February 2022 LIANZA created the first award for children’s fiction in New Zealand in 1945 and libraries have played a vital role in celebrating and supporting literature for children and young adults ever since. The New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are a highlight each year. Over the last two years, LIANZA and Zealand Book Awards Trust have supported public and school libraries to create engaging online events and virtual storytimes featuring finalist books, their authors and illustrators. We hope your library can join us this year and host an event. This year we want to give your library more time to plan to be involved and invite you to attend a Q&A on Tuesday March 15 at 1pm. REGISTER HERE Books Alive finalist events – are created by your library with one of the finalists, recorded on Zoom by LIANZA, and shared online.
If your library has been involved before, come and share your ideas and tips. If this is new to your library, come and find out how you can be involved. This is the timeline for events this year:
LIANZA CONTACT This year the event co-ordinator is Angie Cairncross, LIANZA communications advisor. Any questions ? Contact her on her email here Nāku noa nā, Ana Pickering Executive Director LIANZA
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LIANZA - LIANZA and SLANZA - The Power of Picture Books LIANZA-TRW and SLANZA members with RLIANZA – $85.00 LIANZA-TRW and SLANZA personal members – $90.00 LIANZA-TRW and SLANZA student or retired members – $85.00 lianza.wildapricot.org Great progress has been made on the new tertiary grants scheme which will provide people working in, or new to the library and information sector (LIS), with funding towards the costs of a library and information sector qualification.
The first funding round opens in early March 2022 with another funding round in October 2022. From 2023 the annual funding round will be held in October. A workshop to develop an evaluation framework for the funding resulted in the advisory group developing key outcomes to measure the success of the project. These outcomes will help guide the development of the selection criteria and applicant eligibility. The following eight outcomes were identified: People increase their knowledge and skills in the LIS profession
Information will be provided that the grant round is open in late February, through sector-wide emails, social media and on the Libraries Aotearoa, SLANZA, and Perpetual Guardian websites. SLANZA National Executive is calling for nominations for the position of President Elect.
The President Elect will take on the position of President of SLANZA from the SLANZA AGM 2023 for a mutually agreed term of up to two years. This position requires an in-depth understanding of the workings of SLANZA and its stakeholders so it is preferable that this person should be either a current member of the National Executive or someone with previous National Executive experience. Nominations close with SLANZA’s Administration Officer at 5pm Monday 10th January 2022. Nominations can be emailed in the first instance to: [email protected] or if necessary, posted to: Returning Officer, SLANZA, PO Box 27-321, Marion Square, Wellington 6141. Please complete a separate form for each nomination. President Elect Nomination Form Kia ora koutou In June, $1.5 million was granted to a LIANZA and SLANZA partnership through the Department of Internal Affairs New Zealand Libraries Partnership Programme (NZLPP). This fund will be used to aid a qualification uplift across the entire library and information sector. The aim of the fund is to upskill the workforce, attract new people to achieve tertiary qualifications and to ensure the workforce is qualified and future-ready, and positioned to demonstrate the value and impact of library and information services in Aotearoa New Zealand. A joint project advisory group was formed in late August and significant progress has been made towards achieving these aims.
Of key importance is appointing a funding agent to prepare and manage future grant rounds. The advisory group are in the process of finalising this agent to act in the role. The advisory group is developing an evaluation framework with key outcomes to measure the success of the project and guide the development of the selection criteria and applicant eligibility. A warm thank you goes to Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, Kuratini Tuwhera - Open Polytechnic and Te Wānanga o Raukawa for engaging so openly and positively about this project. Grants will be available to all library professionals and those interested in gaining library and information qualifications. Further information on the grant’s application process and selection criteria will be available early in 2022 with the first tertiary grant round aiming for Trimester Two enrolments. Ngā mihi nui Julia Julia Smith BAppSci (LIS) Qualified Librarian Kerikeri High School SLANZA National Executive Communications SLANZA National Executive rep for Te Tai Tokerau Kia ora koutou
SLANZA has a marvellous professional development opportunity for non-members. We encourage school librarians who aren't currently SLANZA members to join up now. For one $75 membership, you will enjoy the benefits of being a SLANZA member for the rest of this year and all of 2022. The bonus is members can register for the SLANZA Web Conference Whakaohoho for just $100. The online conference Whakaohoho is being run as a webinar 26-29 November 2021. This is a great opportunity for schools to support their library staff with fantastic professional development. No travel and accommodation costs, plus three months to view the sessions at your leisure - so it is affordable and accessible. For more information on the speakers and programme, please visit the Whakaohoho website Benefits of becoming a SLANZA member include knowing that this national organisation:
If you have any questions regarding this offer, please contact Anita [email protected] Join our newsletter and be in with a chance to win these Gecko Press books and a signed copy of The Uprising, the new adventure novel by Eirlys Hunter.
Subscribe here to our monthly newsletter for new book information, classroom resources, themed book lists, behind the scenes at Gecko Press, book trailers and author and illustrator Q&As. Enter SLANZA21 and be in the draw to win. Winners will be announced after 30 November. The MHF Library Info Hub provides access to everything in our specialised library, plus electronic documents, academic literature, videos and websites, all with a focus on mental health, wellbeing and inclusion.
We would love to hear feedback from school librarians and teachers, as schools are one of the settings MHF focus on. A lot of school libraries also use the same Access It library software, so will be familiar with the look and feel. In response to feedback from last year’s survey we have developed a range of tools that help direct you to topic areas and keep you updated!
As a thank you, we have a $50 Countdown gift card to give away to a random survey participant. Nāku iti nei, Kim Higginson Information Management Specialist Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand www.mentalhealth.org.nz The organisers of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are inviting expressions of interest from members and followers of the children’s literature community who would like to be considered as judges of the 2022 awards.
The New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are made in six categories: Picture Book, Junior Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Non-Fiction, Illustration and te reo Māori (Te Kura Pounamu Award). A total of five judges will be appointed for the English language categories. Te Kura Pounamu Award is judged by a separate panel appointed by Te Rōpū Whakahau, the national body representing Māori within the Library and Information profession in Aotearoa New Zealand. Applications to judge are now open to all those with suitable qualifications and experience, and will close on 29 October. Entries for the 2022 awards will open on 17 November and the judges will begin their reading in mid-December. Anne Morgan of the New Zealand Book Awards Trust, which governs the awards, says applications are welcomed from both the children’s literature community and members of the public with relevant experience. The organisers particularly welcome expressions of interest from applicants with a deep knowledge of te ao Māori and te reo Māori. “Our past panels have included librarians, teachers, authors, publishers, academics, reviewers and bloggers. There’s no denying the magnitude of the commitment, but the reward outweighs it – what could be more satisfying than immersing yourself in assessing the best New Zealand books of the year for young readers and celebrating the importance of books and reading?” she says. Convenor of the 2021 judges, school librarian Alan Dingley, says it was an amazing experience. “Being able to spend a year involved in reading, judging, and collaborating with some of the sharpest minds connected to children’s literature refreshed my passion for books, and honed my radar for what I want to share with young readers. This was no quiet amble across the New Zealand literacy field, it was a joyous gallop through the pages of over 150 books, leaving me looking at the landscape of books for children and young people in Aotearoa with new eyes … and gosh it's looking good.” The English language judges will deliberate over what is expected to be at least 150 entries in five categories. They will select up to five finalists in each, and also up to five Best First Book finalists, then a winner in each category. The call for entries in the 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults will go out to publishers on 17 November 2021. Finalists will be announced in early June 2022, and the awards ceremony is planned for early to mid-August in Wellington. Expressions of interest forms and background information on the judging process and judges’ responsibilities can be downloaded from the New Zealand Book Awards Trust website or supplied on request by emailing [email protected]. Applications must be submitted by 5pm on Friday 29 October, and should include a brief resume demonstrating the applicant’s experience for the judging role. The judging panel will be selected by the New Zealand Book Awards Trust, which includes representatives from the Publishers Association of New Zealand; the New Zealand Society of Authors; LIANZA, the association for library and information professionals in New Zealand; and Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand. The New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are made possible through the generosity, commitment and vision of funders and sponsors Creative New Zealand, HELL Pizza, Wright Family Foundation, LIANZA, Wellington City Council and Nielsen Book. Link to more information on NZ Book Awards Trust website: http://www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults/news/ New schools’ campaign ‘A Bit Sus’ launching in association with Tohatoha NZ
29 September 2021 - The School Library Association of NZ Aotearoa is seeking librarians to train in best practice for supporting youth in countering misinformation and preventing its spread, as part of a new project launching this week in partnership with Tohatoha NZ. The initiative, called ‘A Bit Sus’, is funded in part by a NZ Libraries Partnership Programme grant and will be delivered to New Zealand schools in the coming year. It will offer a high-quality visual exhibit alongside workshops, parents’ nights, and educational materials on misinformation. SLANZA wants 15 school librarians from a diverse range of Aotearoa New Zealand schools – intermediate and secondary, city and rural, big and small, low and high decile – to participate in a 10-week professional development programme to support the initiative. As part of the programme, school librarians and Tohatoha staff will work together to develop and test out evidence-based interventions and resources in New Zealand school libraries. Each participating school library will then be invited to independently host the localised travelling exhibit, including a teacher professional development session and a community night. “SLANZA is very excited to be partnering with Tohatoha to deliver this counter-misinformation programme, which will focus on young people and school librarians,” says Sasha Eastwood-Bennitt, the ‘A Bit Sus’ SLANZA project lead. “If you are an intermediate or secondary school librarian who is passionate about developing resources to focus on understanding online misinformation, hate-driven narratives and effective counter responses, then please do apply.” “This programme will be a relatively in-depth resource development opportunity that will require you to interact with staff and students, so we suggest you notify your Senior Leadership Team in the first instance before applying,” says Eastwood-Bennitt. The criteria for selection are as follows:
For more information on SLANZA, visit http://www.slanza.org.nz/ For more information on Tohatoha and its work in New Zealand, visit https://tohatoha.nz |
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