Our Term 1 PD day - Creative Commons & Referencing 101 - was held on Wednesday 1st April after school, with the intention that teaching staff and library staff would be able to attend.  Thank you to Michelle at Tamatea High for kindly hosting this event.  We were able to get Matt McGregor of Creative Commons to include Napier in their countrywide CC Roadshow.  This had a school-based focus, with special note on issues particular to school libraries.  

 There were 3 presentations:

• Tim Kong - Network for Learning (via Skype)
• Matt McGregor - Creative Commons
• SLANZA (Sandi & Steph) - Referencing 101: using others work responsibly  (concentrating on Primary & Secondary school needs)

We had a good turnout, with 6 of the 16 attendees being teaching staff.  A lot of great discussion was generated from both the presentations.


The 'Referencing 101' presentation has been uploaded to our G+ community.

This is just a quick reminder to let you know there are meetings being held for SLANZA Central members this week and next to discuss the National Library curriculum services changes.  Please see the flyer below with dates, times and venues listed.

This is your chance to provide feedback, ask questions etc that the SLANZA National Executive can pass on to National Library staff at our next meeting which is next month.

Please come along and let your voice be heard.  You may have come up with a question, query or solution that others didn't think of, but that is relevant to many of us.

On November 1st, we held our Term 4 PD event at Wanganui Intermediate, with special guests Jan Watts and Debbie Roxburgh. The morning’s learning covered several topics: weeding your library, promoting your library, and running a Summer Reading programme. Resources shared that morning can be found here:

• National Library Services to Schools Weeding guide
• Promoting your library (PDF) prepared by Steph Ellis, Napier Boys High School
• SLANZA's Summer Reading guide (available via the SLANZA Reading website)

The Central committee members are already planning events for Term 1 and further into 2015, which we hope to be able to run throughout the region. 

Our event this term is an evening hosted at Paper Plus Palmerston North, with representatives from Allen & Unwin, Walker, Harper Collins, Macmillan, and Penguin Books. Full details are in the PDF below.

Please RSVP to either Miriam Tuohy, or Victoria at Paper Plus by Friday 8 August.

When / where: From 4:45pm at Tomato Cafe, cnr George & Main Streets, Palmerston North

Please come along, find out what we're doing, and have a say in your organisation.

Followed by a panel discussion featuring local authors Diana Neild and Ken Benn, Librarian Ross Meads,
and SLANZA President Fiona Mackie.

Everyone welcome!

Please RSVP by Wednesday 19th of June to Miriam Tuohy ([email protected])

Download the flyer

BOOK BUYING EXTRAVAGANZA
SLANZA Central would like to invite SLANZA members and all other school staff to an evening at Paper Plus in the Square, Palmerston North.

Venue:  Paper Plus, The Square, Palmerston North (In temporary shop next door to Coopers Shoes)
Date / Time:  Wednesday 10th April,  5.30pm until 7.30pm
Nibbles provided.

All school staff are most welcome.

Now is your opportunity to come and join Victoria and her team and peruse the new stock that will have just arrived. Full details are in the flyer here.

RSVP by Monday 8th April to Miriam Tuohy [email protected]

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