State News

	Victorian Chapter
	Contact: Rachel Hardie Lower Templestowe

	South Australian Chapter		South Australian Chapter
	Convenor: Marilyn Jones Salvation Army Corps Noarlunga		Secretary: Joy Belling Uniting Church Library, Blackwood

South Australian Chapter News
The 2010 Spring meeting
Date: A relaxing Sunday afternoon, 19th September (1.30-5pm)
Venue: Uniting Church, 576 Montague Rd. Modbury North
Theme: Old Treasures, New Beginnings
Program:

	Opening meditation (Rev Tony Goodluck)
	Talk’nTour – Modbury Uniting Church Library
	Newstime: ACLA & 2011 Conference, Report: Writers Fair
	Amel Manyon (Sudanese ministry candidate) on how to help refugees
	Bring ‘n Tell: an old book which is special Bring ‘n Tell: recount how a book or DVD has influenced people in your church community
	A quick look at an actual e-book reader
	Entries vying for the Caleb Book prize
	Book swap & poster loans

Come early and bring own lunch. Church open 12.30pm; hot water available.

2010 Autumn Meeting
Date: 15 May, 2010 (10am-3pm)
Venue: Edwardstown Baptist Church, St Marys
Topics:

	Changes at EBC library (June Buxton)
	Forum: 21^st century issues and their impact on church libraries
	New ways of reading books - on e-book readers, iPods, the iPad and Smart phones. A quick look at other communication technologies like FaceBook, YouTube, Blogs and Twitter. (Rodney Schwarz)
	Bible formats – from printed paper books to audio cassettes, CDs, MP3 on iPods, DVDs, computers, iPhone downloads, Flash drives, the Internet, and Blue ray. (Lloyd Allder, Word Books)

Victorian Chapter News
2010 Spring Meeting
Date: Saturday, 23^rd October (from 10 am - 4 pm)
Venue: New Peninsula Baptist Church, Mt. Martha
Topics:

	A talk by Terry Robinson (manager of the church bookshop)
	Church bookshop will be open for browsing and buying
	Discussion on social justice resources
	Some workshops on covering books, cataloguing and library promotion
	Tour of the church library tour
	Swap table.

2010 Autumn Meeting
Date: Sunday 30th May (2-4.30pm)
Venue: St John's Uniting Church, 37 Virginia Street, Mt Waverley
Topics:

	Writing a Church History - what's involved in writing such a document
	Sharing time: Indigenous Resources Several members brought books from their church libraries and their personal collections, including books on aboriginal spirituality, historical books telling the real story of the treatment of our indigenous brothers and sisters since white settlement, and books for children. The opening worship and closing prayer were drawn from these resources.
	Tour of St John's library
	Swap table