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Letter from ALIA President, Vicki McDonald, to members of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) highlighting recent activities and initiatives.

Letter from ALIA President, Vicki McDonald, to members of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) highlighting recent activities and initiatives.

As the professional body for the library and information services (LIS) sector, the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) exists to support the LIS profession. This is why we are excited to launch the Professional Pathways initiative, to ensure we have a diverse, skilled, valued and supported LIS workforce delivering quality library and information services that anticipate and meet the needs of the population.

In 2021 the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) is piloting a scheme where publishers can permit the use of their Australian picture book titles in 'Online Storytime 2021' in return for a small annual payment from public library branches.

The pilot follows the popularity of Online Storytime in Australian public libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic, where Australian children and caregivers embraced the online reading of picture books by their local librarians with many hundreds uploaded since April 2020.

Letter from ALIA President, Vicki McDonald, to members of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) highlighting recent activities and initiatives.

Letter from ALIA President, Lyndall Ley Osborne, to members of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) highlighting recent activities and initiatives.

Letter from ALIA President, Lyndall Ley Osborne, to members of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) highlighting recent activities and initiatives.

Letter from ALIA President, Lyndall Ley, to members of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) highlighting recent activities and initiatives.

Letter from ALIA President, Robert Knight OAM, to members of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) highlighting recent activities and initiatives.

Letter from ALIA President, Robert Knight OAM, to members of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) highlighting recent activities and initiatives.