(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...
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...
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...
The Library Board of Western Australia Awards ceremony was held at the State Library on Thursday 24th May, and there were plenty of reasons to celebrate! The 2017 F A Sharr Award was awarded to Claire Murphy, who is the Coordinator (Learning...
Nominations for the 2017 F A Sharr Award are now open! The F A Sharr Award is named after Francis Aubie (Ali) Sharr, State Librarian in Western Australia from 1953 to 1976, in recognition of his contribution to libraries and librarianship...