Congratulations to the City of Darwin Libraries' Children and Youth Services Team for winning the 2014 ALIA NT Recognition Award for their Paige & Dewey  Buddy libraries Membership Drive!

Library and Information Week Dinner

The Library and Information Week dinner is a great place to meet up with your collages. The event will include the ALIA NT Recognition Award and there will also be a presentation of pins for members who have reached their 25 years of ALIA Membership. 

What’s on the menu?

The banquet menu will consist of:

·         Chicken & Sweet Corn Soup

·         Mini Spring Roll, Fried Won Ton, Steamed Dim Sim

·         Spicy Pork

·         Chicken with Cashew Nuts

·         Mongolian Beef

·         Mixed Stir Fry Vegetable

·         Fried or Steamed Rice

·         Tea or Coffee

When: Thursday 22 May 2014, 6pm  

Where: Happy Gardens, Parap

Cost: $38, please bring your money with you on the night. 

RSVP: Please RSVP before the 20^th May. Please let us know if you need to cancel your booking as charges may apply.

Hope to see you there!

Free Online Legal Resources for Non-Law Librarians

Ever have people in the library looking for legal material and not sure where to start?  This short professional development session will introduce you to some freely available resources for conducting legal research online. It will be delivered by Rachel Klesch, ALIA Top End Group Convenor and Liaison Librarian at Charles Darwin University.

When: 7 May 2014,  5-6pm

Where: Charles Darwin University Casuarina Campus, Library Training Room, Level 2 (Building Red 8.2.24)

Cost:

•     Gold coin donation for ALIA members

•     $5 for non-ALIA members

Please bring your money on the day.

This venue has limited seats (17 places) so please book through Eventbrite here:

https://www.regonline.com.au/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1543388

2014 ALIA NT Recognition Award

Call for nominations for the 2014 ALIA NT Recognition Award, is once again, being proudly sponsored by Raeco. Nominations are due Monday 12 May 2014.

 The ALIA NT Recognition Award is an annual merit prize which is aimed at:

• encouraging recognition of an individual or team working in any sector of the library and information profession in the  Northern Territory
• providing an opportunity to promote innovation and excellence within the library and information profession
• increasing the profile of the profession

 The nomination form and full details including eligibility and criteria, are available here: ALIA NT Recognition Award

The winner will be announced at the Library and Information Week dinner on 22 May, and presented with the beautiful perpetual trophy and $300 cash. 

I look forward to seeing  a record number of nominations!


Jayshree

Jayshree Mamtora AFALIA (CP) | ALIA NT Manager | ALIA

mob 0416 366 634 | jayshree.mamtora@alia.org.au

2013 winner: NTL i-stories team  http://bit.ly/1bDqyzQ.

Photos from Palmerston Library Tour

Thank you to all that came to the Palmerston Library Tour. More events coming soon.