Monday, October 8, 2018

Announcing...13 October Speaker 4

Announcing…
13 October

  • Speaker 4
Lyndall Osborne, ALIA President 2018-2019, Project Lead, Return of Cultural Heritage,
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

The value and power of literacy in all its forms
Lyndall has worked extensively as an executive manager in local government in Queensland and Victoria in the fields of community, arts and cultural development and services, libraries and corporate services. Prior to taking her current role she was Executive Director of Collections at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) for 6 years.  Lyndall is a member of a number of committees including UNESCO’s Memory of the World program.
Lyndall is the current ALIA President.

Abstract
Lyndall Ley (Osborne) will reflect on the role of libraries in promoting universal literacy – a factor that underpins the delivery of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. She will describe the outcomes of the ALIA Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Goals Summit and talk about other initiatives in the library and information sector which will help improve services for communities in the Northern Territory and around Australia.

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