Emily Wilson

Introduction to Wikipedia - June 2025 Learn how Wikipedia content is created

We'll be running an online session for Wikipedia newbies tomorrow - Wednesday 4 June! If you'd like to learn more about Wikipedia and how it works, please join us at 1.30 PM AEST: wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Introdu...

Home - Firstival Fill 2 Try somethingnew in July! Hundreds of events for all ages across South Australia. Explore the program Fill 5 Fill 1 Fill 1 Fill 1 Fill 3 https://firstival.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/30-s...

Have you ever wanted to learn to make kombucha? A bird feeder? A zine? Or learn how to be an influencer? A Kpop dancer?

If this intriguingly eclectic list has wet your appetite and you are in SA - check out the Firstival program from Libraries SA!#LibrariesTransform firstival.com.au

Hello! You have four days to register for National Simultaneous Storytime. Pls hurry up and get your name on the list.
(The book is gorgeous, reading builds community and it will make you happy) www.alia.org.au/Web/Web/Even...

NZ Aotearoa for #NDF25. Also visited Dowse Art Museum & Te Awe Library. Amazing discussions on digital experience design; experimentation; building community; the integration of Indigenous perspectives when organising knowledge; and the expression of language, culture & identity in art.

ALIA curated selection of Australian and international resources to support library staff understand and engage with #AI in their work #libraries

Thank you QPLA, Townsville CityLibraries, Eddie Koiki Mabo Library and all the wonderful QPLA LeAD delegates!

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#QPLA2025 #FreedomToRead #LibraryLove

Public Libraries and People Experiencing Homelessness: The Experiences and Attitudes of Library Users Public libraries serve as critical social infrastructure, yet the dynamics of interactions between diverse user groups within these spaces remain underexplored. Through a mixed-methods survey condu...

New article from @drjanegarner.bsky.social - Public Libraries and People Experiencing Homelessness: The Experiences and Attitudes of Library Users. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“Townsville” sign on grassy riverbank

Made it to Townsville for the Queensland Public
Libraries Association LEaD Conference!

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#QueenslandLibraries #HowDoYouLibrary #LibraryLove

#GLAMR #LibrarySKY 😊

ALIA Queensland convenor Tony with his cat Moose enjoying The Truck Cat ready for National Simultaneous Storytime! #NSS2025 #TheTruckCat #LibraryStorytime Can you take a selfie with your pet and The Truck Cat? We'd love to see them!

A black dachshund dog reading the ALIA NSS book “The Truck Cat”

Two dogs reading the ALIA NSS book “The Truck Cat”

Winston the dachshund and Scout the doxle enjoyed The Truck Cat. Bring on National Simultaneous Storytime!

#NSS2025 #TheTruckCat #LibraryStorytime

Join library and Information folks on Bluesky using the Starter Pack by @saera.au #InfoOnline25

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The #InfoOnline25 slide decks / presentations today were all so engaging (and often fun). It was great to see the consideration and preparation these presenters took - it elevated the online conference experience

Day 2 of the ALIA Information Online conference today with the theme of Greening Libraries. #InfoOnline25

Great to see some library & information folks sharing their thoughts here on BlueSky!

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It's a really really good time to check out the ALIA events calendar with so many PD opportunities for library & information folks to register for in the coming weeks! Free or low cost for ALIA members www.alia.org.au/events-and-t...

Fair Day memories! I had a blast talking to visitors of our 'Library Love' stall at Fair Day (part of the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival) and hearing their library stories. Throughout the day, stories of positivity, gratitude, and transformation were shared:
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Register now for our series of webinars on Library Carpentry!
Register for 1, 2 or all 3 webinars. The cost for each webinar is $15 (Members), $22.50 (Non-Members).
Session 1:
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Session 2:
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Session 3:
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Another excellent Adelaide Writers’ Week. And some truly great Australian talent on the program- I got to sessions from Shaun Micallef, Jessie Tu and Emily Maguire #ADLWW

I was fortunate to attend the University of Adelaide / UniSA’s Kaurna Day, Tirkanthi – Ngutu – Taikurrinthi, where I saw the launch of Yurikurringa Ngadluku Paltrina (Listen to our Songs), a revitalised Kaurna Song Book.

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