Public Libraries WA 2015 Conference University Club of Western Australia

Public Libraries WA
2015 Conference
University Club of Western Australia
Friday March 13th 2015
THEME: “Game on! – public libraries changing to build communities”
7.45 am
Registration Desk Opens
9.00am – 9.10 am
Welcome and Acknowledgement by Michelle Brennand, President PLWA
9.10am – 9.30 am
Opening address: Mayor Troy Pickard, WA Local Government Association
Local Government Reform – A Brave New World
Session 1: Theme: Change is our time, sponsored by Civica
Chairperson: Margaret Allen, State Librarian, SLWA
9.30am – 10.30 am
Session 1 – Theme: Change is our time
Inga Lunden, City Librarian Stockholm Public Library, Sweden
“Exciting times for library professionals - facing challenges of externally driven change.”
Inga will look at community trends, political, economic and digital factors and their impact on libraries.
10.30am – 11.00 am
Morning Tea
Session 2: Theme: WA public libraries – thinking forward
Chairperson: Mayor Trevor Vaughan, Town of Victoria Park
11.00am – 12 noon
Session 2 – Theme: WA public libraries – thinking forward
Bernard Salt, Business Advisor/Futurist, KPMG, Australia
Bernard will provide insights into how Western Australian communities have evolved and continue to
evolve to help librarians better understand, engage, serve and meet their needs into the future.
12 noon – 12.30pm
Nigel Oakley, Managing Director, Dome Coffees Australia
Nigel will expand on Dome’s community focus and their success in co-locating with public libraries and
other community facilities.
12.30pm – 2.00 pm
Lunch
Session 3: Theme: Creating a library change environment
Chairperson: Anne Banks-McAllister, Principal, Anne Banks-McAllister Consultancy
2.00pm – 3.00pm
Session 3 – Theme: Creating a library change environment
Corinne Hill, Executive Director Chattanooga Public Library, USA
“Libraries from now on – imagining the future.” Corinne is the 2014 Library Journal Librarian of the Year.
She has transformed Chattanooga Public Library in her two years at the helm and will speak about
fostering a culture of change and innovation, the library as the creative hub of the community, leadership
and managing through times of budgetary constraint.
3.00pm – 3.30 pm
Afternoon Tea
Session 4: Theme: Building good, bad or great libraries
Chairperson: Cr Deb Hamblin, Vice Chairman, Library Board of WA
3.30pm – 4.00pm
Session 4 – Theme: Building good, bad or great libraries
Rachel Van Riel, Director Opening the Book Ltd, UK
“Changing libraries – new ways of working”. Rachel will focus on library design, interiors not exteriors,
and the move to self-service and how this changes the role and daily tasks of library staff.
4.30 pm – 4.50pm
Panel of Speakers
4.50pm – 5.00 pm
Conference Summary & Close by Michelle Brennand, President PLWA
5.00pm – 6.00 pm
Post Conference Cocktails
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