Special Interest Group - Networking Greater Sydney

Face-to-Face Networking for SLANSW Members

Term 3 Meeting:

Thursday 13^th August at 4.30pm

The Term Three Greater Sydney Networking Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting will be held at St Andrew's Cathedral School Middle School Library, on Thursday 13th August, between 4:30 – 5:30pm. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with other like-minded library staff and SLANSW members. 

At this Networking SIG event we will continue our Professional Learning and Reading Club.

Once you have registered the following resource/s will be shared for us to read and discuss at the meeting -

• School Library Day 2026

• Love Letters to Libraries

Discussion on the professional learning materials will be led Jody McDonnell, Head of Library and eLearning St Vincent’s College Potts Point.

Opportunities for networking, afternoon tea, and an informal tour of the St Andrew's Cathedral School Middle School Library will also be available. 

As a SLANSW member you are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to add 2 hours (pre-reading & participation) to your accrual of 100 hours of professional development. 

This SIG is a platform to support members and encourage ongoing dialogue in our professional learning community.  It is also only available to SLANSW members as a benefit of membership.

Afternoon Tea will be provided.

How do I participate?

All SLANSW members are welcome to attend this Networking SIG meeting.

You must register to ensure you are sent the location sign in details within 48 hours before your session.

CBCA Book Week Swap and Share Night "Symphony of Stories"

How is Book Week being celebrated in your setting? This forum is an exciting opportunity to share ideas that you are using with your students or in your schools. The concept being that we can pick up ideas and share our creativity with our colleagues. This Meet-Up is relevant for primary and secondary Library staff.

If you would like to share your ideas, please complete a few quicks questions here:  Book Week Swap and Share and place your idea(s) onto a Google Slide and email to rhonda.creasey@det.nsw.edu.au before Monday 17^th August.

2.1.2 Apply knowledge of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area to develop engaging teaching activities.

2.5.2 Apply knowledge and understanding of effective teaching strategies to support students’ literacy and numeracy achievement.

6.2.2 Participate in learning to update knowledge and practice targeted to professional needs and school and/or system priorities.

7.4.2 Participate in professional and community networks and forums to broaden knowledge and improve practice.

Certificate of participation available via request to: info@slansw.net.au

About SLANSW Online Meet-Ups

The one-hour meet-ups take place in SLANSW's Zoom Conference Room and include a presentation from a guest speaker, with facilitated discussion between participants. We aim to include Q&A time as a wrap-up of each online meetup.

A maximum of 100 places are available for each meet-up, so get your registrations in ASAP.

Participation in SLANSW online meet-ups is at no cost to members.  Non-members may access the meet-ups for $45 per session.

The one-hour meet-up takes place in SLANSW's Zoom conference room. 

Those who register for this event will receive an email within 24 hours before the event, with details to access this online session.

Join us for the Library Professionals

Special Interest Group (SIG) 

Term 3 Meeting

Research Rescue: Tackling Tricky Student Research Queries

You must register to ensure you are sent the Zoom login details within 24hours before your session. 

SLANSW Professional Learning Summit

All the Literacies:

Leading and Learning in the Digital Era

11 September 2026

SLANSW Zoom Room

All the Literacies focusing on the Digital and AI areas to provide leadership and practical learning that will empower TL's with a deeper understanding and motivation to guide their work.

The second SLANSW Professional Learning Summit of 2026 will be held in live online mode in the SLANSW Zoom Room, on Friday September 11, from 9:00 am – 3:00pm. The theme of the Summit is All the Literacies: Leading and Learning in the Digital Era. Our keynote speakers are Dr Kay Oddone (Director of Linking Learning Advisory), June Wall (Online Learning Tutor University of Western Sydney and Adjunct Lecturer CSU) and Jac Manison (Day of AI).  They will be accompanied by a number of talented and inspiring  presenters, as well as demonstrations from industry experts. 

Our program is also structured to foster networking with like-minded library professionals in breakout sessions as well as industry partners through our Vendor Spotlights. As a SLANSW member you are encouraged to take advantage of this great opportunity to build your professional expertise through keynote speakers and workshops which will add close to five hours of professional development. 

Details of the full summit program are available here

Featured speakers:

Kay Oddone

Dr Kay Oddone is the Director of Linking Learning Advisory, a consultancy specialising in professional learning for educators and corporate teams, and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Charles Sturt University. A former teacher librarian with over twenty-five years’ of experience in schools and higher education, Kay now works with school, professional associations and businesses across Australia to build practical capacity in leadership, digital and information literacy, and the ethical integration of AI in learning.

June Wall

June Wall is a leading educator who works with organisations and schools to develop digital literacies and lifelong learning capacities. She is an online learning tutor for Western Sydney University and an Adjunct Lecturer at Charles Sturt University (CSU). June has been a professional development lead, senior change manager, librarian at CSU and Notre Dame universities and library coordinator for the NSW Department of Education where she initiated and led the development of the Information Fluency Framework. She has been a teacher K-12, a lecturer, a professional development and education consultant, special librarian, teacher librarian, President of ASLA, and SLANSW and worked in the government and non-government sectors. While June is focused on developing and maintaining future-focused school libraries, her passion is in digital learning and the critical role teacher librarians can play in the development of student learning.

Workshops and Presentations

Fiona Philip (Anglican Church Grammar School, Brisbane) 

Creating AI Chatbots for Reader Advisory and Beyond

Jacqueline Manison (Day of AI)

Practical Gen AI - for teachers

Maki Ryland (Kincoppal-Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart)

Glass Box Feedback: Turning AI Chatbots into Metacognitive Writing Partners

Jody McDonnell (St Vincent's College Potts Point) &

Karen Seeneevassen (Abbotsleigh)

Teaching and Leading in the Gen AI era: Strategy and Practice

Details of the full summit program are available here

Please note SLANSW's Cancellation and Refund Policy for Professional Learning Events when registering for this conference

Suggested NESA Standards addressed by this Summit for Teacher participants

2.5.2 Apply knowledge and understanding of effective teaching strategies to support students’ literacy and numeracy achievement.

6.2.2 Participate in learning to update knowledge and practice targeted to professional needs and school and/or system priorities.

6.3.2 Contribute to collegial discussions and apply constructive feedback from colleagues to improve professional knowledge and practice.

7.4.2 Participate in professional and community networks and forums to broaden knowledge and improve practice.

Certificate of participation available via request to: info@slansw.net.au