We have set the date of this year’s AGM for Thursday July 19th, from 5:30pm to 7:30 pm. We will be holding the AGM at the Palmerston North City Library, Sound & Vision zone on the ground floor (entry via George Street).

The AGM will begin at 5:30, with the feature-length documentary film Library of the Early Mind to follow, starting at 6pm.

Library of the Early Mind is an exploration of the art and impact of children’s literature on our kids, our culture, and ourselves. This feature-length documentary film features nearly 40 prominent authors and illustrators talking about their work, its genesis and its impact.

It would be great to see as many of our members at this year’s AGM as possible. We welcome anyone who’d like to join our committee, we need more people with ideas and enthusiasm to join our small but friendly team!

Please feel free to invite others in your school who may be interested in attending the screening of Library of the Early Mind – or anyone you know with an interest in children’s literature! Just forward this message, or the link below which includes the RSVP form, and full details of the event including the trailer for the film.

Entry is by gold coin donation, and there will be refreshments provided and spot prizes to be won.

Please RSVP (please let us know whether you are coming or not) using this link;
SLANZACentral2012AGM.splashthat.com

We are very excited to bring you the details of our fantastic day of professional learning and networking, to be held on Saturday 17th of March, at Te Manawa, in Palmerston North. We have secured some wonderful speakers:

• Donna Watt, Technical Services Manager at Invercargill City Libraries and also SLANZA’s Communications team leader
  Donna will be our keynote speaker, and will continue sharing her skills and knowledge during a workshop session later in the day. Donna’s sessions at last year’s SLANZA conference were hugely popular, really inspirational, and full of practical ideas that you can put to use right away in your library.
• Paul du Temple from Wheelers
  Paul will be demonstrating and sharing details of their eBook platform. Don’t miss this face-to-face opportunity to keep up with what’s happening on the eBook front for school libraries in NZ.
• Warwick Taylor, Digital Services Librarian at Palmerston North City Library
  Warwick will be presenting a “Technology Playground”, showcasing a range of electronic devices and how these can be used in the library.

In addition, we’ve included time for those attending to network and share information, to “show and tell” what’s going on in their libraries, discuss current issues, and learn from each-other, because we know how important this kind of peer support can be for school library staff.

All this, plus lunch, for only $20 (SLANZA members) or $30 for non-members. So mark the date in your diary now, you won’t want to miss it!

Included here are the schedule for the day, including information about the speakers, and a registration form:

Central Region SLANZA Day 2012 (pdf)
SLANZA Day registration form (Word document)

For catering purposes, we ask that you please complete the registration form and return your info to Joyce Richards at Nga Tawa by the 7th of March (richardsjoyce@ngatawa.school.nz)

If you’d like any further information, please contact either Miriam or Joyce directly.