Tena Koutou katoa

We now have a programme for the gathering and AGM of the NZ Chapter of ARLIS/ANZ (Art Libraries Society Australia & NZ http://www.arlis.org.au/ )

The ARLIS Day will be held in Wellington on Monday 28 November 2011 (the day before the National Digital Forum).

Programme

11am Meet at Wellington City Gallery for a tour, with Curator Abby Cunnane, of the brand new Hirschfeld Gallery exhibition A mobile library (opening 27 November) - and if there is time Aaron Lister will show us around Prospect: New Zealand art now
http://citygallery.org.nz/ (there's a map showing the Gallery location under "About us" on the site

12.15ish We will go next door to the fabulous Nikau Café for lunch
http://nikaucafe.co.nz/

2.30pm AGM - to be held in Poutama Ruma, Ground Floor, Archives NZ, 10 Mulgrave Street, Wellington
Map http://tinyurl.com/c49wqa3

On the agenda will be
• a discussion about the location of the ARLIS/ANZ NZ Chapter executive for the next year or two (Wellington are happy to keep in on - we are just getting the hang of it - but maybe another centre is really really keen??)
• ideas for extending our membership
• reports from branches

There will also be time for presentations on new ventures (eg websites, finding aids, publications) by anyone who would like to give one. A datashow and laptop will be available (we are a Microsoft environment so presentations created in Mac can sometimes cause problems).

Please send any other agenda items to our secretary, Fiona Gray (fiona.gray@dia.govt.nz), and also let her know if you would like to make a presentation and approximately how long it might take, so we can organise the afternoon to fit. We will also need to know if you want to link to the internet.

A full agenda will be sent out by the end of next week.

At the end of the meeting we might want to go for a drink / dinner across the road at the historic Thistle Inn http://www.thistleinn.co.nz/

I am aware that people have different travel arrangements and that this programme won't suit everyone - however, we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on the 28th.

I am very pleased to announce that an ARLIS/ANZ New Zealand Chapter Travel Award has been given to Caroline McBride, E H McCormick Research Librarian, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, to assist her to attend the AGM.

Nga mihi

Joan

Joan McCracken
Leader, Outreach Services
Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand
Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua

PO Box 12349, Wellington 6144
DDI: 64 4 474 3056