Public Libraries WA 2015 Conference University Club of Western Australia Friday March 13th 2015 THEME: “Game on! – public libraries changing to build communities” 7.45 am Registration Desk Opens 9.00am – 9.10 am Welcome and Acknowledgement by Michelle Brennand, President PLWA 9.10am – 9.30 am Opening address: Mayor Troy Pickard, WA Local Government Association Local Government Reform – A Brave New World Session 1: Theme: Change is our time, sponsored by Civica Chairperson: Margaret Allen, State Librarian, SLWA 9.30am – 10.30 am Session 1 – Theme: Change is our time Inga Lunden, City Librarian Stockholm Public Library, Sweden “Exciting times for library professionals - facing challenges of externally driven change.” Inga will look at community trends, political, economic and digital factors and their impact on libraries. 10.30am – 11.00 am Morning Tea Session 2: Theme: WA public libraries – thinking forward Chairperson: Mayor Trevor Vaughan, Town of Victoria Park 11.00am – 12 noon Session 2 – Theme: WA public libraries – thinking forward Bernard Salt, Business Advisor/Futurist, KPMG, Australia Bernard will provide insights into how Western Australian communities have evolved and continue to evolve to help librarians better understand, engage, serve and meet their needs into the future. 12 noon – 12.30pm Nigel Oakley, Managing Director, Dome Coffees Australia Nigel will expand on Dome’s community focus and their success in co-locating with public libraries and other community facilities. 12.30pm – 2.00 pm Lunch Session 3: Theme: Creating a library change environment Chairperson: Anne Banks-McAllister, Principal, Anne Banks-McAllister Consultancy 2.00pm – 3.00pm Session 3 – Theme: Creating a library change environment Corinne Hill, Executive Director Chattanooga Public Library, USA “Libraries from now on – imagining the future.” Corinne is the 2014 Library Journal Librarian of the Year. She has transformed Chattanooga Public Library in her two years at the helm and will speak about fostering a culture of change and innovation, the library as the creative hub of the community, leadership and managing through times of budgetary constraint. 3.00pm – 3.30 pm Afternoon Tea Session 4: Theme: Building good, bad or great libraries Chairperson: Cr Deb Hamblin, Vice Chairman, Library Board of WA 3.30pm – 4.00pm Session 4 – Theme: Building good, bad or great libraries Rachel Van Riel, Director Opening the Book Ltd, UK “Changing libraries – new ways of working”. Rachel will focus on library design, interiors not exteriors, and the move to self-service and how this changes the role and daily tasks of library staff. 4.30 pm – 4.50pm Panel of Speakers 4.50pm – 5.00 pm Conference Summary & Close by Michelle Brennand, President PLWA 5.00pm – 6.00 pm Post Conference Cocktails Tweet the conference on #plwaconf www.plwaconference2015.org.au