ALIAWest invited guest bloggers to write about their experience attending the Connect, Create, Collaborate event at the State Library of WA in September. Jenny Lucas welcomed the invitation and although we'd like to think we organised a great...
Connect, Create, Collaborate 2025
ALIAWest is pleased to present Connect, Create, Collaborate which brings together professionals and emerging practitioners to showcase lifelong partnerships and innovations across cultural institutions in Western Australia. When Friday, 19...
You Can Take the Librarian Out of the Kids’ Library… …but you can’t take the kid out of the librarian
(Image credit: https://slwa.wa.gov.au/) A few weeks ago, something incredible happened: I was honoured to receive the FA Sharr Award - a recognition given to early career library professionals in WA. I won it for speaking on a topic I care deeply...
Thank you all for my F A Sharr Award year!
I would like to take a moment to share something about my amazing year that wouldn’t has been possible without winning the F A Sharr Award. I am filled with gratitude for the positive impact it has had on my journey. This year has been full of...
Author Spotlight: Emily Paull
Congratulations to our 2021 F A Sharr Award winner, Emily Paull, on the publication of her first novel in April! Emily is a local librarian, author and book reviewer who is very involved in supporting the WA writing...