 The Books Back Better fundraising initiative is being launched today to help the recovery of school libraries affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.
A group of local Hawkes Bay authors, school librarians and booksellers, led by Mary-anne Scott, have teamed up with SLANZA (School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa) and Booksellers Aotearoa NZ to create the Books Back Better project. Books Back Better is a project to collect monetary donations from our wider communities around the motu to buy Booksellers Tokens and distribute these to kura/schools, Kohanga Reo and Kindergartens affected by the recent cyclone Gabrielle in Aotearoa New Zealand. Mary-anne Scott, Hawkes Bay author, is leading the Books Back Better group. “A well-stocked, library should be the beating heart of any learning environment for our tamariki. Books Back Better aims to restock flooded school libraries after Gabrielle. Monies raised will provide book tokens so the affected libraries can be filled with books best-suited for their readers.” Our SLANZA National Executive had been discussing ideas about how we best to support school libraries around the motu that had been impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle when Mary-anne phoned me with a desire to support affected school libraries, so it was a no-brainer that we do all we could to get behind a locally driven project”, says Sasha Eastwood, school librarian at Manchester Street School and current President of SLANZA. “The tokens will give schools agency to purchase their own books with their community needs in mind. We hope these books will give comfort to akonga/students as school communities work through recovering from the devastating damage of recent events.” Booksellers Aotearoa were also approached by Mary-anne and were keen to be involved. “The devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle has had impacts throughout New Zealand’s book-loving community, including several of our members.” says Dan Slevin, Booksellers Aotearoa CEO. “By channeling these generous donations through discounted Booksellers Tokens, our association can make a contribution to those schools, kohanga and kindies that have to rebuild their collections, and also support our members operating in affected communities in Northland, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Tairāwhiti and Hawkes Bay.” People can donate via the SLANZA website. Donations will be used to purchase Booksellers Tokens which will be distributed to kura/schools, kindergartens or Kōhanga Reo in Aotearoa New Zealand affected by Cyclone Gabrielle and who fit the project criteria via an application process. These tokens will enable the affected kura/schools to purchase new books from local booksellers to replace those damaged. Booksellers Aotearoa are supplying the tokens at a 20 percent discount off face value. Join us today by donating to Books Back Better.
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 Check out our 2023 School Libraries Transform wall planner. Once again thanks goes to the amazing Paul Beavis who has produced this beautiful resource, and to our business members in supporting this project.
This is a double sided calendar / wall planner with one side showcasing important dates in 2023. It can be printed in A3 or A4. Download it by clicking on the image. A group of Manawatu School Librarians realised there was nothing for their special brand of people in the podcast world so decided to create their own! After a few delays and lots of learning new skills we are proud to announce that the first episode of SLANZA Sessions will air Wednesday 4th January 2023! New episodes will be broadcasted ‘live’ fortnightly on Wednesdays at 10.30am. All episodes are recorded and can be listened to via the Manawatū People’s Radio website or found on your favourite podcasting platform (including Apple and Spotify). Find out more here http://www.slanza.org.nz/slanza-sessions-podcast.html We would love to hear from you so feel free to contact us at podcast@slanza.org.nz Send us some feedback, ideas, and book reviews etc 
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Auckland Position description Kristin School is a co-educational, non-denominational, independent school on Auckland’s North Shore. It provides education for more than 1800 students from Early Learning to Year 13, with dual pathways through NCEA and the International Baccalaureate programme. It has been operating for 49 years and was founded by parents who wanted an independent education for its children on the North Shore after St Anne’s closed in Takapuna in 1972. Originating in Campbell’s Bay, the School shifted to its current premises in Albany in 1978 and has grown significantly over this time to the impressive school it is today. Kristin is seeking an archivist to maintain a robust archival system to honour and preserve the school’s heritage. Reporting to the Community Relations & Marketing Manager, this role is responsible for managing the school’s rich archival collection - working to implement existing systems and maintain materials that future-proof Kristin’s archives and make the School’s history available for the community to engage with and enjoy. This role will initially be fixed term for 12 months, focussing initially on supporting the events leading up to the School’s 50th Jubilee Celebrations, however, may be extended further. Email address http://www.kristincareers.nz/ School website https://kristin.schooljobs.nz/job/archivist/auckland/2183  A varied and experienced panel of judges with a shared belief in the importance and power of books and reading in the lives of young New Zealanders has been appointed to judge entries in the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
Associate professor in children’s literature at the University of Waikato Nicola Daly will convene the English language panel. She will be joined by Ōtepoti bookseller Daniel Buchanan, Kirikiriroa-based writer Feana Tu‘akoi, Wānaka school and public librarian Maia Bennett (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Tūwharetoa), and award-winning author and illustrator Ruth Paul from Te Whanganui-a-Tara. The panel judging the Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award for books written or translated into te reo Māori for 2023 will be convened by Ruki Tobin, the Kaihautū | Director Ratonga Māori at Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, National Library of New Zealand. Joining him this year is kaitiaki pukapuka Mihi Te Rina Henare from Tāmaki Makaurau, and Rotorua-based kaiako and translator Te Wairere Ngaia. READ MORE There are only five days left before the 2023 NZCYA awards’ first submission deadline of 13 December, for books published between 1 April 2022 and 30 November 2022. More details about how to enter can be found on our website.  The New Zealand Book Awards Trust Te Ohu Tiaki i Te Rau Hiringa is now inviting submissions for the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. These annual awards recognise and celebrate the best books for young readers published in Aotearoa. Titles with release dates between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023 will be considered for the 2023 awards.
There are two submission dates. Publishers are asked to observe the guidelines for sending entries in two tranches, which are in place for ease of sending to judges. Submissions are now open for books published between 1 April 2022 and 30 November 2022, and will close at 5pm on Tuesday 13 December 2022. For books published between 1 December 2022 and 31 March 2023, submissions open on 14 December and will close at 5pm on Friday 10 February 2023. For books in the second tranche, page proofs will be accepted where books are not yet printed. In such cases, finished books must arrive with the Awards Administrator, New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, Attn: Joy Sellen, 72 Te Wharepōuri Street, Wellington 6023, by 5pm on Friday 10 March 2023. All entries must be submitted online at www.nzbookawards.nz and fees paid by credit card via the online submission form. A Call for Entries pack with eligibility criteria and other information is available at http://www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults/how-to-enter/. Eligibility criteria and conditions of entry are reviewed each year, so even publishers who enter books annually are encouraged to read the pack carefully before completing the online form. The judges of the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults will be announced in the coming weeks, and their shortlist will be made public on 1 June 2023. The awards ceremony is planned for Thursday 10 August 2023 in Wellington. The New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are administered by the New Zealand Book Awards Trust Te Ohu Tiaki i Te Rau Hiringa, and supported by Creative New Zealand, HELL Pizza, the Wright Family Foundation, LIANZA, Wellington City Council, the New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (NZSA), and Nielsen BookData. Any queries about the Awards should be directed to the Awards Administrator at [email protected]. Belinda Cooke Manager New Zealand Book Awards Trust Te Ohu Tiaki i Te Rau Hiringa Tel: 021 481044 www.nzbookawards.nz SLANZA is excited to announce the SLANZA Sessions podcast will be launched in November. This podcast will celebrate the school library sector as well as literature for youth. We aim to provide relevant content for school librarians and the wider community by hosting author interviews and expert discussions, along with book reviews. A group of Manawatū SLANZA members are working with Manawatū People's Radio to create this podcast, which will be produced fortnightly. Please get in touch if you'd like to be a part of the planning and production crew, no experience is necessary just interest and passion. SLANZA Sessions podcast format:
#1 - Why we LOVE school libraries? #2 - How do school libraries help raise our literacy levels? #3 - Festivals and Competitions that build readers  We need you!
We need you, your students, and your teachers to send in recorded book reviews. We need sound bytes about why your students, your staff, and your parents LOVE school libraries - tell us what value your library space brings to your community! Do you, your students or school staff have a burning question (preferably library or literature related) we can help find the answer to? We'd love your feedback on what you'd like to hear about the above episode topics - Who do YOU want to hear from? Please send all feedback, questions for Question Corner, and audio to our dedicated email address podcast@slanza.org.nz Large audio files are best sent via a file-sharing site such as Dropbox or WeTransfer. We look forward to hearing from you. The second round of grants providing support towards a new library and information qualification opens from October 4-22. Grants are available for tertiary qualifications relevant to careers in public, school, tertiary, national and special libraries, and whānau, iwi and marae collections of taonga tuku iho. We encourage you to apply for these LIANZA SLANZA grants and more information is available here: https://www.librariesaotearoa.org.nz/tertiary-grants.html  Conservation Week 5 - 11 September 2022 Take a moment to act for nature this Conservation Week 5 - 11 September! OneTree House publish a range of books covering conservation themes, from Des Hunt's non-fiction books Inside Bubble Earth: Climate Change and Inside Bubble Earth: Recycling, to novels and picture books. This week we'll be sharing some of what our authors do to 'act for nature'. If you are a school, teacher, librarian, or bookseller, you are welcome to use our digital assets to promote Conservation Week. Click on the links below for the assets you want. From Adele Broadbent, author of If Only: From Aaron Topp, Author of Nor'East Swell: From Julie Ellis, author of Takahē Maths: From Gay Buckingham, author of Kākāpō Keeper: From Tina Matthews, author of Out of the Egg: |
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