Thousands of librarians, publishers, booksellers, educators, authors and reading advocates from around Australia – and the world – will join us live online today for the second National Reading Symposium from Australia Reads.
Tune in to the Day 2 livestream here
Explore the program
Over two, jam-packed days, VOLUME will offer a range of talks, presentations and discussions about reading.
Day one (Wednesday 21 October) will take a whole-of-industry approach to growing national reading rates, sharing learnings and insights from the books industry and libraries sectors, social change, behavioural science, and international reading programs.
The day will take a look at:
- The latest reading research and how to put it into practice
- Insights from leading First Nations reading advocates
- International reading program case studies, including the UK’s National Year of Reading
- Insights into live literature and community building around reading
- Future opportunities, ideas and aspirations for growing reading rates in Australia
Day two (Thursday 22 October) will hone in on younger readers, providing space for a deeper dive into effective approaches from early years and family reading through to young adult engagement.
Sessions include:
- Keynote from Australian Children’s Laureate Andy Griffiths
- Early years reading and getting books into the hands of parents
- Engaging teen readers, including a panel of young people themselves!
- Multilingualism and reading across languages
- Building reading cultures in schools
Join the conversation!
You’ll be able to join in the conversation at VOLUME live via Youtube chat.
Due to Australia’s social media laws, you will need to be signed in to Youtube using a Google account to access the live chat.
If you don’t have a YouTube or Google account, you can sign up for one now – it’s free, and you can delete it immediately afterwards. Follow these instructions.
If you do need to sign up, keep the link handy though, as you won’t be returned to the symposium.
If you’re sharing on social media, don’t forget to tag us at @australiareads, and sign up to our e-newsletter to get the latest reading news and symposium recordings, following the event.
VOLUME is supported by the Australian Government through Writing Australia part of Creative Australia, its principal arts investment body.
We also thank our VOLUME sponsor, Simon & Schuster, and VOLUME supporter, James Bennett.