School Library Inquiry involvement
My apologies for not communicating for awhile, but I’ve been extremely busy working with the Australian School Library Association (ASLA) for the House of Representatives Inquiry into School Libraries and Teacher Librarians in Australian Schools.
Since my last post I worked with one of the ASLA Executive to prepare the submission for the Inquiry. On 28 April, June Wall and I appeared as witnesses for ASLA at the first public hearing in Sydney. You can capture the transcript of that hearing from the House Standing Committee on Education and Training web site.
I’ve also been involved in a number of interviews in my role as the Executive Officer of ASLA. Here are some you can see and hear….
Parliament of Australia, House of Representatives 2010, ‘How important are school librarians’, About the House, 17 May 2010. (Check out the video clip section on the web site.)
Godfrey, P 2010, ‘What is the role of the librarian in the Internet world?‘ Adelaide Radio 101.5 FM, 12 April 2010.
More information is available on the ASLA web site.
There are several more public hearings to be held during June and July so I will try and keep you informed.
In a speech in Cape Town, South Africa, on 7 June, 1966, Robert F Kennedy said: “There is a Chinese curse which says, ‘May he live in interesting times’. Like it or not, we live in interesting times…” (http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A807374)
Bit spooky about the Chinese curse, but I have to agree…like it or not, we live in interesting times.
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The future for school librarians – ABC Radio National Life Matters interview – http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2010/2916203.htm
Interviewer is Richard Aedy – Is the library the hub of the school, or an increasingly outdated facility? The former if you look at the government’s school building program: nearly half of all primary schools requested an upgrade or a rebuild of their library. But many of these libraries won’t have the proper people to run them.
That’s what a Parliamentary Inquiry being held into school libraries and teacher librarians is being told.
The School Library Association has put in a major submission.