Photos from 2008 Aoraki LIANZA Weekend School

More photos from 2008 Aoraki Weekend School

2008 Aoraki LIANZA Weekend School A Great Success

On a fine Richmond morning 57 Librarians from various libraries and schools mainly from the Top Of the South Island but also from Christchurch and Dunedin gathered at the Tasman District Council Chambers for a great day.
Highlight of the day was our Keynote speaker, Kate de Goldi who inspired us with the importance of language, reading, libraries and books (we know that, but it was nice to hear!)

Another great speaker, Annette Mulligan spoke on managing stress in our lives. She handed out these great little Business Cards which had a Stress test indicator patch on the back. You put your thumb on the patch for ten seconds and it changed colour according to your level of stress. Black was Tense, red was Nervous,Green was calm and Blue was relaxed. For some reason mine stayed black all day!
The "Library thing" and "L Plate" were two other very popular sessions and everyone enjoyed the fantastic food from our local Cafe on Oxford.

2008 Aoraki LIANZA Weekend School now full

With a great flurry of registration forms over the last few days we now have 57 participants (some half day). We have a great representation of libraries - the furthest is from Dunedin Public Library. We have our biggest attendence from schools ever - maybe Kate de Goldi is the drawcard.
The committeee is now hard at work doing the final preparations for a great day. We are hoping for fine sunny weather as our venue has a lovely private outdoor area.
We look forward to seeing you all and safe travelling particularly for those who have come from afar.