The conference will be held from Sunday, 24 September 2006 to Wednesday 27 September 2006 (in the first week of the school holidays) at St Patrick’s Senior College in the Mackay CBD.

This conference aims to bring together teacher-librarians, school library personnel and other people interested in school libraries, to provide opportunities to confront, discuss and critically analyse the challenges and issues for those working in the field. We would especially like to invite library assistants to participate in this conference. The program will offer a range of appropriate sessions for all participants

We look forward to seeing you in Mackay on Sunday, 24 September 2006. For further information email SLAQ2006.

Conference theme:
The theme was selected because it foreshadows:

• the location of the conference;
• school library futures;
• technological progress;
• educational directions.

Conference strands:
Information: information literacy, information management, information policy;
Literature: children’s literature, YA literature, reading circles, authors, illustrators;
Management: personnel, technology, space, time, learning.

Last updated April 2006