SLANZA Stronger Together Hui Registrations open

​We’re starting off with a jam-packed update on the SLANZA Regional Hui to be held in Levin. Plans are well underway to celebrate 25 years of our SLANZA community with the aim to share, support and learn with your fellow librarians and lovers of school libraries. So much goodness is summarised below:

If you want to hear a little more about the driving ideas around organising the Stronger Together Hui, listen to the SLANZA Podcast - Hui in the House!

Announcing our Guiding Voice speakers
At the hui, we are privileged to be joined by the current Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador Kate De Goldi, Samoan author and publishing powerhouse Dahlia Malaeulu and NZCYA 2024 Non-Fiction winner, author and illustrator, Steve Mushin. Be prepared to be inspired and challenged.

Stronger Together Hui Programme released
The draft programme is online now!  Our focus is on providing practical and relevant content that helps build us into more effective school librarians.  There’s an opportunity for you to gather a range of ideas for all attendees on specific topics, hear from individuals, share your win this year as a lightning exchange and find connections with others in similar schools or situations to you.

Have you considered submitting a hui workshop outline?
The SLANZA 2025 call for Workshop Outlines form is now open and will close at Midday on Friday 1 August 2025. This is your opportunity to share ideas, knowledge, stories of successes (and failures) and much more to an audience of hui attendees. Go on . . . give it a go! Librarians are such good sharers.

Registrations are now open….and we’ve saved the best news for last.  Early bird SLANZA member registration rates are only $120! For both days!

So start filling out your PD application form.  There’s even a template letter on the hui website to help you approach your Principal.

Register your attendance for the SLANZA Stronger Together Hui here
Once you've registered there is also a form to fill out to connect with others for transport.
An opportunity to select specific workshops will be sent out at a later date.

​The SLANZA Horowhenua Hui committee