School Library Support
Promoting reading
Literary events
Reading enrichment programmes will be greatly enlivened through student participation in literary events run internationally, nationally and locally throughout the year.
Library displays and classroom activities
can be productively linked to these literary events.
Schools may organise Author and illustrator visits.
Watch too for events advertised through your public library or local bookshop.
2013 Literary events
Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
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Australian
Children's Laureate
Alison Lester and Boori Monty Pryor are our first Australian Children's Laureates. Throughout 2012-13 Alison and Boori will tour Australia, attending a wide range of Laureate events and each will be maintaining a blog. -
Love2Read
This website was initially set up for the National Year of Reading but will continue promoting Australian literary activities and events from early 2013.
- The State Library of Western Australia events calendar can be limited to children’s events and includes Meet the illustrator, Love2Read Café and Story sharing events. SLWA services for primary teachers and for secondary teachers offer interesting book and information related activities too. See also SLWA blog.
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The
Literature Centre
Schools programme includes exhibitions of Australian picture books with original artwork and material from the illustrator and author including preliminary sketches, storyboards, reference materials, draft manuscripts and correspondence. Workshops are held in conjunction with each exhibition for both children and adults. Author and illustrator residencies, rural programmes, talented writers’ programmes, professional development and family open days offer literary experiences for students. Make sure your school is on the mailing list.
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West
Australian young readers’ book award
Children read from a pre-nominated list and vote for their favourite books.
While the books may be popular with students, some titles may contain controversial material or be aimed at mature readers. Before purchasing short listed titles for the school collection teachers and teacher librarians should refer to the library selection policy.
- Other state based Australian children's choice awards may provide an indication of popular resources
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Inside
a dog. The inkys
Aimed at teenage readers who vote online from a shortlist of 5 Australian and 5 International title. Longlist, shortlist and winners are available from previous years. -
Inside
a dog. Writer in residence
A monthly author in residence provides opportunities for students to comment on writer’s blog posts. Details of upcoming residencies are provided to facilitate teacher planning. - The Children's book-a-day almanac makes a daily connection between the date (U.S. dates) and children and YA titles.
- @ your library® campaign
- The GiggleIT project
January 2013
February 2013
- 14 Feb Library lovers day . WASLA. Love of reading month and ALIA. Library lovers day provide some teaching and promotion ideas.
- 23 – 26 Feb Perth writers festival offers a program of literary events, including:
- 21 Feb Perth writers festival schools day
- 23 Feb Perth writers' festival family day
March 2013
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6 Mar World read aloud day
LitWorld. World read aloud day activities provides downloads badge, flyers, worksheets,
book recommendations, and activities. - 7 Mar World book day
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8 Mar A night with the stars! has become a major annual event hosted by
CBCA WA branch and looked
forward to by all who love children's and YA books school library people and teachers alike.
A chance to meet and talk with local WA authors and illustrators. -
21 Mar World poetry day. In 1999 UNESCO proclaimed 21 March to be World poetry day
and there is now a
wealth of display, lesson and event ideas for teachers online.
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20 -22 Mar Storylines.
All Saints’ literature festival
The 12th annual festival held at All Saints’ College will provide primary and secondary
programs and a wide range of literary presenters. Includes
Storylines. Writing & illustration competition.
April 2013
- 2 Apr IBBY International children's book day
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7 Apr 11am - 4pm Family
Open Day with authors Jane Ramage and Michael Gerard Bauer
The Literature Centre
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9 Apr CBCA Book of the year shortlist
Notables and Shortlist announcement at Noon.
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9 Apr on CBCA
Junior judges' project
Encourages children to themselves judge the shortlisted books based on similiar criteria
to that used by the CBCA Book of the Year judges. Not yet confirmed for 2013.
Similar student competitions shadow other major literary awards. Search for these.
May 2013
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21–25 May Australian
library and information association. Library and information week
2013 theme: You decide! -
22 May Australian library and information association. National simultaneous
storytime
A Library and information week event starting at 11.00am. where children across
Australia simultaneously read the same nominated Australian children’s book and enjoy
a range of supporting educational activities that promote the value of reading and literacy
2013 book is Nick Bland's The wrong book.
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28 May - 1 June
The literature centre. Illustrator in residence. Freya Blackwood. Meet the illustrator
sessions and workshops. Further details....
June 2013
- Mid-2013 Prime Minister's literary awards and shortlist announced
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Make Your Own Story Book Competition
Entries to Westbooks, 396 Mill Point Road, Victoria Park. WA 6100 -
3 June The literature centre. Family open Day. 11am - 4pm
Free entry. Special guests: Freya
Blackwood, Matt Ottley, Danny Parker. Further details....
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7 June Children's Book Council of Australia. WA Branch.
Make
your own book competition.
Closing date June 7th. Entries to be dropped at West books -
June - July MS
Readathon
A literacy and fundraising program through june and July with reading
opportunities, rewards, games, and competitions. Children and schools read
throughout June and July supporting people living with Multiple Sclerosis.
July 2013
August 2013
- 18 August CBCA Book of the year awards announcement
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17 - 23 Aug CBCA. Children's
book week
2013 theme: Read across the universe - 19 - 30 Aug Make your own book winners on display The Place, WA State Library
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Inside
a dog. Creative responses
Opening in Children’s book week, the Inkys Creative reading prize encourages students
to respond to their reading through new technologies. Links to creative tools,
suggestions for teachers and previous winning entries are provided. -
27 Aug–2 Sept 2012 Australian Government. National literacy and numeracy week
Celebrates the progress Australian schools are making in raising the literacy and
numeracy levels of all students.
September 2013
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13 - 14 Sept The Literature Centre. Celebrate
reading national conference
The inside story onquality Australian literature for children with an impressive line up of authors and a primary school focus.
- 27 Sept West Australian Young Readers' Book Award. Close of voting
October 2013
- International association of school librarianship. International school library month
2012 theme: "School Libraries: a Key to the Past, Present & Future"
November 2013
- 21 Nov West Australian Young Readers' Book Award. Announcement of winners
December 2013
Children’s book week
Children’s book week is the longest running children's festival in Australia, and celebrated its 65th birthday in 2010. Schools and public libraries all over Australia spend a week celebrating books, and Australian authors and illustrators develop all kinds of activities relating to the year’s theme to highlight the importance of reading.
Children's book week 2013
Theme: Read across the universe
August 17 - August 23, 2013
Short List and Notables announcement Tuesday 9 April at Noon
Winners announced Friday August 16
Children’s book week 2012
Theme: Champions read
Saturday 18 – Friday 24 August 2012
Book of the Year Award 2012
Winners Short list Notable books
The Crichton Award for New Illustrators. Crichton Short List. 2012
Children's Book Week 2013
Previous winners, short lists & notables
Links and ideas for 2012 Book Week activities
The book nut. CBCA book of the year. Older readers shortlist podcast
Book week 2012. Champions read
CBCA.WA. Ideas and activities for Book Week
The challenge to read Book Week 2012
Champions read. Mrs Mac’s library
PETAA. Exploring the 2012 CBCA short list
Pinterest. Children's book week posters
Read plus. Review blog.Champions read. Book week 2012 book trailer presentation by Jane Moore
Resources supporting Children’s Book Council of Australia's 2012 Shortlist books
Literary awards
Australian and overseas book awards for children's and young adult literature can promote an interest in reading. Awards include literary awards judged by adults, and children's choice awards in which children vote for their favourite title. Major literary awards for adults may be of interest to senior literature students and teachers.
Australian awards
- Adelaide festival literary awards
- Aurealis awards [Speculative fiction]
- Australian independent bookseller. Indie book award
- Children's Book Council of Australia awards
- Children's peace literature award. Psychologists for Peace Interest Group
- Crichton award [Illustration]
- Dromkeen medal
- Environment award for children's literature. The Wilderness Society Australia
- Literary awards Australia
- Miles Franklin Literary Award [Adult]
- Northern Territory literary awards
- NSW Premier’s literary awards
- Prime Minister’s literary awards
- Queensland literary awards
- Western Australian Premier's book awards
Australian Children's choice awards
State
- BILBY [Books I Love Best Yearly] QLD
- COOL [Canberra's Own Outstanding List] ACT
- KOALA [Kids Own Australian Literature Awards] NSW
- KROC [Kids Reading Oz Choice] NT
- WAYRBA [West Australian Young Readers' Book Award] WA
- YABBA [Young Australians' Best Book Award] VIC
National
New Zealand awards
Commonwealth awards
United Kingdom awards
- Booktrust Teenage Prize
- Carnegie Medal
- Children's Laureate
- Costa Book Award [Formerly known as Whitbread]
- Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children’s Book Award
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
- Kate Greenaway Medal
- Orange Prize for Fiction [Adult]
- Roald Dahl Funny Prize
United States awards
- American Library Association Robert F. Siebert Informational Book Medal
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American
Library Association. Young adult library services association. YALSA's book awards and booklist
Free registration provides access to a wealth of award winners and recommended booklists.
- Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards
- Caldecott Medal
- Gryphon Award
- International Reading Association. IRA Children’s and Young Adults’ Book Awards Intended for newly published authors who show unusual promise in the children’s and young adults’ book field. Awards are given for fiction and nonfiction in each of three categories: primary, intermediate, and young adult.
- The National Book Awards
- Newbery Medal
- Michael L. Printz Award
- National Council of Teachers of English. Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
- National Science Teachers Association. Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K – 12
- The Pulitzer Prizes [Adult]
- Society of Children’s Bookwriters and Illustrators. The Golden Kite Awards Includes picture books, fiction and non-fiction awards.
Canadian awards
International awards
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Sweden
- Bisto Book of the Year Awards. Ireland
- Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis. Germany [Youth Literature Award]
- Golden Baobab Prize. Ghana
- Hans Christian Andersen Award. Switzerland
- The Nobel Prize in Literature [Adult]
- Scholastic Asian Book Award. Singapore
Other award information sites
Reading enrichment activities
Many school libraries run a range of literature promotion activities drawing on ideas such as those below to encourage
- individual responses to text and
- student linking of texts to their own experience.
The Australian Curriculum. English literature strand includes a substrand on Responding to literature and its focus thread Personal responses to the ideas, characters and viewpoints in texts runs from Foundation to Year 10. Teachers in WA public schools can access links specific to each content description in this substrand.
- Author studies
- Book clubs
- Book raps
- Book trailers
- Books to movies
- Book covers
- Book openings
- Graffitti walls
- Graphic novels
- Literature circles
- Picture book response
- Read alikes or 'What should I read next?'
- Readers' theatre
- Series
- Why read?
