2025 Conference Agenda 

Pavilion on Northbourne Hotel, Canberra

                       Thursday 16th May, 2024

8:00 am - 8:45 am           Registration

8.45 am - 9:00 am           Welcome: Rachael Hind

                                            Housekeeping

                                            Introduce committee members

                                            Prayer/Reflection

9:00 am - 9:15 am            Welcome to  Country - Stephen Mudford - Ngunnawal Elder 

9:15 am - 9:30 am            Welcome Address: Ross Fox Director Catholic Education Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn 

9:30 am -10.30 am           Mali Jorm - Teacher Librarian: ‘Activating Your Most Valuable Library Resource: Students’

10:30 am -11:00am          Morning Tea & Trade Fair                                       

11:00 am - 11.30 am           Graphic Novel Panel: Paul Macdonald (Bookseller), Jason Pamment (Author), Emma Alcock (Teacher Librarian) 

                                                 Focus question: ‘Are Graphic Novels Real Books?’ 

11.30 am - 12.30pm            Jason Pamment - Author and Illustrator of Graphic Novels

12.30 12.45 pm                     Raeco - Presentation on their fully biodegradable book covering product

12:45 pm - 1:15 pm             Jacqui Lucas and Trish Hepworth (ALIA) ‘Collection Challenges: a Toolkit’

1.15 pm - 1.30 pm               TLPLC Annual General Meeting - all welcome

1:30 pm - 2:00pm           Lunch  & Trade Fair

2.30pm - 3.00pm                 Lauren Smith - Publisher  ‘Children’s Publishing at the National Library – finding and sharing Australian stories’

3:00 pm -3:30 pm                Suzanne Livett (ASLA) ‘Libraries as Social Capital’

3.30pm  - 4.00pm                 Paul Macdonald - Bookseller ‘Focus on the 2024 CBCA Shortlist’

6:15 pm                                 Bus departure for dinner

6:30 pm                                 Dinner @National Museum of Australia with special guest author Tristan Bancks and local authors

                                                Book Launch: The Kindness Project by Deborah Abela 

10:00 pm                              Bus Leaving for Pavilion Hotel

Friday 17th May, 2024

8:45-9am                          Registration / tea & coffee / trade fair

9.00-9:15am                    Welcome and housekeeping

9:15-10:15am                   Kirli Saunders - Writer, Speaker, Artist  

10:15 -11.00 am               Lisa Plenty and Eric Jensen - Radford College - AI and Digital Technologies

11:00 - 11.30 am                   Morning Tea & Trade Fair    

                                                                                                                                     TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM:

11:30-12:15 pm                   Stephanie Smith - MOAD ‘Digital Programs & Media Literacy’ OR

                                           Sara Vassallo - Teacher Librarian ‘Implementing the new Informit Explore Database’

12.15 - 1.00 pm               Megan Townes - Canva ‘Tips and Tricks’  OR

                                           Renate Beilharz, SCIS Catalogue Content Manager - ‘Making the Most of SCIS’

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm           Lunch & Trade Fair

2.00 - 3.00                             Jack Heath - Author ‘How Writers Compete With New Tech’

3.00 - 3:30 pm Prizes

Judy Bull Award

Evaluation

4-5pm  Post conference drinks at St Clare’s College Learning Commons 1 McMillan Crescent Griffith