I actually wanted to visit the Art Gallery of South Australia but somehow navigated myself to the State Library of South Australia instead. Good move too as I actually enjoyed spending my time here. Date of visit: 26 September 2021 Features: Here are a few of the library’s features that are worth mentioning. Front of…
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Library Visit 2021 – Flinders Mobile Library
This was another serendipity moment. We were checking out the niche little town of Melrose in South Australia when I saw this mobile library! Here is their timetable for the first half of 2022 – just in case you’re in the Mt Remarkable and Port Pirie regional areas. Date of visit: 7 September 2021 Features:…
VALA Virgin
As you know I have an insatiable desire to learn about EVERYTHING – but for the purpose of this blog – I am mostly writing about professional learning. Yes this time I had the opportunity to attend the VALA 2020 conference for the first time! Wow. Finally! It’s been my dream ever since I started…
Book Review – The Library Book
As a librarian, visiting and learning about other libraries is a happy experience for me. Even if I’ve not visited the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) before, I feel like I have after reading Susan Orlean’s The Library Book. Orleans uses the story of the LAPL fire in 1986 to write and explore all things…
Library Visit 2019 – Childers Library
I visited the Childers Library during one of our lunch stopovers on the way to Bundaberg. This was my 7th library visit during a recent family road trip to Queensland. I’ve never been to Childers and I was amazed to find a thriving town with plenty of things to see and do. This was a…
SMARTY SQUID 