- 7 July 2009
SLA Members' Day 2009
The SLA will be holding a special day for members on 7th July at Peters Bookselling Services in Birmingham. The full programme is available from the SLA office.
- 10 – 12 July 2009
UKLA International Conference
Making Connections: Building Literate Communities in and Beyond Classrooms
Venue: Greenwich University, London
- 14 – 15 July 2009
CILIP Biennial Umbrella Conference
Making Connections: The Power of People, Partnerships and Services
Venue: University of Hertfordshire
- 2 – 4 September 2009
IASL 2009 Annual Conference
38th Annual Conference of the International Association of School Librarianship
Theme - School Libraries in the Picture: Preparing Pupils for the Future
Venue: Abano Terme, Padua, Italy
- 13 September 2009
Roald Dahl Day
- 18 – 20 September 2009
Read to Succeed: Why children need to read and the crucial role of school libraries and librarians
CILIP Youth Libraries Group Annual Conference. Booking form and full conference details available soon from the YLG website.
Venue: University of Warwick
- 26 September 2009
European Day of Languages
- 5 October 2009
School Librarian of the Year Award
Presentation of the 2009 SLA School Librarian of the Year Award winner and honour list
Venue: London Zoo
- 8 October 2009
National Poetry Day
National Poetry Day 2009 - for all poetry readers and listeners. Resources including lesson plans and e-cards on website, plus blog.
- 15 October 2009
SLA Members' Day
The SLA's second special day for members, at Peters Bookselling Services in Birmingham. The full programme is available from the SLA office.
- 2 November 2009
Kids' Lit Quiz Regional Heats - Newcastle
- 3 November 2009
Kids' Lit Quiz Regional Heats - Edinburgh
- 4 November 2009
Kids' Lit Quiz Regional Heats - Glasgow
- 5 November 2009
Kids' Lit Quiz Regional Heats - York (Huddersfield)
- 6 November 2009
Kids' Lit Quiz Regional Heats - Bolton
- 9 November 2009
Kids' Lit Quiz Regional Heats - Belfast
- 10 November 2009
Kids' Lit Quiz Regional Heats - Cardiff
- 11 November 2009
Kids' Lit Quiz Regional Heats - Cornwall
- 12 November 2009
Kids’ Lit Quiz Regional Heats - Havant
- 16 November 2009
Kids’ Lit Quiz Regional Heats - Norfolk
- 17 November 2009
Kids’ Lit Quiz Regional Heats - Essex
- 18 November 2009
Kids’ Lit Quiz Regional Heats - London
- 19 November 2009
Kids’ Lit Quiz Regional Heats - Coventry
- 20 November 2009
Kids’ Lit Quiz Regional Heats - Middle England
- 23 November 2009
Kids’ Lit Quiz Regional Heats - Oxford
- 27 November 2009
Kids' Lit Quiz UK Final
National Final of KLQ
Venue: Oxford Town Hall
Time: TBC provisionally 1.30 for 2pm
Guest speaker: Harry Enfield
The National final will be followed by a Celebration Tea at the same venue for all the participating teams, VIPs, authors and publishers
- 23 April 2010
Carnegie Greenaway Shortlists
Shortlists announced for Cilip Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Awards for 2010
- 24 June 2010
Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Awards
Cilip Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Award winners for 2010 announced
- 25 – 27 June 2010
SLA Weekend Course 2010
The Magic Threshold: Step Into New Worlds
Originality | Creativity | Innovation
Venue: East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham

