ALIA Top End Dinner at Hanuman

The ALIA Top End Xmas Dinner was held at Hanuman,one of Darwin's best know restaurants last night. Jayshree and I thanked the group for a great year and certificates were awarded to graduates from the CDU Information Studies programs as well as Silver pins for 5 years service to ALIA. We also had door prizes etc.

Liaison Librarian required at CDU Casuarina

Applications are invited from an enthusiastic and innovative Liaison Librarian for a position at Charles Darwin University Library Casuarina Campus. This position will report to the Liaison & Information Literacy Coordinator.
It is essential that you possess a recognised professional library qualification; and desirable that you have professional experience in an academic or educational setting. You should have the ability to provide information skills and services support to internal and external students. You will join a small team of Librarians who promote library services and resources to academics and students, develop online resources to assist students and work with academic staff to embed information skills into the curriculum. Evening work, including shifts on a shared information reference desk may be required.
For further information please contact JoAnne Witt on (08) 8946 6193 or click on this link -

Alll you ever wanted to know about Health Libraries.. our next visit

October 15th
Top End Library Tour – Health Library, Department of Health and Families (at Royal Darwin Hospital campus). 5pm for 5.30pm tour. We are in Building 4 Parking nearby on/off Paracelsus Road

Dreaming 08 Alice Springs

The trade exhibition was launched with a group of local school childrem drumming. They were Drum Atweme who are Town Camp kids between 7 and 13 years of age who perform around town under the tutelage of Peter Lowson who is the Youth Services Coordinator at Tangentyere Council







As usual the conference was a great opportunity to network and catch up with old and new colleagues.















Also Ruth Sladek from Flinders University was another and I think we all appreciated her presentation and the work she has being doing.



Keynote speaker Loriene Roy from the USA, here in the middle with the Mayor of Alice Springs,Damien Ryan and the Executive Director of ALIA Sue Hutley



A great librarians T-Shirt

Police ,Fire and Emergency Services Library visit

Due to a clash with an NTL event, there has been a change of date for this week’s Tour – it will be the Thursday August 21st Library 5pm for 5.30pm tour - College Building, Peter McCauley Centre Berrimah. Liisa Elika will be hosting the tour and the time will be 5 for 5.30pm. Please enter off Vanderlin Drive (not McMillans Road)

See the map below
If you need further information contact Stephen Barnett on 0402 852 901 or 89228664

Careers Expo ALIA Stand

Librarians from around Darwin helped out on the ALIA stand at the Careers Expo last week.



Emma and Sam from Darwin City Public Libraries



Ruby and Trudi from Department of Health and Families Health Libraries



Ruby gain , this time with Julie from Charles Darwin University





Students attended from local schools although numbers were down because of a teachers strike! These girls were from Kormilda College.

* Library Services to Multicultural Populations * Lunchtime lecture and also Sunset Lecture"* ‘If I can read, I can do anything’ *"

Take the opportunity to hear a great speaker on reading and library services for indigenous populations. Loriene Roy is a Native American who is visting Darwin after speaking at Dreaming 08 in Alice Springs.


Loriene Roy, Immediate Past President of the American Library Association, is proactive in bringing reading, libraries and people together. Her work is centred on developing and promoting library services and cultural heritage initiatives with and for indigenous populations. She has many awards for her successful work in this area.
Loriene founded and directs ‘If I can read, I can do anything’, a USA National Reading Club for indigenous children. The number of schools, libraries and children involved is growing each year.



Darwin City Council Function Room

Monday 8 September 12pm to 1pm

BYO lunch $5 members
$10 non-members

RSVP 5 September 2008
Frances O’Reilly 89300238
f.oreilly@nospamdarwin.nt.gov.au (remove the nospam!!)
and also
Sunset lecture

Northern Territory library Balcony

Tuesday 9 September

5.30pm drinks and nibbles
6.30pm lecture
$40 members
$50 non-members

RSVP 5 September 2008
Frieda Evans 89 996585
frieda.evans@ nt.gov.au

ALIA Top End Garden Party 2008

The Chinese Gardens at Charles Darwin University were the setting tonight for another successful ALIA Top End Garden Party. Members of the library profession from most sectors enjoyed the lovely ambience of the gardens and as in previous years chatted on into the dark. A big thank you as the Convenor of ALIA Top End to my colleagues especially Marg, Bernie, Jessie, Suzanne for doing the organising. It was a great success and I should have said so on the night!















Interstate visitors included Damien from the ALIA Board and his partner Justine.














Again thanks to Bernie, Marg and Suzy (and Jessie)