The Need to Read: Sally Rippin and Alan Dingley in Conversation
Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin and Te Awhi Rito New Zealand Reading Ambassador Alan Dingley discuss the crucial role of reading in the lives and minds of young people.
The live stream of this event will be available on this page from 12.00pm AEST, Monday 16 September.
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About the Event
Join Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin and Te Awhi Rito New Zealand Reading Ambassador Alan Dingley as they share their unique perspectives on the importance of reading for children and young people.
Rippin and Dingley will discuss the impact and importance of libraries in inspiring young readers and ways we can support a broader reading ecosystem to ensure every young person can become a reader.
This special live stream conversation is for teachers, librarians, parents and all audiences interested in learning more about the importance of reading.
Presented in partnership with the Australian Children’s Laureate Foundation and Te Awhi Rito New Zealand Reading Ambassador Partner Group.
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Born in Christchurch, and raised in Hawke’s Bay, Alan Dingley is the current Te Awhi Rito NZ Reading Ambassador. Alan has over 25 years of experience working with children and young people, almost 20 of those in school and public libraries. He is currently Library Manager at Freyberg High School i... Read more
Sally Rippin is the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2024 – 2025 and has written over 100 books for children and young adults, many of them award-winning, including Come Over to My House, the Billie B Brown, and the Hey Jack! series. She has also written a book for parents Wild Things: How we ... Read more
Bec Kavanagh is a Melbourne-based writer and academic whose work examines the representation of women’s bodies in literature. She has appeared at the Melbourne and Sydney Writers Festivals and on Radio National’s Books and Arts Daily. Bec has judged a number of literary prizes, including the V... Read more
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