How to bring local history to life

Join Jacinta Sutton from the State Library of Queensland at Toowoomba City Library for a free half day Professional Development (PD) session exploring using digital local history collections to create and deliver programs which meet the needs of your community.

Content for Bringing your local history to life PD session includes:

• Designing for discovery


• Models of engagement with digital collections


• Aligning creative activity with community needs


• Workshop activity using The Impact of Libraries as Creative Spaces Framework

Morning tea and lunch will be provided.

Registration

Register for the PD session on Eventbrite.

Travel Bursary

If you plan on travelling to attend this event why not apply for a Travel Bursary?

The State Library of Queensland is offering travel bursaries to Councils to allow individuals from regional Queensland public libraries and Indigenous Knowledge Centres to participate in the regional Professional Development events offered by the State Library of Queensland (or in partnership with the State Library of Queensland) being held in locations across Queensland.

To apply for a bursary, please complete the relevant application form:

1. Bursary application form for Independent and Rural Libraries Queensland


2. Bursary application form for Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander Councils

‘Bringing your local history to life’ will be followed by a separate afternoon session. Please email jo.beazley@tr.qld.gov.au for more information and to register for the afternoon session (Collection based programming by Dr. Kate Davis, University of Southern Queensland (USQ) and the Basics of 3D by Steph Piper, USQ).