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Make connections, advance your career, and make a difference

Te Rau Herenga o Aotearoa LIANZA is Aotearoa’s library association. We work alongside library and information staff and services to strengthen our sector to be innovative and responsive to future information needs.

Advocacy

Help us create awareness of the crucial value of libraries and information services.

Professional Registration

Progress your learning journey and career opportunities.

Connect

Join our communities online, in your area, and in your area of interest.

Resources

Find information, toolkits and guides to help you in your library mahi.

Latest News

Kate De Goldi named Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador for Aotearoa

Apr 17, 2025

  Kate De Goldi has been named the third Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador for Aotearoa New Zealand. Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador supports and champions the importance of reading […]

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Vote for Council positions

Apr 14, 2025

Nominations have closed for the LIANZA Council elections, and online voting is now open.   We have one nomination for the president-elect position, who is elected unopposed. Voting is now […]

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Out on the shelves month

Apr 3, 2025

    The Out on the Shelves campaign month provides an important opportunity to include, uplift and celebrate rainbow people and their stories in schools and communities across Aotearoa New […]

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Vale Kathleen Sheila Williams 1939-2025

Apr 3, 2025

Alexander Turnbull Library staff circa 1973. Sheila is front row, fourth from right.   Sheila Williams was a long-time member of the Friends of the Turnbull Library committee. She also […]

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Upcoming Events

LIANZA SLIS – Discover the Parliamentary Library Te Pātaka Rangahau

Have you wondered what the Parliamentary Library does?   The Parliamentary Library invite special library and information sector colleagues in Wellington to a presentation and tour of the collection by […]

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LIANZA Monthly Waiata Practice

Come join us for the LIANZA monthly waiata practice.   Do you know all the words of LIANZA’s special waiata? It was prepared especially for the Association in 1995 in […]

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LIANZA Professional Registration Meetup – Revalidation success

Revalidation success – how to avoid getting your journal sent back. Are you preparing your revalidation journal and want to know how to make sure it’s approved the first time? […]

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LIANZA Children & Youth Services Network 2025

LIANZA offers a time and space for children and youth service librarians and library staff to connect in a peer-to-peer network. This network supports anyone from within the profession engaging […]

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LIANZA Membership

Become a member of LIANZA and join your peers in making a difference for their careers and for the sector. Membership categories include personal, institutional, student, and retired. Join us to support LIANZA’s advocacy work while making the most of your opportunities to connect, share knowledge and learn from other library and information people.

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Rachel Esson
LIANZA Past President & National Librarian

"I encourage you to join LIANZA and connect with other professionals passionate about the place of libraries and information services in making Aotearoa New Zealand a place where everyone can thrive, grow and participate in communities, in education, and in employment. Nau te rourou Naku te rourou. Powered by our members for our members."

Why Libraries?

Contact Us

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Laura Marshall

Executive Director
laura@lianza.org.nz / 021 877 009

Jess Buchanan-Smith

Office & Design Manager
jess@lianza.org.nz / 027 347 5326

 

Angela Cairncross

Communications Advisor
angela@lianza.org.nz / 021 222 8076

 

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