Tuesday 2nd September - Library Stars - The Best of the Best & Poster Viewing

Library stars: best of the best will be held as a satellite event at the ALIA 2008 Biennial Conference, dreaming08, in Alice Springs. Following its successful debut in Perth in 2006, the forum, hosted by ALIA's Public Libraries Advisory Committee (PLAC), will showcase public libraries, their projects, and successes.

The program will feature a keynote address by Inga Lunden, Director of the Stockholm Public Library.

We are pleased to announce the libraries which have been selected to present at the 2008 forum:

Access categoryNhulunbuy Community Library (NT) Increasing Indigenous Access: Nhulunbuy Community Library and Yirrkala Storytime

Entrepreneurial categoryLaunceston Library (TAS)Local History Publication Program

Meeting Place categoryRockhampton Regional Council (Yeppoon Library) (QLD) VerbYL


Keynote Address

City Librarian, Stockholm, SwedenInga Lundén is the City librarian of Stockholm, Sweden and Director for Stockholm Public Library (which includes the central library, 39 local libraries, an extensive library service at hospitals, nursing homes etc and the International library where staff manages 30 languages out of the collection's 120).

SPL is in the process of building a new central library as well as launching the first 2.0 library web. She is a journalist and a librarian who has worked as a newspaper journalist, director of information, project manager, library director and director of Arts and Sports.

Inga is a Member of the Stockholm University Library Board as well as the Board for National Co-operation at the National Library of Sweden.

VerbYL

VerbYL is a youth lounge provided by the youth and library services of Livingstone Shire Council Queensland, Australia for all youth between the ages of 13 to 25.

But what does this mean and where did we come from...
VerbYL was first conceived of by the library and community development departments of Livingstone Shire Council after consultation with the youth of the area about the lack of services and things to do for young people.

What they wanted most was a place of their own where they could meet, relax and enjoy themselves in a safe, secure environment where everyone was welcome.

Together the youth council and shire council developed VerbYL. Staffed by a both youth workers and library staff and providing many combined services, including information referral, counselling, study help, tax help and general fun.

Within the space are internet capable computers for chat, gaming, or study (if you want to), a Nintendo WII, Playstation, Xbox, Xbox 360and handheld Nintendo DS and board games for loan within the space. DVD's, books, console games, graphic novels, CDs and magazines are available to use both within VerbYL and for borrowing and membership is free for all young people between the ages of 13 and 25.

We hold regular games and events and to keep up to date with what's happening please check out the events calendar.