Events

Events

Check out LIANZA's  Calendar to find out what events are happening in the Hikuwai region.

In preparation for 2007 AGM here are the 2006 AGM minutes (PDF 20kb)

Reports of previous events

September 2007

Report on Loriene Roy's Talk Loriene Roy

Report on the LIANZA Conference, LIANZA Conference Report 2007

July 2007

Here is a report on the evening visit to Manukau City Libraries Te Matariki Library, with a talk by Jodie Gayton on her time volunteering with VSA in rural Zimbabwe. HikuwaiTeMatariki.pdf (PDF 82.5Kb)

April 2007

Here are 3 photos of Chris Szekely's farewell (PDF 208Kb) to Wellington as the new head of National Archives.

Here is a report on the visit (PDF 11Kb) to Manukau City Libraries' Tupu branch and talk given by Tessa Duder and Loraine Oram. A list of a favourite children's book was made and you can view it here (PDF 41Kb)

February 2007

A small group visited Stoneyridge Winery on Waiheke Island as well as a quick visit to the Auckland Public Branch Library. Here are a few photos at the winery (PDF 276Kb).

December 2006

Report on the Hikuwai Christmas Party (PDF 115kb) with photos.

November 2006

Continuing Professional Development in the Hikuwai region.

This month three very worthwhile one day workshops entitled “Leadership through Career Management,” were held in the region by Sally Lewis & Associates. The facilitators being Sally Lewis & Debbie Dawson.

The programme was designed to assist participants in evaluating their role within their organisations, their fitness for their jobs, and how to identify career opportunities.

A range of activities were used to encourage everyone to assess their own work values, motivational skills, personal attributes, life goals and any associated constraints. Small group work provided opportunities for discussions with people from different organisations, and this sharing helped give different perspectives on each topic.

New techniques for taking the initiative in one’s career development were presented and discussed. The importance of planning one’s career development, taking responsibility for one’s own learning, identifying trends in the library profession, sharing the learning with team leaders & encouraging feedback, as well as using the workbook as a tool for further development, were all emphasised.

Overall, participants learnt how to increase their self-confidence in the workplace, to enable them to utilise opportunities and contribute better to the effectiveness of their library organisations in an ever-changing environment.

Fay Stanton
Waitakere Library & Information Services.
fay.stanton@waitakere.govt.nz

Visit to TVNZ Research Video Library 27/06/2006 (PDF 40kb)