Libraries Can't Serve Communities They Don't Know On the 2nd July, I had the honour and privilege of receiving the F.A. Sharr Award for the potential for significant contributions to the library field in WA. I was asked to identify the biggest...
On Thursday night, the 2nd of July, the State Library Board Awards Night was held at the State Library of Western Australia. It was also the night where ALIA West welcomed our newest F A Sharr Award winner (2025) - Darby Bond Brown. Her passionate...
The annual ALIAWest Great Library Quiz is on again at the State Library of Western Australia on the evening of Thursday 5th December 2019. With all the usual merriment, games and prizes, we just know this year is going to be another successful...
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 in Western Australia and to the profession more broadly. The...
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...