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Librarians involved with judging the NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults

23/6/2019

LIANZA have been rewarding excellence in New Zealand children’s literature since 1945, with the establishment of the Esther Glen Award for Fiction. LIANZA added other awards over the years including the Russell Clark Award for Illustration in 1975, and the Elsie Locke Non-fiction Award in 1986. The Te Kura Pounamu Award for literature written in Te Reo Māori was established in 1996, in partnership with Te Rōpū Whakahau.

In 2016 the LIANZA Children and Young Adult Book Awards were transferred to the New Zealand Book Awards Trust, and merged with the Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. This has enabled the 60 year legacy of the LIANZA book awards to be strengthened.

The Te Kura Pounamu Award is judged by LIANZA’s partner Te Rōpū Whakahau. The strong influence of libraries and librarians continues to this day through the partnership between LIANZA and the NZ Book Awards Trust and strong representation of librarians on the judging panel.

This year’s convenor of judges Crissi Blair has been writing about children’s books and their makers for nearly 20 years, including seven years for the Book Council’s e-news The School Library, reviews and articles for Magpies magazine, where she is now New Zealand Coordinator, and her own publication New Zealand Children’s Books in Print 2005-2013. She was a member of the 2018 judging panel for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, and has a long involvement with Storylines, including three years as festival manager. Crissi has a Bachelor in Design and Visual Arts, with a specialist interest in picture book illustration, and has recently finished studying for library qualifications while working as a librarian at Rangeview Intermediate School in Auckland.

Other librarians on the judging panel include (clockwise from top left) our very own LIANZA President-elect and Kaiāwhina of Te Rōpū Whakahau, Anahera Morehu; Jacqueline Joyce Snee (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu) Poukōkiri Rangahau Māori, senior librarian Māori Research at Auckland Central Library; Simie Simpson (Te Ati Awa), a librarian in the Kaipara District north of Auckland; and Moana Munro, kaitiakipukapuka Māori for Hastings District Libraries.

Here at the LIANZA Office we feel the awards are in good hands with these knowledgeable librarians!

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LIANZA AND NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NZ SIGN RELATIONSHIP AGREEMENT

23/6/2019

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Last week, in the presence of LIANZA members, National Library Leadership & LIAC members, LIANZA President Paula Eskett & Bill Macnaught, the National Librarian, proudly co-signed our first formal relationship agreement.

Our relationship has grown on a strong foundation built on trust, mutual respect, optimism and possibility. We are so pleased to formalise our relationship with National Library of New Zealand and to maintain our collaborative, forward-thinking approach.

LIANZA President, Paula Eskett, shares her speech from the night with us below.

Kia ora koutou
Ko au te Tumuaki o Te Rau Herenga O Aotearoa ara LIANZA
Ko Paula Eskett tōku ingoa

To stand here today a LIANZA President formalising LIANZA’s relationship with National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa is a special day for our organisation, members and for me personally.
The relationship between LIANZA and National Library has evolved, developed and strengthened over many, many years and has grown a strong foundation built on trust, mutual respect, optimism and possibility.

Today we celebrate and socialise formally our shared values which include;

Honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi, committing to relationships that understand the needs and expectations of Maori and continue to progress and improve responsive library services together
Strengthening the library and information profession through responsive workforce development and leadership training
Supporting training providers to deliver world-class library and information qualifications in an Aotearoa context
Individually and collectively working to create sustainable change and improvement in education and literacy outcomes of all young New Zealanders, which creates a nation of readers

Libraries – their services, spaces, people and resources enrich the cultural and economic lives of New Zealander and together we can do more, be more and create more for New Zealanders.

We believe this individually and collectively.

LIANZA and National Library have been working closely for the last three years in pursuit of winning the WLIC for New Zealand and the Pacific.

If ever a partnership needed testing a WLIC bid could be it. We have genuinely proven to each other, our stakeholders, members and communities that in addition to a shared purpose; trust confidence, integrity and open communication are our shared ways of working.

E hara taku toa
I te toa takitahi
Ho toa takitani

My strength I not a an individual, but as a collective
Tenā koutou, tēnā koutou, tenā koutou katoa.

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Rise to the Challenge!

23/6/2019

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In the LIANZA Office we are really excited about the challenges laid down by two of our LIANZA Conference Keynote Speakers and the excitement is catching!

Bill Mcnaught, National Librarian and LIANZA President-elect Anahera Morehu donated copies of Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith's Dawn Raid and Whiti Hereaka's Legacy (short-listed for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults) to the Books For Pacific Secondary School Students Challenge.

Will you rise to the challenge too?

We are challenging LIANZA members and Conference 2019 delegates to also donate any books that fit within the following guidelines:

for ages 13-18 years
fiction and/or nonfiction
written by Pacific authors, Māori and other indigenous author
books on/about Pacific peoples – cultures, histories, navigation, migration, astronomy, science, languages, identities, sports, etc.

You can either bring these books to conference or send them to the following address:
Attention: Richard Misilei, Ōtara Library, 46 Fair Mall, Ōtara, Auckland 2023

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LIANZA CELEBRATES NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS WEEK

19/6/2019

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This week is National Volunteers Week. LIANZA President Paula Eskett, and the LIANZA Office, would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge all the volunteer work that LIANZA Council do for LIANZA and all our members.

Below are some of our amazing Council with their Certificates of Appreciation.
It is amazing what a small group of hard-working people can achieve! Thank you all!

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1Lib1Ref at the Walsh Memorial Library

5/6/2019

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Freya Elmer (Assistant Librarian Pictorial) editing the page on boy racing.

The Walsh Memorial Library at MOTAT took part in #1Lib1Ref to get some of our great resources backing the information on a few different Wikipedia pages relating to New Zealand’s transport stories. We cited the time it took Jean Batten to fly from England to New Zealand from the very page she wrote in the aircraft’s logbook, and used our published titles to add citations to Sir Tim Wallis’ incredible aviation story. Wallis promotes tourism in New Zealand and has restored a number of World War II era fighter aircraft as well as being the founder of the New Zealand air show, Warbirds over Wanaka. Freya, pictured here, cited the Wikipedia page for boy racers. MOTAT displays the first car that was crushed when vehicle confiscation was introduced for boy racing in New Zealand in 2009. This now brightly painted car can be seen in front of the old Waitākere Railway Station at MOTAT’s Great North Road site. Keep an eye out when you next visit!

With the launch of our new collections online happening in June, we are going to keep building on this momentum as we now have permanent links to work with. We’re excited to jump on the linked data train and get participating!

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LIANZA Book Review Competition – 2019 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

5/6/2019

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Librarians are the Tour Guides for all Knowledge!

Let your patrons know what you think about the NZ Book Awards finalists!

Send in a review of one or more finalist’s books and help make visible the important role of libraries in promoting reading for pleasure.

Enter the inaugural LIANZA Book Review Competition and be in to win a copy of the yet-to-be-revealed Margaret Mahy Book of the Year!

The winning reviews will be published in the August Issue of Library Life magazine, on Libraries Aotearoa, social media and will be used by the NZ Book Awards Trust.

The judging panel will be made up of representatives from LIANZA, SLANZA and PLNZ.

Category winners will be selected for each of the NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults categories; Picture Book, Junior Fiction (the Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award), Young Adult Fiction, Non-Fiction (the Elsie Locke Award), Illustration (the Russell Clark Award) and te reo Māori (the Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award).

An overall winner will be selected from the category winners and will receive a copy of the yet-to-be-revealed Margaret Mahy Book of the Year!

Criteria: The judges are looking for well-written, informative and entertaining reviews.
Length: Reviews must be 100-150 words.
Other requirements: Please include a short bio and a photo of yourself to include with your review.
Deadline: EXTENDED TO Monday, July 15, 2019
Email your reviews to: officeadmin@lianza.org.nz

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LIANZA Best Library Display Competition – 2019 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

5/6/2019

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Create a display of the NZ Book Awards finalists in your library and enter our Best Library Display competition.

We want to see how creative you can get with your library displays. All you need to do is set up your display, take a photo and email it to the LIANZA office by the end of July and you will be in to win Hell Pizza vouchers!

All entries will be shared on Libraries Aotearoa and on social media. The judging panel will be made up of 3-4 LIANZA members who work with children, youth and/or library displays.

Criteria: The judges are looking for out-of-the-box creativity that celebrates the finalist books.

Photos: Please send at two photos of your display, from different angles and >1MB size.

Description: Please include a brief description that highlights any special features and the inspiration for your display.

Other requirements: Please send the names of the people who created your display, your library name and location.

Deadline: Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Email your entries to: officeadmin@lianza.org.nz

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Librarians involved with judging the NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults

LIANZA AND NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NZ SIGN RELATIONSHIP AGREEMENT

Rise to the Challenge!

LIANZA CELEBRATES NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS WEEK

1Lib1Ref at the Walsh Memorial Library

LIANZA Book Review Competition – 2019 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

LIANZA Best Library Display Competition – 2019 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

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