Keep an eye on our events calendar below!
Our biennial conference is the largest gathering of library and information professionals in the country bringing together over 500 delegates from New Zealand and around the world.
We hold professional development events around NZ from regional community weekend schools and library assistant days to special interest community study days, workshops and meetings.
We create webinars by and for our members. Join live or watch later. If you have a topic or presenter in mind let us know!
LIANZA TEL SIG Journal Discussion Groups meet on a bi-monthly basis to discuss articles relevant to tertiary institutions. Each article is connected to a LIANZA Body of Knowledge (BoK). There are three groups: Auckland CBD: contact Tom Avery if interested. Wellington: meets bi-monthly, contact Ivy Guo if interested. Virtual: meets bi-monthly, contact Vickie Ward if […]
Te Tōtara is a capability framework for our Aotearoa library and information sector. It is a set of skills, behaviours and attitudes needed to do our jobs well, now and in the future. It includes most of the capabilities for libraries and related teams, is based on best practices, and considers evolving competencies such as […]
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 with children, youth, parents and whānau. We invite you to jump online on the second Tuesday of the month to share your ideas, experiences […]
Te Tōtara was developed as a capability framework for our Aotearoa library and information sector. It is a set of skills, behaviours and attitudes for delivering services, grounded in seven principles from Māori kaupapa for service delivery and in promoting capability in bi-cultural awareness and practice. At this webinar you will be introduced to […]
Please join LIANZA Council and staff at the 2024 Annual General Meeting. This is your opportunity to hear about what we have achieved over 2023-2024 and learn about plans for the coming year. Please join us to celebrate the important contributions that we have made together and if we are lucky, to meet the […]
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 with children, youth, parents and whānau. We invite you to jump online on the second Tuesday of the month to share your ideas, experiences and […]
LIANZA TEL SIG Journal Discussion Groups meet on a bi-monthly basis to discuss articles relevant to tertiary institutions. Each article is connected to a LIANZA Body of Knowledge (BoK). There are three groups: Auckland CBD: contact tom.avery@openpolytechnic.ac.nz if interested. Wellington: meets bi-monthly, contact ivy.guo@vuw.ac.nz if interested. Virtual group: meets bi-monthly, contact Vickie Ward vickie.ward@cdhb.health.nz if interested. The LIANZA TEL SIG Journal Discussion […]
Kick off the new year with your fellow library and information kaimahi from the Wellington region at our first social event of 2025! This is your chance to connect with other local members, share highlights from the past year, and exchange ideas for the year ahead. Enjoy light refreshments provided while engaging in […]
LIANZA TEL SIG Journal Discussion Groups meet on a bi-monthly basis to discuss articles relevant to tertiary institutions. Each article is connected to a LIANZA Body of Knowledge (BoK). There are three groups: Auckland CBD: contact tom.avery@openpolytechnic.ac.nz if interested. Wellington: meets bi-monthly, contact ivy.guo@vuw.ac.nz if interested. Virtual group: meets bi-monthly, contact Vickie Ward vickie.ward@cdhb.health.nz if interested. The LIANZA TEL SIG […]
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 with children, youth, parents and whānau. We invite you to jump online on the second Tuesday of the month to share your ideas, experiences […]
Have you thought about submitting a proposal for the LIANZA 2025 conference but don’t know where to start? This webinar walks you through the process of proposal development and helps you create a proposal for submission to the conference. Proposals are a paragraph with a word limit of 150 words and give the essence […]
