Winners of prestigious library awards announced
Published Thursday, 05 June, 2008 at 09:00 PM
Minister for Education and Training and Minister for the Arts
The Honourable Rod Welford
An Indigenous library and a team who created online versions of an old Sunshine Coast newspaper are winners of two prestigious State Library of Queensland Awards.
Arts Minister Rod Welford attended a gala dinner and presentation ceremony at the State Library this evening, recognising the many individuals and organisations who had made significant contributions to the development and appreciation of Queensland’s history.
“These awards recognise people or organisations who have achieved excellence in working for and supporting libraries,” Mr Welford said.
“The Winifred Fisher Indigenous Knowledge Centre (IKC) in Cherbourg won the $5000 Library Board of Queensland Award for its services to the Cherbourg community.
“These services range from providing a library to Cherbourg State School students through to playing a traditional role as a Community Library, with more than 800 people using it every month during the school year.”
Mr Welford said The Nambour Chronicle Digitisation team won the $5000 John Oxley Library Award for creating an online library of issues of the Nambour Chronicle from 1903–1955.
“This project is an excellent example of collaboration between library staff and local government,” he said.
“The 2008 John Oxley Library Fellowship was also awarded tonight, to heritage conservation expert Gordon Grimwade.
“This $20,000 fellowship encourages original and creative concepts to document Queensland’s history.
"Using the rich resources in the John Oxley Library, Mr Grimwade, who has led several major heritage conservation projects over the past 20 years, can complete research into the overland migration of Chinese migrants from the Northern Territory to Queensland in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
“Mr Grimwade plans to publish a book titled Australia’s Long March.”
Media contact: Emma Clarey on 3237 1000 or 0417 791 336
Arts Minister Rod Welford attended a gala dinner and presentation ceremony at the State Library this evening, recognising the many individuals and organisations who had made significant contributions to the development and appreciation of Queensland’s history.
“These awards recognise people or organisations who have achieved excellence in working for and supporting libraries,” Mr Welford said.
“The Winifred Fisher Indigenous Knowledge Centre (IKC) in Cherbourg won the $5000 Library Board of Queensland Award for its services to the Cherbourg community.
“These services range from providing a library to Cherbourg State School students through to playing a traditional role as a Community Library, with more than 800 people using it every month during the school year.”
Mr Welford said The Nambour Chronicle Digitisation team won the $5000 John Oxley Library Award for creating an online library of issues of the Nambour Chronicle from 1903–1955.
“This project is an excellent example of collaboration between library staff and local government,” he said.
“The 2008 John Oxley Library Fellowship was also awarded tonight, to heritage conservation expert Gordon Grimwade.
“This $20,000 fellowship encourages original and creative concepts to document Queensland’s history.
"Using the rich resources in the John Oxley Library, Mr Grimwade, who has led several major heritage conservation projects over the past 20 years, can complete research into the overland migration of Chinese migrants from the Northern Territory to Queensland in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
“Mr Grimwade plans to publish a book titled Australia’s Long March.”
Media contact: Emma Clarey on 3237 1000 or 0417 791 336