Reader Development
Terms of Reference
Meetings and Agendas
2019 Meetings
28 October 2019 - 9.30am - 12.30pm
Room 1103, Level 11, MAV, 60 Collins Street, Melbourne
2019 minutes
Minutes of meeting 26 August 2019
Minutes of meeting 24 June 2019
Minutes of meeting 29 April 2019
Minutes of meeting 25 February 2019
2018 minutes
Minutes of meeting 29 October 2018
Minutes of meeting 27 August 2018
Minutes of meeting 25 June 2018
Contacts
Shirley Bateman | Melbourne Library Service | Libraries and Recreation
M: 0488 663 533 | E: shirley.bateman@melbourne.vic.gov.au
Fact Sheets
The Reader Development fact sheets are compiled by members of the RDSIG. They can be used to help plan reader engagement promotions, programs and events in your libraries.
Desert Island Books event fact sheet
City of Melbourne Libraries, June 2019
Silent reading party fact sheet ARH 2018
City of Melbourne Libraries, July 2018
Community event fact sheet ARH 2018
West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation, July 2018
Goldfields Library Corporation, October 2019
Reader Development Strategic Framework 2020-22
The PLV Reader Development Strategic Framework can be found here.
PLV Reader Development Strategic Framework presentation at the Public Libraries Victoria Conference, 16-17 September 2019, can be found here.
Examples of good practice from Victorian public libraries
GOAL 1: START WITH THE READER
Reader Development induction training cards
Maribyrnong Library Service
Reader Development online training
Opening the Book, UK
GOAL 2: READERS ARE INSPIRED
City of Ballarat Libraries
Reading Widely Challenge display
City of Ballarat Libraries
City of Brimbank Libraries
City of Melbourne Libraries
Brimbank Libraries
Eastern Regional Libraries
Tastes of Winter reading promotion, 2019
Melton Libraries. For an editable version, contact Ros Colwell
GOAL 3: LIBRARIES CONNECT READERS
City of Melbourne Libraries
Bayside Libraries
Trivia Night: all things books
Bayside Libraries
Casey-Cardinia Regional Library Corporation
Yarra Libraries
GOAL 4: READING FOR WELLBEING
City of Melbourne Libraries
Australian Reading Hour events
Bayside Libraries
Silent Reading Party in the Botanical Gardens
City of Ballarat Libraries
Resources
Australian Reading Hour 2018, Victoria, evaluation
Reading is good for you, Australian Publishers' Association, March 2017
Australian Reading Hour 2018 partner brochure
Cities of Literature tour July 2015 presentation
Reader development at Melbourne Library Service Feb 2017
Reader development training at Melbourne Library Service
Much ado about books 2018
Much ado about books was held at the Geelong Library and Heritage Centre on Wednesday 12 September 2018. The seminar was delivered by a working group made up of members of the Collections and Reader Development SIGs.
Christine Mackenzie, IFLA Global Vision and International Advocacy
Sonya Tsakalakis, bibliotherapist, bio
Kevin Hennah, Vision 2020: Maintaining relevant libraries, handout
Matthew Jose, New book releases for Christmas 2018
Shirley Bateman, Closing remarks
Lightning Talks
Walking group – Audio books that move us
Linden Carroll
Whitehorse Manningham Libraries
Will you ‘like’ me? Reader Development using Facebook
Jacinta Cleary
Darebin Libraries
Bookmatch: Tinder for book lovers
Robyn Smith and Lalitha Nair
Greater Dandenong Libraries
Stats, stats, stats!!! Improving physical loans
Radmila Sekulic
Wyndham Libraries
Emma Zeng
Monash Public Library Service
Reader Development online training
Jacqui Horwood
State Library of Victoria