Welcome to 2026! We hope everyone had a restorative break, and that you’re excited for the year ahead.
We’ve curated a collection of posts from past issues of Connections journal to inspire and spark ideas for you in the coming year. Let us know in the comments what exciting plans you have for your library in 2026!
Library collections
When thinking about your collection and how you arrange and develop it according to your school’s needs, you may like these articles to generate ideas:
- Diversity audits, and how catalogue records can help you curate your collection so it is respectful and representative.
- Adding digital content to your library collection using SCIS collections.
Genre
A perennial topic for library staff, the idea of genrefication is a major project that many schools have undertaken. Diving deeper, particular genres may be pertinent to the learning or social needs of your users.
- These two articles about experiences with genrefication may give you a taste of what the experience is like:
- Have you ever thought of dystopian fiction as a form of bibliotherapy for These Unprecedented Times?! Perhaps you should!
- We know that Manga is popular with students, but the range and volume of Manga available can be confusing for the novice – here’s some advice about curating your Manga collection.
Supporting literacy and information literacy
Whether you teach ‘library classes’ or support classroom teachers with literacy and information literacy, these articles will be useful for ideas and approaches.
- Plagiarism is tricky to spot, now more than ever. Here’s an article with some tips about the issue from a cataloguer’s point of view.
- Novel approaches to teaching and learning can help students with diverse needs engage with reading and literacy, as shown in this article.
- A great online curriculum resource, it’s worth reminding your staff about Scootle, a portal to free curriculum-aligned resources for Australian educators.
We hope you find some of these articles useful in your preparation for the coming year, and do let us know what you’re excited about in your library in 2026 in the comments!