Thursday, November 24, 2016
Announcement of new President
It is with
great pleasure that National Executive would like to announce Sandi
Faulconbridge as the new SLANZA President.
Sandi accepted
the National Executive nomination for the position of President in October. NE
called for nominations from members between 19 October until 18 November 2016,
however no nominations were received.
Sandi has been
involved in primary school libraries in the Hawkes Bay for twelve years and is
currently Library Manager at Taradale Primary in Napier. She has been
Chairperson of the Central region and represented that region on NE since
September 2014. Last year she took on the role as Team Leader for Professional
Development and has run that admirably.
In 2015 Sandi
completed her Level 5 Diploma in Information and Library Studies through The
Open Polytechnic of New Zealand. She had planned to continue her studies in
2017 taking up The Open Polytechnic’s offer of free fees to SLANZA members on
particular papers, however that will now be put on hold due to the demands of
holding the national President position.
Sandi brings a
fresh perspective, sharp mind, quick wit and outstanding organisational skills
to this role.
The National
Executive would like to thank SLANZA members for their ongoing support as we
have moved through this challenging time. We are confident in Sandi to continue
building on the solid foundation and momentum achieved under previous SLANZA
leaderships. NE are excited for the future of SLANZA in strengthening and
promoting school libraries and warmly embrace Sandi as an empowering force to
lead our organisation forward.
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
End-of-year-get-together
We’re having an
end-of-year-get-together. Everyone is welcome, not just SLANZA members, to join
us at Kerikeri Primary School Library on Wednesday 30 November after school.
We’ll have games and quizzes, as well as plenty of library chat about our year.
Please all
bring a plate to share.
Thank you to
Kris for hosting the event in her library
SLANZA 17 Conference Call for Abstracts extended
Call for
abstracts, exciting news…. You have a bit more time!
Although abstracts have
officially closed, the good news is that they are still flooding in, so the
Conference Committee has decided to extend the date until Friday 11th
November 2016. This means you have a bit more time to take the plunge,
finalise your thoughts, and fill in the abstract submission form. For
information on how to do this, and what is required, head over to the SLANZA
2017 Conference website here.
If you are planning to send
an abstract, could we ask that you make sure that when you have finished
filling in the form, you click the submit button. If you don’t do this,
the abstract will not be received.
Good luck and start writing
now, the Committee is looking forward to hearing from you.
Trish Webster
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