Redgum to launch ‘full-service’ schools program
Redgum Book Club is launching a ‘full-service’ literary service for schools, parents and students, which will be available nationwide. Redgum, which recently acquired school book fair provider Central Book Suppliers,...
2019 Scribblers Festival Schools Program announced
The program for the Scribblers Festival Schools Program, which runs from 8-10 May 2019 in Claremont, Western Australia, has been announced. Launched last year, Scribblers Festival celebrates children’s literature and...
No more ‘nice’ books: Jackie French’s Colin Simpson Memorial Lecture
In her 2014 Colin Simpson Memorial Lecture, Australian Children’s Laureate Jackie French argues that children are turning away from reading because they are bored by many of the books on offer....
New Australian schools book club launched
A new schools book club created to showcase Australian books has launched in New South Wales and Queensland. The Redgum Book Club will allow parents and students to order books from a large...
SWF 2014 School Days guests announced
The Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) has announced a number of the authors and illustrators who will participate in its 2014 School Days program, to be held between 19 and 23...
Peter Carnavas books to be adapted as school stage plays
Two picture books by Queensland author and illustrator Peter Carnavas will be adapted for the stage in 2014. With the support of Artslink Queensland, Carnavas’ books Sarah’s Heavy Heart and Last Tree...
International Library News
Obama unveils ConnectED program for high-speed internet in schools US President Barack Obama has launched the ConnectED program, which aims to connect 99% of America’s students to high-speed broadband and wireless internet within five...
2013 BWF schools program announced
The schools program for this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) has been announced. The Word Play program, which runs from 4 to 6 September, offers places for 10,000 students from grades 4...
MWF 2013 schools program announced
The Melbourne Writers Festival has released its schools program for 2013. Among the authors featured in this year’s program, which runs from 26 to 29 August, are international guests Deborah...
‘Herman and Rosie’ adapted as school stage play
Gus Gordon’s picture book Herman and Rosie (Viking) has been adapted as a stage play and will visit more than 120 schools across Australia. The play, which has been produced by...
ASLA report calls for greater support for teacher librarians
A new report released by the Australian School Library Association (ASLA) has called for greater support for teacher librarians from governments and other education authorities. The Future Learning and School...
Dymocks Children’s Charities launches fundraising read-a-thon Book Bonus
Dymocks Children’s Charities (DCC) has launched a fundraising initiative for schools in NSW called Book Bonus. Book Bonus is an online read-a-thon in which students raise funds through sponsorship, with half of...
In brief
Library industry welcomes Federal Government education reform, but says more can be done The Australian School Library Association (ASLA), the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and library software supplier...
HarperCollins, Walker Books sign with Wheelers ebook platform
ALS Library Services has announced that ebooks from HarperCollins, Walker Books and Dark Horse Comics are now available to Australian users of Wheelers ePlatform library lending service. ALS managing director...
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SLV launches dome anniversary celebrations The State Library of Victoria has officially launched a year-long celebration to mark the 100th anniversary of the library’s iconic dome, which was opened on...
SWF 2013 School Days program launched
The Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) has announced some of the authors and illustrators who will participate in its 2013 School Days program, to be held between 20 and 23 May 2013....
Softlink, QBD to expand ‘Oliver Marketplace’ program nationally
Library services provider Softlink and bookselling chain QBD have announced that their Oliver Marketplace purchasing system is now available to all libraries across Australia. The system, which allows school libraries...
Get Smart
Andrew Wrathall rounds up some of the Australian Curriculum textbooks coming to schools in 2013. English Two books available in print and digital formats for years 7-10 include ‘Essential English...
Campion Education relaunches ebookstore with ReadCloud
Campion Education has relaunched its ebookstore on the ReadCloud platform. The store, which was previously called Read Without Paper, has also been rebranded under the Campion name. As previously reported...
futurEDUCATION: Gonski review, digital publishing and ‘gamifying’ education
Attendees at the Australian Publishers Association (APA) futurEDUCATION symposium earlier this month were told that the Federal Government’s reform of the Australian education system, based on the recent Gonski Review, will...