Submissions open for next Collected Magazine on Reading

The next issue of  Collected magazine is being prepared and we need as many of you as possible to contribute and share your expertise with us all.

The theme for this issue is Reading:

It will cover:

Professional Reading

Personal reading

Reading programmes (that you use successfully or want to try)

Reading Activities (how reading is promoted by you or your school)

Literacy in schools

Primary School Reading Activities and programmes (it would be great to get more input from our Primary Schools)

We also need any other articles of interest, book reviews and articles of interest about local activities and events. The call for Submissions begins September 18 and deadlines for articles will be October 20^th.

If you have any questions or concern,  please don’t hesitate to contact me at

collected@slanza.org.nz

Greig Daniels

Editor, Collected

Term 4 Connected Online Learning Module - Active Collection Development

Registrations for the Active Collection Development module of the Connected Librarians course are open today Monday 16 October and will close Friday 27 October. 

One of the best parts of our job is the chance to buy books and resources for our students and schools. This course will help you with that selection process and possibly challenge the way you do it.

On successful course completion, learners will be able to:

·  develop a thoughtful selection criteria for one of their library’s collections

·  collate a collection of resources to aid in the selection process

·  identify personal and external biases in selecting resources

·  develop strategies for overcoming bias in the selection process

The course will be starting on Monday 30 October and run for 2 weeks. 

This course is designed by New Zealand school librarians, for school librarians - for anyone who is ready and willing to learn and try new things and share their thoughts and learning with others. 

The course is free for SLANZA members. 

Please visit the Online PD page on our SLANZA website for further information and to register.

Clare Forrest

PD Team Leader