Author David Riley on how books change lives - term 1 2017 Professional Development

SLANZA Te Tai Tokerau are delighted to announce this term’s professional development opportunity. We are extremely fortunate to have secured David Riley to come northwards and share with us some of his insights into how reading matters.

David is an award winning author and is demand throughout New Zealand for his ability to connect with and inspire reluctant readers to read and write. A sample of his books are below:

This will be a great pd opportunity that we are providing free to SLANZA members. His session for us will be aimed at librarians and library staff, although if there is a strong teaching contingent then the talk can be adapted to suit both.

You won’t want to miss this - come to be reinvigorated on ways to connect readers with books and libraries with readers. We will follow with a social gathering in town (5 minute walk) to continue the discussions and network. Do join us.

Please RSVP to me, including if you would like to join us for a snack and chat afterwards.

Nominations open for President Elect

SLANZA National Executive is calling for nominations for the position of President Elect.

The President Elect is successor to the President. The position requires this person to aid and support the current President while gaining an insight into the functions of the Presidential role of SLANZA.

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.

The President Elect will be a one year term from July 2017 to July 2018, when they will take over the role of SLANZA President from Sandi Faulconbridge for a term of up to two years, from July 2018. Sandi will then move into the role of Immediate Past President where she will support, mentor and advise the President as needed.

Nominations are open from Friday 17 February until Friday 17 March 2017. Please email Julia if you require a nomination form

Self-censorship and the School Library

The SLANZA PD team is excited to announce our first G+ discussion topic for the year.

Inspired by a discussion held on the list at the end of last year, we thought the time was right to start thinking and talking about how we select books for our collections.

Our G+ discussions are designed to be slow, to allow time for deep thought and to reflect on our practices. Over four weeks there will be four readings followed by reflective questions. You can dip in and out of the discussion as time allows you, and participate as much or as little as you wish.

You must be a member of SLANZA to take part in this discussion (and it’s a great year to join with conference coming up!), as well as belonging to SLANZA’s Google+ Community.

We look forward to “seeing” you and hearing your thoughts – either for this discussion or one of our other professional development events planned for this year.

STEPHANIE ELLIS

Librarian | Memorial Library | Napier Boys’ High School

Phone: 06 8335900 (ext 236) | Fax: 06 8335909

Chambers St | Napier 4110

Reminder - new professional learning opportunity for SLANZA members

Last year we were very excited to be able to offer our members a fantastic study opportunity with the Open Polytechnic. As you know, SLANZA is strongly committed to raising the professional standing of School Library staff through ongoing PD and professional qualification opportunities. SLANZA and OP are very pleased to confirm that following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between our two organisations, a fee free offer has been arranged for current SLANZA members studying the Certificate in Literature and Library Services for Children and Young People.

SLANZA is very grateful to OP for their willingness to make this initial opportunity possible, and their commitment to ongoing collaboration. Members looking at study or already working towards these qualifications will be aware what incredible value this offers in the study fee saving. Note: Fee waiver only applies for the first registration for each course.  (If you need to re-sit the paper then the cost will be your own).

Who is eligible

This fee free offer is available to SLANZA members taking either of two courses in OP6273 Certificate in Literature and Library Services for Children and Young People (Level 6):

·         72276: Literature and Information Resources for Children and Young People

·         72277: Library Services for Children and Young People

Note that the OP $60 annual administration fee cannot be waived.

It is also important to note that SLANZA members who wish to take up this offer must have either completed the Diploma in Information & Library Studies (Level 5) with OP already, or alternatively, have completed the four prerequisite courses that apply to this certificate. 

Information on these prerequisites can be found under the ‘entry requirements’ tab of the certificate on Open Polytechnic website.

How to take up this offer

1.     Your SLANZA membership subscription must be paid in full. If you are not sure of your membership status, please contact Ngaio Blackwood (admin@slanza.org.nz) or your regional representative on the National Executive

2.     Check that you meet OP prerequisite requirements for the certificate

3.     Enroll online via OP website here.

4.     At the payment section, use contract code 0663 to receive the fee-free offer. OP will verify SLANZA membership before approving course entry.

In Trimester 1 this year OP offers 72276: Literature and Information Resources for Children and Young People. Enrollments close for Trimester 1 on 14 February 2017. Note: This paper was also offered in Trimester 3 2016.

In Trimester 2 OP offers 72277: Library Services for Children and Young People. Enrollments close for Trimester 2 on 25 June 2017.

We strongly encourage our members to take advantage of this offer now.  

Further information

Any questions? Please contact Jan Irvine:

Email: Jan.Irvine@openpolytechnic.ac.nz

Phone: 0508 650200, extension 5594

Sandi Faulconbridge

President | PD Team Leader