QLD New Graduates End of Year Dinner

Did you know that one in seven Aussie kids live in a household where no parent is employed? Sadly, many of these disadvantaged kids go without a present on Christmas morning because their families cannot afford it.

This year, the ALIA QLD New Graduates group's End of Year Event is providing an opportunity for library and information professionals to support The Smith Family's Toy & Book Appeal and to join together for a dinner to celebrate.

Where: Three Monkeys Coffee & Tea House, West End
When: Thursday, 16th December at 6.30pm
Who: All welcome
RSVP: Saturday, 11th December

The Smith Family requires gifts to be unwrapped and there will be gift tags available to attach to your donation on the night. The age group most in need in Queensland is 9-12 year olds, both boys and girls. If you're unsure about the suitability of your gift, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Alternatively, you can bring a smile to a child's face on Christmas morning by purchasing a toy online - it's a quick and simple way to give. If you choose to donate this way, please pop me a quick email to let us know (acrystelle@gmail.com) as we'd love to see who is participating (and if any inter-state LIS professionals wish to donate this way, please also let me know!).

Please note that donations are voluntary.

This year with our help, The Smith Family aim to deliver more than 16, 000 Christmas packs to disadvantaged children around Australia. Your support will make a big difference to a child on Christmas morning.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me - acrystelle@gmail.com.

Cheers!

Alisa Howlett
ALIA New Graduates Group QLD
Co ordinator

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LFIP Melbourne

This is the final Victorian New Graduates Group event for 2010. Don’t miss your chance to catch up with fellow information professionals in acomfortable setting for talk, laughter, food and drink!

Join us on Monday 22 November from 5.30 pm at the Duke of Kent Hotel,293 Latrobe Street, Melbourne. The table has been booked for ‘ALIA’. For more information about the venue, see http://www.dofk.com.au/index.html. Cost: at own expense.Please RSVP your attendance to danielg@elitenet.com.au by Friday 19 November at 12 noon. All welcome.

And don’t worry if you can’t make it: there will be plenty moreopportunities to meet and greet in 2011! We look forward to seeing youthen.Seasons greetings from your ALIA Vic New Graduates Group Committee.

Daniel, Melanie, Noriko and Rebecca

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Lightning Talks - QLD Event

QLD New Grads Event - Lightning Talks!

Have you been wondering how you can get more public speaking experience? Or maybe there is a library topic you are interested in that you think needs more exposure?

You can get public speaking experience and share your information and ideas at the next QLD New Grads event!

Our next event will be New Grad Lightning Talks. Lightning Talks are short talks (max. 5mins) presented by new grads, recent graduates, students or any other library and information professionals who have something to say. Nominate yourself to present at this event and get some great experience.

What you need to do:
1. RSVP to Bonnie Dixon (bonnie.dixon@gmail.com)
2. Think of a topic you could talk about (all topics relevant to libraries welcome).
3. Do some research and write it down
4. Create a concise and interesting presentation to give to the new grads (max. 5mins)
5. Come along and present your topic and be ready to answer questions about it.

When: November 24, 6pm at State Library of Queensland, The Edge, Window Bay 1

Topic ideas to get you started - use an assignment you have done for your qualification, use a project you are doing at work, social networking in libraries, Evidence Based Practice, Innovations in Reference Services, Gaming in public libraries, anything else at all!

If you have questions, please get in touch with me (bonnie.dixon@gmail.com)

Bonnie Dixon
ALIA New Graduates Group Coordinator QLD

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SA New Grads Group Christmas

With the Christmas Pageant just days away, the Festive Season will soon be in full swing.

So, the SA New Grads Group would like to get in early and reserve a spot in everyone’s soon-to-be-packed schedules.

Join us to celebrate Christmas and the end of 2010 as only a group of Library people can (that includes librarians, students, techs, ALIA or non-ALIA – anyone).

Date: Wednesday 1^st December
Time: 6pm – 7:30pm
Venue: Saldechin www.saldechin.com, 21 King William Street, Adelaide (map). We’ll be in the lounge area.
Cost: your own drinks and food. From 5-7pm, cocktails are $10, beer $5-$6, wine $6 and their full menu also includes tea and a range of food.

RSVP: by Monday 29^th November to rebecca.whitehead@adelaide.edu.au or brenna.cook@adelaide.edu.au (Don’t worry if you forget, turn up anyway!)

Christmas headwear is most welcome!

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WIN! ALIA Information Online Conference & Exhibition 2011 registration!

So, you thought your last chance to win a registration for ALIA Information Online Conference & Exhibiton 2011 had passed? You’re in luck!

The ALIA Board of Directors has approved the ALIA New Generation Advisory Committee’s (NGAC) request for a free registration for a new graduate or student to attend the conference, held in Sydney from 1-3 February 2011.

As part of the ALIA Board of Directors’ commitment to providing opportunities for professional development this offer is designed to enable a new graduate ALIA Associate member or student member currently undertaking an ALIA-recognised tertiary LIS course who would not otherwise receive funding from their organisation the chance to attend the ALIA Information Online Conference and Exhibition 2011.

Applicants who wish to be considered for this offer should send a completed application form by the closing date to aliangac@gmail.com. Please ensure that you address all the criteria set out in the form. Application forms are available from the email sent to the ALIA New Grad eList or from emailing enquiry@alia.org.au.

All applications will be considered on merit. A panel made up of the NGAC conference sub-committee, ALIA Director: Member Services and an ALIA Board Director will decide the winner of the ALIA Information Online registration.

Applications close Friday 26 November 2010. The successful applicant will be notified mid-December 2010.

Please direct any questions to enquiry@alia.org.au.

Good luck!

Naomi Doessel

NGAC

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Mobrarians for Movember!

Well, that month is coming up... November, which is the month of remembering stuff on the 5th and the 11th. And the 6th... I think. And I'm sure there was something happening on the 10th. But ANYWAY, it's also the month of Movember, where people all over the world grow facial hair to raise money for mens issues, particularly prostate cancer and depression.

And so, we put the call out to all you guy-brarians out there. Become a Mobrarian! Join us! The more we have on board, the merrier!

Or if you're of the non-facial-hair-growing persuasion, then encourage your local guy-brarian to take part, and then support him! Or you can sponsor the Mobrarian Team with a donation! Every dollar counts!

Stay tuned, over at the Mobrarians Blog. and become a fan over at the Facebook Page. There will be progressive photos, and it could get quite ugly...

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Meet Brenna From SA

A chance encounter with an inspiring history librarian as a 3^rd year undergrad and a librarian family member ensured that Brenna became a librarian after finishing her BA. Libraries had always been an important part of her life, but it wasn’t until the “hey, I could do that” moment in the history library tutorial that she seriously entertained the possibility of becoming a librarian. Graduation from the BA and a Grad Dip in Information Studies followed…

Brenna now works as a Trainee Graduate Librarian at the University of Adelaide, in Research and Reference. This allows her to do loads of tours, training sessions and plenty of desk shifts. Previous jobs have included library officer at a music library and a public library, call centre at the ATO and lots of volunteer work. Brenna is currently studying for a Masters in Cultural Heritage at Deakin University, and between assignments loves to play her cello, sew, knit, crochet and generally make things.

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