Kia ora Koutou,

This message carries hearty congratulations to Hugh Joughin who has accepted a role as the librarian at the Christchurch campus of Laidlaw College.

It also carries commiserations for us, his ELS team colleagues, and the wider library. Hugh has worked for UC Libraries since 2008. Over the last fifteen years you may well have worked with Hugh at the Central Library, Law School Library, Access and Collections teams and the various guises and names that the ELS team has had over this time. Through it all Hugh has brought to bear his inimitable style, sense of humour, care for his colleagues and love of what it is we all do for a living.

This is an exciting new chapter in Hugh’s career, and I know we will all take the chance to wish him well, though we will miss him when he’s gone.

Hugh’s got some Long Service Leave to work through so last day with us will be 6 October.

A farewell will be organised, and more details on this will be forthcoming soon.

Ngā mihi, Simon