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Library Life - Te Rau Ora | IN THIS ISSUE 21 - 12 - 2011

News and Activity

LIANZA Office Closure For Christmas

Thinking Outside The (giftwrapped) Box (Professional Registration Blog)

Nielsen Renew Sponsorship Of LIANZA Website

New Videos Available On The BOK Pages

IFLA Regional Seminar, Auckland, 3 February 2012

Christchurch Central Library Reopens In Temporary Spot

From the Editor

Sooo 2011's almost had its way with us, will 2012 do the same I wonder...

There's some great things happening at the moment,
the implementation (and integration) of e-books into a predominantly print service being at the forefront of
my mind of late.

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Feature articles

Lifelong Learning Role At The Super City

First published in ACE Aotearoa Adult and Community Education Summer Newsletter 2011 Auckland City Council has appointed a Lifelong Learning Advisor. Daena Walker took up the position in September this year. It is a new role and involves working with the 54 libraries which now fall within Auckland City.
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"Here a Moo, there a Cluck" - Drama In The Library

If you visit the Children’s section of Tauranga City Libraries when there is a school or preschool class visiting, you may see some of the children dressed up and acting out a story. The teachers and parents love it and take lots of photos. The children love it and don’t even notice what they are learning – self-confidence, public speaking, acting and familiarity with classic stories. It also provides a useful break from sitting still and listening.
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Philadelphia–a City Enriched By Many Benefactors

SLIS North recently gathered to attend the AGM and listen to presentations by 3 special librarians who were lucky enough to attend the Special Library Association Annual Conference, this year held in the historic city of Philadelphia.
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Festive, Fancy, Fantastic, Fresh, FACT | FICTION | FUN

F-WORDS in the library!

Roll up, roll up, register for 2012's premier conference for Children's and Young Adult librarians and all lovers of fiction, professional development and good food.  Places are beginning to fill up and we're getting really excited about seeing so many of our colleagues in March at the Children's and Young Adults' Librarians Conference.

The 2012 Conference contains an exciting program where you can hear from 3 well known authors, the National Librarian, a displays expert, a circo-arts-trained reading advocate who travels the country, and many more fantastic performers, artists, library professionals and inspiring speakers and much more!

Check out the conference programme and register now!

With thanks from Glen Walker - ex-LibraryLife editor :)

Of interest...

Alice Cruickshank sent this through on the PubSIG list-serv, and I thought it might be of interest to you guys.

It's the BBC Radio Play of the Week  - "The Lamp"

Listen to it now as it's only available for a couple more days!

Library Life : Te Rau Ora - Issue #373

21 December 2011

ISSN# 1176-8088
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