Congratulations Lisa!

A big congratulations to Lisa Salter who is shortly to start her new job as Manager, Kaipara District Libraries.  Lisa says that she should be around until the next SLANZA AGM so we have her for a bit longer.

Lisa, we don't want you to leave us but we are really really proud of you for stepping up into this new job and we wish you all the best.

SLANZA Lifetime Member Award - Jeannie Skinner

Lisa Salter, Jeannie Skinner and Fiona Mackie - SLANZA Conference - July 2013

Congratulations to Jeannie Skinner for being awarded a SLANZA Lifetime Member Award at the recent SLANZA Conference.

This was awarded in recognition of the tireless effort Jeannie has put into the development of Te Tai
Tokerau as a region, for her advocacy and passion for the promotion of literacy and
reading, and the unstinting support Jeannie has provided to all involved in school
libraries across Northland.

Jeannie’s nomination was accompanied by several heartfelt testimonies, outlining the dedication Jeannie has shown to SLANZA and the invaluable support she provides to all people involved with school libraries across Te Tai Tokerau. Jeannie is known for her love of and advocacy for all forms of literature and has been instrumental in assisting schools to apply for grants to improve their libraries and collections. She is a moving force in ensuring Northland has author tours and the Storylines festival, to the envy of other areas. She has served on the committee since it began and one of the testimonies said “Since Jeannie returned to Northland, she has always been on the SLANZA committee, and it will be a sad day when this is not so.”

Well done, Jeannie.  You really deserve this award.

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End of Term

The wild winds are blowing outside and we await spring anxiously. Hopefully the weather for the holidays will give us opportunities to get back outside and enjoy the fresh air. Spare a thought for me as I head off to the public library system where the school holidays are the busiest days of the year.

A few reminders:

• Our Graphic Novel workshop is Saturday 9 November at Whangarei Library from 11.00am - 12noon. Try and encourage your school colleagues to come along with you.
• Collected should (I hope!) be out on Friday with plenty of conference reading. 
• The NE are meeting in early November, let me know if you have any concerns or questions.
• Welcome to our new members, we appreciate you joining our flock.
• Thank you to Jeannie. Those who attended her Northland Secondary School's Annual PD Day came away buzzing with useful new ideas.
• Join the National Library online communities and make some time every day for professional reading, free professional development.

I hope that you all get enough of a rest to tackle Term 4 with it's stocktake and end of year reporting. 

Lisa Salter
Te Tai Tokerau NE Representative
SLANZA Communications Leader

Just finished reading - More Than This by Patrick Ness 
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Graphic Novels with Stu Colson - Saturday 9 November - 11 am - 12 pm - Whangarei Libraries, May Bain Room

We are very excited that Stu Colson from Heroes for Sale is coming to Whangarei  Libraries on Saturday 9 November, 11 am - 12 pm.

He will share why Graphic Novels and comics are important and will also have a selection of comics to view, buy or order.

We would love to see you all there. 

FREE - SLANZA members (and staff from their schools)
$5.00  - LIANZA members
$10.00 - Public

Please pay at the door, but a RSVP to Julia Smith would be appreciated.  jsmith@kerikerihigh.ac.nz