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  1. LIANZA Children's Book Awards on Facebook

    Posted by: Megan Button | Posted on: 21 May 13

    The LIANZA Children's Book Awards celebrate excellence in children's books in New Zealand and we now have a Facebook page to keep you updated with news and information about the awards, authors, illustrators and publishers.

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  2. Voting for the Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui Councillor has now closed

    Posted by: Megan Button | Posted on: 20 May 13

    image of Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui logoThe ballot for the Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui Regional Councillor Election for 2013-14 closed on Friday 17th May and votes are now being tallied.

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  3. Call for Expressions of Interest for the LIANZA Rules Committee

    Posted by: Megan Button | Posted on: 17 May 13

    Background

    LIANZA, as a membership association, is governed by a set of ‘Rules’ (sometimes referred to as a constitution) http://www.lianza.org.nz/about-us/lianza-rules. Any changes to the Association have to be allowable within the ‘Rules’.

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  4. LIANZA Council Appointments 2013-2014

    Posted by: Megan Button | Posted on: 10 May 13

    Following the recent LIANZA Council elections we are pleased to advise members of the following appointments.

    Paula Eskett has been re-nominated as Councillor for the Aoraki region and we welcome Amanda Cooper as the new Councillor for Hikuwai. Both Councillors were appointed unopposed.

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  5. 2013 LIANZA Council elections update

    Posted by: Sinead Eyre | Posted on: 7 May 13

    Nominations for the 2013 LIANZA Council elections closed on Friday 26th April 2013.

    The positions of President – Elect, Aoraki Councillor and Hikuwai Councillor all received one nomination so were uncontested. These appointments will be ratified by Council and will be announced on Friday 24 May.

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  6. Associations Matter: 2013 State of the Sector Study

    Posted by: Megan Button | Posted on: 7 May 13

    LIANZA is participating in a landmark research study on the professional association sector in Australasia.  This research will examine the role and performance of associations from member’s perspectives, and is the first of its kind in Australasia.

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  7. John Stears appointed Wellington's Libraries and Community Spaces Manager

    Posted by: Megan Button | Posted on: 6 May 13

    John Stears was last week appointed to the role of Libraries and Community Spaces Manager at Wellington City Council. This role is a result of the restructure of a number of Council units into the Community Networks Unit, managed by Jane Hill.

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  8. ALIA launches ‘The Future of the Profession’ project

    Posted by: Megan Button | Posted on: 6 May 13

    The Future of the Profession is an ALIA Board project examining what the future holds for library and information services.

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  9. TVNZ Breakfast interviews Laurinda Thomas

    Posted by: Sinead Eyre | Posted on: 2 May 13

    Laurinda Thomas (LIANZA President Elect) is interviewd on TVNZ's Breakfast Show discussing the idea that libraries are going extinct.This interview is in response to a District Councillor from Marlborough who made the suggestion it would be cheaper to buy every resident signed

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  10. LIANZA welcomes future focus

    Posted by: Megan Button | Posted on: 1 May 13

    The Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) is pleased to see the final report on the future structure of Queenstown Lakes District Council indicates that the reduction in library staff hours is not as large as originally proposed however, the reduction of qualified library staff still poses a threat to the integrity of the region’s library services.

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