The NSW PLA represents the joint objectives of the two peak library associations in NSW โ Public Libraries NSW and NSW Metropolitan Public Libraries Association
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โSo he waited, listening for a moment longer to the tuning-fork that had been struck upon a star." - F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Last nightโs tables were glitz and glamour for The Great Gatsby themed dinner. ๐
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Amy Heap from Riverina Regional Library has a wonderful way with words and her summations definitely were an encouraging and bright way to end each day! She is kindly making her notes available on the NSWPLA website so make sure you have a read and share. ๐ป๐
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The very engaging and comical Janelle Nisbet, Managing Director of Progress Training Systems shows us the power pose, an act โas ifโ strategy to build resilience. ๐ฆธ๐ผโโ๏ธ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ
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Listening to a great conversation between @mrbenjaminlaw and Melanie Mutch, @HornsbyCouncil.
Benjamin has a brilliant bio - writer of books, TV screenplays, columns, essays and feature journalism. Heโs written for over 50 publications and isnโt slowing down. ๐โ๏ธ
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Congratulations to these four ladies who won a full FREE registration to SWITCH 2020! ๐๐ป๐๐ก
Michaela from Upper Lachlan Shire Council, Sonya from Inverell Shire Public Library, Roslyn from Coffs Harbour City Council and Deb from Parkes Shire Council.
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Impressive presentations this afternoon from our panel on โMixed Reality: Libraries Building Resilience Through AR & VR Technology.โ Here is an example from @CanadaBay @canbaylibraries on their augmented reality performances. ๐ฑ๐๐ฅ #switch2019au
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Our platinum sponsor @Bolindaaudio just treated us to an amazing surprise - Heather Morris, best selling author!
Everyone received a signed audio copy of The Tattooist of Auschwitz. ๐ง๐
It was also announced that this will be made into a six part mini series! ๐ฅ๐
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Katherine OโRegan presenting โRevolve and Evolve - The World of Librariesโ before leading the panel discussion on โSmart City Strategies and Librariesโ.
โCities need to harness the addicts, advocates and agitators to solve real city problems.โ ๐๐งฉ
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Celebrating together the additional $60 million in funding for NSW Public Libraries. ๐๐ป๐
Thank you to @renewlibraries for this initiative that put a spotlight on just how important libraries are to our communities! ๐ฆ๐
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GeriActivists - an Illuminart community arts project. Venture via virtual reality into the future with tech savvy, forward-looking seniors who imagine life fifty years from now. โก๏ธ๐
Test out the VR at the back of the main conference room.
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Yesterday afternoonโs workshop with @aatvos.
This group were very happy to receive a signed copy of 3RD4ALL, his book about how to create a relevant public space.
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Looking forward to hearing from Katherine OโRegan, Executive Director at Cities Leadership Institute this morning. She works to build the capacity of urban leaders to make cities, towns and communities great places. ๐ข๐๐๐ผ @cli_au
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Make sure you visit the the Indigenous Literacy Foundation stand in the trade exhibit and find out how this book charity is working to close the literary gap. They have reached 280 remote communities and distributed 350,000 books! ๐๐จ
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Damien Webb, Manager of Indigenous Engagement @statelibrarynsw & Nathan Sentence, ATSI Project Officer @australianmuseum challenge us to think about library neutrality when selecting & categorising our collections, planning programs & making our spaces inclusive.
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Libraries are the new black...๐ถ๐
Afsah Haque from Essential Media sharing that todayโs libraries are much more than the traditional norm, serving a broad range of community needs.
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Congratulations to the 2019 Award Winners that were announced last night for Multicultural Excellence, Innovation in Outreach Service and the Colin Mills Scholarship. ๐๐๐
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To launch us into the โengagedโ theme for today is @aatvos.
โWe all need a third place! A place where you feel safe, at home, are invited, can stay as long as you like, are just around the corner, are relevant to you, facilitate your visit and are free!โ
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Thank you to Dr John Vallance, State Librarian of the State Library of NSW and Councillor Dallas Tout, President of NSWPLA for their welcome addresses to open the SWITCH Conference. ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ #switch2019au
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Registration is open. Come and collect your SWITCH Conference goodie bag! ๐๐๐ #switch2019au
Thank you to our platinum sponsor @Bolindaaudio @BorrowBox. We greatly appreciate your support of this yearโs conference! Check out their fantastic trade stand tomorrow. #switch2019au ๐๐๐ฑ๐ป
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