LIANZA Awards

LIANZA funds 18 regular awards which recognises excellence in librarianship, scholarship, children's book production (fiction, illustration, non-fiction, and Te Reo), as well as encouraging professional development.

LIANZA also administers the 3M Award for innovation in Libraries and the YBP Award for Collection services.

The first award to be established was the Esther Glen Award in 1945 and is New Zealand's longest running book prize.

Through its awards LIANZA encourages improving standards and promotes professional recognition.

2009 AWARDS CLOSING DATES

March

Tuesday 31  - LIANZA Associateships
Tuesday 31  - LIANZA Fellowships
Tuesday 31  - LIANZA Letters of Recognition
Tuesday 31  - Award of Merit Management
Tuesday 31  - Award of Merit Marketing
Tuesday 31  - Joint Letter of Recognition for Bicultural Development

May

Friday 29 May - Ada Fache Fund
Friday 29 May - John Harris Award
Friday 29 May - Rua Mano Award

June

Tuesday 30 - 3M Award for Innovation in Libraries
Tuesday 30 - YBP / Lindsay Croft Award for Collection Management
Tuesday 30 - Nielsen BookData Research Award