
Free professional development program (October–November 2008)
Free presentations will be held at public libraries across Victoria in October and November.
The sessions are designed to introduce the boys, blokes, books & bytes program and toolkit
to school principals, teachers, teacher-librarians and public librarians, and to stimulate
discussion and ideas about boys and reading.
Presentations will be held at 5.30–7pm at the following venues:
Thursday 9 October State Library of Victoria (program launch)
Monday 13 October Caroline Springs Public Library
Thursday 16 October The Age Library, Broadmeadows
Monday 20 October Sale Public Library
Thursday 23 October Mornington Peninsula Public Library
Monday 27 October Horsham Public Library
Tuesday 28 October Warrnambool Public Library
Monday 10 November Bendigo Public Library
Tuesday 11 November Swan Hill Public Library
Wednesday 12 November Wangaratta Public Library
Bookings & inquiries
Session bookings: State Library of Victoria, 03 8664 7555 or learning@slv.vic.gov.au
Further information: Erin Ritchie, Centre for Youth Literature, 03 8664 7281 or eritchie@slv.vic.gov.au
Created by the Centre for Youth Literature, State
Library of Victoria, in partnership with the Department
of Education and Early Childhood Development.
National Literacy and Numeracy Week is an
Australian Government initiative in collaboration
with the Victorian education authorities.