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National Library submits draft Collections Disposal Policy for consultation
FROM Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa National Library Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa National Library is developing a new policy for removing and disposing of collection items. This will sit alongside other policies that guide collection management activities. This new policy will make recommendations to the Minister of Internal Affairs about items to be removed from […]
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Alan Dingley named new national Reading Ambassador
29 March 2023 Alan Dingley, Librarian at Palmerston North Intermediate School, has been named as the next Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador for children and young people. Alan is a passionate advocate and school librarian who communicates the joy and transformation reading can bring to a young person’s world. He brings impressive experience, skills and […]
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Working Together: Accessibility in Aotearoa Theatre – new resource available
In this Arts For All Network national Zoom hui, Henrietta Bollinger and Nathan Mudge talk about the new Playmarket resource they wrote. A best-practice guide for working with practitioners and communities with access needs, It covers programming, planning, policies, budgets, contracts, riders, remuneration, rehearsal rooms, schedules, warm-ups, intimacy, costumes and make up, and design. It […]
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New Zealand’s national writer-residency organisation announces its 2023 International Residency with China
28 March 2023 The Michael King Writers Centre in association with the New Zealand China Friendship Society and the Shanghai Writers’ Association is pleased to announce the call for applications for a New Zealand writer to hold a residency in Shanghai. The successful writer will receive accommodation in an inner-city apartment, a stipend for living […]
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Stable Spaces Survey
closes 4 April Artists and art organisations need stable spaces in which to work. Effective and sustainable ways to secure those spaces are vital, so our creative future can thrive. SURVEY LINK: https://form.jotform.com/230146916946866 A common refrain from artists and arts organisations across the artforms is that they struggle to find affordable and appropriate spaces […]
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Digital Lending Rights now enshrined into law by Australian Government
Digital #book formats will now be included as part of the Australian #LendingRights Scheme This change makes sure authors, illustrators and publishers do not miss out on payment for #ebook or #audiobook in library collections. Claims can be lodged from 3 April to 30 June for the 2023-24 program: bit.ly/ns23LendingRights #books #bookish #bookworm #Revive #booksbooksbooks #EnrichingCommunities Australian Library and Information Association Australian Publishers Association Australian Society of Authors Education Services Australia […]
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IMPUNITY REIGNS – WRITERS RESIST, PEN INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHES ITS ANNUAL CASE LIST 2022
THE DEADLIEST YEAR FOR PRESS IN THE AMERICAS, AS MEXICO REMAINS ONE OF MOST LETHAL COUNTRIES FOR JOURNALISTS; A TRAGIC ONE FOR EUROPE, AS THE WAR AGAINST UKRAINE RAGES AND TURKEY AND BELARUS AMONG THE WORST JAILERS 21 March 2023 Read Here: the PEN Case List 2022 PROOF 4 1UP PEN International launches […]
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Pacific Language Weeks for 2023
The dates for the 2023 Pacific Language Weeks series have been announced. Last year, the overarching theme for the series was sustainability, which aligned with the Ministry for Pacific Peoples’ Pacific Languages Strategy and fed into the UNESCO Decade of Indigenous Languages to sustain and revitalise heritage languages. The theme of sustainability has resonated strongly with our Pacific communities, who have […]
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Pasifika Festival Feb 2023 The Coalition for Books
The Coalition for Books had its first stand at the Pasifika Festival this weekend and has produced its third catalogue for Pasifika Books. Download the new Pasifika catalogue Feb 2023 HERE Thanks to Dorothy Butler Bookshop for all their organisation and support.
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A New Map of the Book Sector in Aotearoa
The team at the Kotahitanga offices (CLNZ, NZSA, PANZ) collaborated to Map the Book Sector. Many thanks to Copyright Licensing New Zealand for putting this together in this fab new design. The Book Ecosystem It is available for all to download CPY230031 – Book industry – The Book Eco-system Economic and Data Flows in […]
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Books Back Better – Restocking school libraries post-Gabrielle
Many schools: kura, preschools, colleges, kindy’s, primary schools in the Hawkes’Bay have lost their entire libraries through the damage wrought by Cyclone Gabrielle. Books Back Better is a campaign to collect monetary donations from our wider communities around the motu to buy Booksellers NZ Tokens and distribute these to kura/schools, Kohanga Reo, and Kindy’s affected […]
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CNZ Global Digital New Work Fund and the Global Digital Research Fund OPEN NOW
The Global Digital New Work Fund and the Global Digital Research Fund opened March 10. Kaupapa This fund supports researching, developing and/or creating new digital artwork for an international audience. The aim of the fund is to amplify innovative digital arts practice and encourage exploration and experimentation. It does this by supporting the development of […]
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