Suzette Boyd
Head of Scotch Library and Information Services

Suzette has worked in all sectors of secondary education - co-ed, all girls and now all boys. 
 
She is the author of many published articles and regularly speaks at conferences and runs workshops throughout Australia and overseas, and recently published The Connected Library: A handbook for engaging users (Utopia Press,2006).

Suzette has earned her reputation for innovative ideas and practice by pushing boundaries, creative marketing and customer service. 

She was the co-founder of Contemporary Promotions which organised the "Schools Literature Festivals" at the World Congress Centre during the early 1990's. 

Sharing her love of reading and literature with young people has resulted in Suzette editing two collections of short stories for Harper Collins - "Between You and Me" (1989) and "Fatal Twists" (1993).

AWARDS
1999 Winner of the Australian Library and Information Association Award for innovation in a school library. 
   
1999 Winner of the Progressive School Library Media Award from the International Association of School Librarianship 
   
1994 Winner of the inaugural Dromkeen Librarian Award 
A national award open to all school and public librarians involved in promoting literature and a love of reading amongst children and teenagers.

Professional Papers and Presentations