Monday 26 August 2019 at Woollahra Library at Double Bay

• Publisher Showcases: The most exciting upcoming releases in Australian Publishing from
  • Allen & Unwin
  • Hachette
  • HarperCollins
  • Pan Macmillan
  • Simon and Schuster
• How to facilitate a successful 'In Conversation' style event: with professional interviewer and facilitator Michaela Kalowski.
• LBGTQI+ safe spaces: offering inclusive programming and creating a safe and welcoming environment of LGBTQI+ communities.
• The Australian Reading Hour: program ideas and partnership opportunities
• What makes an Author Event sucessful: a panel discussion featuring library staff, an author, a bookseller and a publicist.
• Nielsen Bookscan: trends in Australian booksales.
• Breaking the Libraryland Mould: Real-World Marketing for Real Results

• Lena Etuk, a senior research officer from the Centre for Social Impact provides an overview of the topic in her presentation “Why Measure Social Impact?”
  • Video of Presentation: Why Measure Social Impact? by Lena Etuk
  • Slides: Why Measure Social Impact? PPT by Lena Etuk
• Impact of Libraries as Creative Spaces (State Library of Queensland) http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/manage/research/libraries-as-creative-spaces
• Project Outcome (USA) https://www.projectoutcome.org/
• Europeana Impact Playbook and other tools https://pro.europeana.eu/post/introducing-the-impact-playbook-the-cultural-heritage-professionals-guide-to-assessing-your-impact

• Stakeholder management & community consultation - Roberta Ryan, Director of Social Planning and Research, Urbis
• Successful Supplier Management: Lessons from Adam Smith, Henry Ford, and modern business - Robert Holt, Managing Director, The Book House
• Making connections within Council – Carolyn Bourke, Fairfield City Council
• Reaching your market using new technologies - Ellen Forsyth, SLNSW
• To have and to hold: how to source and retain staff - Sally Dallas, Personnel Consultant, Zenith Information Management Services

• Library Bite 1 - We all Need Friends - Chris Jones, Great Lakes Library
• Library Bite 2 - Creating partnerships to deliver multicultural excellence - Steve Richards, City of Canterbury * Library
• Library Bite 3 - Collections to Clients - Robert Knight, Riverina Regional Library

• Creating lasting customer relationships – Ian Phipps, Parramatta Riverside Theatre

• "The Prospects for Future Population Ageing in New South Wales: A Demographer's Perspective" Dr. Nick Parr, Senior Lecturer in Demography, Macquarie University.
• "Active, Engaged, Valued – Older People and Public Libraries" Mylee Joseph, Consultant, Public Library Services, State Library of NSW
• "Grants & Sponsorship Ideas" – Chris Jones, Great Lakes Library; Carol Edmonds, Newcastle Regional Library
• “Library Design And Layout For Older People” – Ian Brewster, Architect, Brewster Hjorth
• "Libraries Impacting On Lives" - Part One – Lorraine Rook *
• "Library Services For CALD Seniors" – Oriana Acevedo, Consultant, Public Library Services, State Library of NSW; Valeria Gryadunova, Randwick City Library
• Group Discussions - “Promotion, Building & Facilities, Programs, Technology”
• “The Cost Of Ageing Library Users” - Chris Jones, Great Lakes Library
• “Libraries Impacting on Lives” - Part Two – Barry Ryan
• “Changing Values and Attitudes of Australia’s Ageing Population” - Dr Diana Olsberg, Head of the School of Sociology and Anthropology, University of New South Wales
• “The Role Of The Public Library For Senior Citizens” - Marianne Rajkovic – Librarian and Sociology Graduate

Panel Discussion – “What’s happening in our libraries”

• “Racing off Seniors” - Michelle Mashman, City of Canterbury Library
• “Grey Is Good – Harnessing Grey Power at Fairfield” - Linda Dunn, Fairfield City Library
• “Sexercise and other Senior Adventures” - Jo Smith, Lake Macquarie Library
• “Sea Changes in Libraries” - Janice Biggin, Bega Library

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