Program
December 1, 2022
(all times AEDT: Sydney, Australian Eastern Daylight Savings time)
9:00 – 9:15 Opening & acknowledgement of Country – Associate Professor Karen Bell, School of Social Work and Arts
9:15- 10.00 Keynote Speaker 1 – Dr Keren Dali – The Information Lives of Our Clients: Information Science for Social Workers
10:00 – 10:45 Presentation 1 – Dr Beth Wahler – Trauma-informed librarianship
10:45-11:00 Morning Tea Break
11:00 – 11:45 Keynote Speaker 2 –Patrick Lloyd – A Light in the Dark: Courage, Protection, and the Public Library
11:45 – 12:30 Presentation 2 – Mary Provence – 3 Models: Impacts on the De-escalation Role of Library Social Workers when Patrons Experiencing Homelessness are in Crisis.
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 – 2:30 Panel Discussion Moderated by Associate Professor Karen Bell
Anne-Marie Pfabe – Manager, City of Melbourne Libraries.
Christine Bolton – Acting Manager, Wagga Wagga City Library.
Erin McKeegan – Library Social Worker, City of Melbourne Libraries.
Dr Sabine Wardle – Senior Lecturer, School of Social Work, Charles Sturt University.
2:30 – 3:15 Presentation 3 – Anna Lockwood – Senior Advisor, Inclusive Services, Auckland Council, New Zealand – Shifting practice from ‘the transactional’ to ‘the relational’
3:15 – 3:30 Afternoon Tea Break
3:30 – 4:15 Presentation 4 – Leanne Mitchell: Can libraries end homelessness? Stories and reflections from a Churchill Fellowship
4:15 Close of symposium – Dr Jane Garner – School of Information and Communication Studies, Charles Sturt University.
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