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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