 GMT

Next session: 5 May 4:30pm - 5:30pm - About Literacy

Join us for this session focussing on what is new and soon to be published, with guest authors Suzy Zail and Ingrid Laguna.

About this new series

Each session in the ‘About’ series, offers a practice-oriented deep dive into either reading, books, or literacy. You will gain practical, actionable insight and skills, that can be applied directly, to improve your school library or professional practice.

Click here for future session dates and information about this series.

The meeting link remains the same for the series and will be emailed prior to the event.

SLAV Extended Investigation Support Network (13 May 2026)

Wed, 13 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Next Meeting - May 13: 4pm - 5pm

Theme: Sharing resources

This is a free event and all teachers and teacher librarians who teach, or support the teaching of, the Extended Investigation in their school are invited and encouraged to attend.

The next meeting of the Extended Investigation Network will focus on sharing resources and will give participants the opportunity to ask questions about teaching different aspects of the subject. Participants are encouraged to present / discuss / showcase a successful resource.

Joy Whiteside, SLAV EO, Micah Wilkins and Will Byron will facilitate this event.

Micah Wilkins is an experienced teacher of Extended Investigation. He was fortunate to be asked to teach the pilot study in 2012 and has been teaching and assessing Extended Investigation since then.

Will Byron has been a teacher at the Virtual School of Victoria for 15 years, teaching mainly in the areas of Philosophy and Extended Investigation. He has worked in a number of roles for the VCAA and has presented on Critical Thinking in Extended Investigation in previous years. He is passionate about this subject because he believes it offers students a unique opportunity to develop their critical thinking skills beyond what other VCE subjects typically provide.

Meeting Agenda

Teams meeting link: https://bit.ly/46YPvWc

Email the SLAV office for further information.

HILO Series 2026 - State Library of Victoria: The Amazing Things They Can Do for Your Students! (21 May 2026)

Thu, 21 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT

STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA: The Amazing Things They Can Do for Your Students!

Description:

Did you know the State Library of Victoria offers all students free access to an extensive range of subscription e-journals, databases, e-books, and other authoritative e-resources?

If you haven’t checked out what’s on offer lately, do yourself and your budget a favour and attend this vital session!

You will be shown how to guide your students in accessing the following:

State Library Victoria’s vast catalogue
Extensive range of online databases
Education programs and resources

Click here to download the flyer for this event.

COST: Members = $30, Non-members = $40

The meeting link will be emailed prior to the event.

About the HILO Series
The High Impact Libraries Online (HILO) series showcases and explores the various ways school libraries support learning and teaching through online systems, tools, and programs. Each session presents a different area of knowledge within the online school library space; offering examples of strategic practice by experienced speakers.

Knowledge to take with you:
A Padlet is provided alongside each HILO session, to enable attendees to collaborate and extend their knowledge after the session has concluded. All attendees will receive access.

Padlet link:

https://padlet.com/slavconnects/state-library-of-victoria-s-vast-catalogue-and-databases-1h8glxc7idessutx

Introduction to the School Library Toolkit (27 May 2026)

Wed, 27 May 2026 06:30:00 GMT

Introduction to the School Library Toolkit

Wednesday May 27, 2025
4.30pm to 5.30 pm

Join us to explore the guiding principles, suggested approaches,
inspiring exemplars and targeted templates to support your success.

This online session will introduce you to SLAV’s School Library Toolkit website. The session fee includes the purchase of the resource.

The website explores how you:

Articulate your vision, document policies, implement programs, and evaluate your library’s contribution to student learning.
Explore the guiding principles, suggested approaches, inspiring exemplars and targeted templates to support your success.

Event registration:

$80.00 for SLAV members

$120.00 for non-members

$0.00 if you have already purchased the School Library Toolkit

$80.00 for WASLA QSLA members

The School Library Association of Victoria acknowledges the support of the
Department of Education Training Victoria, through the Strategic Partnerships Program.

Masterclass series 2026 – Library Leadership (3 Jun 2026)

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

LEADING FROM THE LIBRARY

Description:

Leadership can be enacted at any level, in all job titles, and in all manner of school library projects or initiatives, big or small.

In this Masterclass, you will learn 25 practical actions for taking the lead in your role!

Our presenter, Jacqui Lucas, is a Distinguished Certified Professional with ALIA, and a long-time champion of professional learning and leadership within the school library space. Get your note-taking pens poised and your questions ready, and join us as we benefit from the impressive depth of experience and knowledge Jacqui will bring to this Masterclass.

Click here to download the flyer for this event.

COST: Members = $80, Non-members = $100

The meeting link will be emailed prior to the event.

Padlet link:

About Reading, Books and Literacy series (10 Jun 2026)

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:30:00 GMT

Next session: 5 May 4:30pm - 5:30pm - About Literacy

Join us for this session focussing on what is new and soon to be published, with guest authors Suzy Zail and Ingrid Laguna.

About this new series

Click here for future session dates and information about this series.

The meeting link remains the same for the series and will be emailed prior to the event.

SLAV Committee of Management (17 Jun 2026)

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT

SLAV Committee of Management 2026

The SLAV Committee of Management meets on a regular basis throughout the year to oversee the running of the association.

For details on meeting locations, please refer to relevant emails or contact the SLAV office.

SLAV Council Meeting (20 Jun 2026)

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:30:00 GMT

SLAV COUNCIL MEETINGS 2026

SLAV State Council meetings in 2026 will be held either at the Abbotsford Convent, or online.

There are three meetings during the year that are held at the Abbotsford Convent:

Council Planning Day - Feb 7
Council meeting and the Annual General Meeting - May 2
Council meeting and Think Tank for future planning - Oct 17

All other Council Meetings are held online and a link will be sent in the week prior.

For further details see the Council emails or contact the SLAV Office.

About Reading, Books and Literacy series (22 Jul 2026)

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:30:00 GMT

Next session: 5 May 4:30pm - 5:30pm - About Literacy

Join us for this session focussing on what is new and soon to be published, with guest authors Suzy Zail and Ingrid Laguna.

About this new series

Click here for future session dates and information about this series.

The meeting link remains the same for the series and will be emailed prior to the event.

SLAV Committee of Management (5 Aug 2026)

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

SLAV Committee of Management 2026

The SLAV Committee of Management meets on a regular basis throughout the year to oversee the running of the association.

For details on meeting locations, please refer to relevant emails or contact the SLAV office.

SLAV Council Meeting (8 Aug 2026)

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:30:00 GMT

SLAV COUNCIL MEETINGS 2026

SLAV State Council meetings in 2026 will be held either at the Abbotsford Convent, or online.

There are three meetings during the year that are held at the Abbotsford Convent:

Council Planning Day - Feb 7
Council meeting and the Annual General Meeting - May 2
Council meeting and Think Tank for future planning - Oct 17

All other Council Meetings are held online and a link will be sent in the week prior.

For further details see the Council emails or contact the SLAV Office.

National Education Summit - Capacity Building School Libraries (3 Sep 2026)

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT

SLAV is a partner organisation for the Library Conference Strand of the National Education Summit - Capacity Building School Libraries

About Reading, Books and Literacy series (8 Sep 2026)

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:30:00 GMT

Next session: 5 May 4:30pm - 5:30pm - About Literacy

Join us for this session focussing on what is new and soon to be published, with guest authors Suzy Zail and Ingrid Laguna.

About this new series

Click here for future session dates and information about this series.

The meeting link remains the same for the series and will be emailed prior to the event.

SLAV Committee of Management (14 Oct 2026)

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT

SLAV Committee of Management 2026

The SLAV Committee of Management meets on a regular basis throughout the year to oversee the running of the association.

For details on meeting locations, please refer to relevant emails or contact the SLAV office.

SLAV Council Meeting (17 Oct 2026)

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:30:00 GMT

SLAV COUNCIL MEETINGS 2026

SLAV State Council meetings in 2026 will be held either at the Abbotsford Convent, or online.

There are three meetings during the year that are held at the Abbotsford Convent:

Council Planning Day - Feb 7
Council meeting and the Annual General Meeting - May 2
Council meeting and Think Tank for future planning - Oct 17

All other Council Meetings are held online and a link will be sent in the week prior.

For further details see the Council emails or contact the SLAV Office.

About Reading, Books and Literacy series (22 Oct 2026)

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:30:00 GMT

Next session: 5 May 4:30pm - 5:30pm - About Literacy

Join us for this session focussing on what is new and soon to be published, with guest authors Suzy Zail and Ingrid Laguna.

About this new series

Click here for future session dates and information about this series.

The meeting link remains the same for the series and will be emailed prior to the event.

SLAV Committee of Management (11 Nov 2026)

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:00 GMT

SLAV Committee of Management 2026

The SLAV Committee of Management meets on a regular basis throughout the year to oversee the running of the association.

For details on meeting locations, please refer to relevant emails or contact the SLAV office.

About Reading, Books and Literacy series (1 Dec 2026)

Tue, 01 Dec 2026 05:30:00 GMT

Next session: 5 May 4:30pm - 5:30pm - About Literacy

Join us for this session focussing on what is new and soon to be published, with guest authors Suzy Zail and Ingrid Laguna.

About this new series

Click here for future session dates and information about this series.

The meeting link remains the same for the series and will be emailed prior to the event.

SLAV Council Meeting (5 Dec 2026)

Fri, 04 Dec 2026 23:30:00 GMT

SLAV COUNCIL MEETINGS 2026

SLAV State Council meetings in 2026 will be held either at the Abbotsford Convent, or online.

There are three meetings during the year that are held at the Abbotsford Convent:

Council Planning Day - Feb 7
Council meeting and the Annual General Meeting - May 2
Council meeting and Think Tank for future planning - Oct 17

All other Council Meetings are held online and a link will be sent in the week prior.

For further details see the Council emails or contact the SLAV Office.

SLAV Committee of Management (9 Dec 2026)

Wed, 09 Dec 2026 06:00:00 GMT

SLAV Committee of Management 2026

The SLAV Committee of Management meets on a regular basis throughout the year to oversee the running of the association.

For details on meeting locations, please refer to relevant emails or contact the SLAV office.