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• Committee of Management 2025

  • Start
    5 Feb 2025
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  • End
    10 Dec 2025
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  • Schedule
    8 sessions
  • Location
    TBC - please refer to emails

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

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

  
  

  
  

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• State Council Meeting 2025

  • Start
    8 Feb 2025
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  • End
    6 Dec 2025
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  • Schedule
    7 sessions
  • Location
    Varies - please refer to emails

  
  

  SLAV State Council meetings in 2025 will be held at the Abbotsford Convent, in person, or online as decided by the Council.

  There are three special meetings across the year which are held at the Abbotsford Convent are:

  • Council Planning Day
  • Council meeting and the Annual General Meeting
  • Council Think Tank for future planning

  All other meetings are general Council Meetings are held online. 

  For any questions don't hesitate to get in touch with the SLAV Office

  
  

  
  

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• SLAV CBCA Book of the Year Judges Talk 2025

  • When
    31 Jul 2025
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    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    online

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  FREE MEMBER ONLINE EVENT

  July 31st, 4.30 to 6.00pm

  Hear from the CBCA Judges on the CBCA short-listed titles 2025. 

  The Victorian Judges are:

  Julia Petricevic - Older Readers

  Ilona Urquhart - Younger Readers

  Liz Murray - Picture Book/New Illustrator

  All Members Welcome

  This event is free for all SLAV Members and
  is a designated SLAV Branch Activity.

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• National Education Summit - Capacity Building School Libraries

  • Start
    28 Aug 2025
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    9:00 AM
  • End
    29 Aug 2025
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    3:30 PM
  • Location
    Melbourne Convention Centre

  

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

  
  

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• SLAV Online Book Club 2025

  • Start
    3 Sep 2025
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  • End
    3 Dec 2025
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Online (via Microsoft Teams)

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  We invite members to join our vibrant online book club community for  2025!

  The SLAV Online Book Club meets regularly throughout the year to explore and discuss literature for young people.

  Time: 4:30 to 5:30 PM (refer to flyer for individual session dates) 
  Format: Online
  Open to: All SLAV Members
  Cost: Free

  Each session dedicates most of our time to discussing youth literature, with the final ten minutes reserved for sharing reading recommendations.

  We document all book suggestions and share them through both the SLAV and  Shelftalkers websites, making it easy for members to discover new reads.

  Participants can encourage students to engage with our reading community through the SLAV Shelftalkers platform, creating an ongoing conversation about books beyond our meeting times.

  For the complete schedule of dates and topics, please download the program flyer.

  Important: Registration is required to receive:

  • Meeting access links
  • Session reminders
  • Links to reading lists and additional resources

  HAPPY READING!
  We look forward to seeing you at our next session.

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  Please note: The Online Book Club series is exclusive to SLAV members. 
  
  
  

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• Introduction to the School Library Toolkit

  • When
    10 Sep 2025
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    4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Location
    Online

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  Introduction to the School Library Toolkit

  Wednesday September 10, 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.
  
  

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  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

  
  

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

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• SLAV Annual Conference 2025 Transforming Readers

  • When
    21 Nov 2025
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    8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)
  • Spaces left
    145

  
  

  
  

  Full Day Conference

  November 21 - 8.30 am to 3.30 pm

  
  Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)
  Level 2 Conference Rooms - Meeting Rooms 219 & 220

  Price to be confirmed

  Program to be confirmed

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  Booking terms and conditions

  • Payment must be received a minimum of seven days before the conference.
  • Cancellation may result in an administration fee of 25%. 
  • No refunds available in the last seven days, however, substitute members may attend if from the same school.

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