Curating and Collaborating with Graphic Novels and Manga

There’s a mountain of anecdotal evidence that indicates graphic novels and manga are flying off school library shelves. However, while most of us are happy to choose graphic novels and manga that have been recommended by peers and publishers, how confident are we to make our own selections, display them in the most engaging way, take them into the classroom, or meet challenges regarding their appropriateness? In this session, Di will consider these questions and add your input to a bank of takeaway strategies and recommendations that will help make you the superheroes of your comics collections. 

Prepping your library (and yourself!) for Term 1

10 February, 4.30-5.30pm

Join a small panel of TLs as we talk about the various ways we prep our libraries for a term of teaching and reading. We'll talk programs, supporting staff, organising book clubs and fairs and more. We could all learn something!

Last chance for reading recommendations with Tamara Reads!

9 December, 7pm - note the later time!

Our final PLCC AH PD session for 2021 - you'll need a bigger Christmas stocking - and we trust you're all on the NICE list (and have been there all year!). Tamara will review her latest favourites and help us all get lost in that wonderful world of words.

Visit Tamara's blog for more: http://www.tamarareads.com/ 

Karen says: as part of the session, I will be discussing how my three books, Hey Warrior, Hey Awesome and But We’re Not Lions can be used to nurture social and emotional development in children. I will cover:

• How 'Hey Warrior' and 'Hey Awesome' can be used to:

  • strengthen children against anxiety and towards courage;

  • normalise the conversation about anxiety and courage;

  • teach children about the brain, and how this can be used to help them manage big feelings (including anger, anxiety);

  • teach children about the various ways we can all ‘be the boss of our brain’ and strengthen it in positive ways.

• How ‘But We’re Not Lions’ can be used to:

  • open a conversation about putting our own boundaries in place and respecting the boundaries of others;

  • discuss bullying - why, what to do when it’s happening, what to do when we see it happening, how to be a good friend;

  • nurture empathy.

She's back for a book chat 'n' Sip!

16 September, 7pm - note the later time!

Do you want to talk about books with colleagues? Come along and chat with Tamara from the PRC about her fave finds in the children’s/ YA scene this year, as well as some fantastic adult reads. Feel free to bring along your own must-read suggestions to share too! BYO beverage of choice - no need to share this!

We will have a book quiz - with prizes!

Tamara Reads: 12 August, 4.30pm

Our Premier's Reading Challenge officer with the DoE Arts Unit, Tamara, will be providing insights into the Challenge, answering any questions you have and troubleshooting those tricky things we just can't work out! With the changes to the PRC due to this current lockdown, it's important to be familiar with all the new rules so as many of our readers as possible can complete the 2021 Challenge.