Kia ora whānau,

Please join us for the inaugural (and hopefully ultimate!) Online Library Christmas Party. These covid-y times mean this year’s celebrations are different. Hopefully you have enjoyed or will enjoy a team lunch, and we look forward to a fun Zoom Party tomorrow. Join us here: https://canterbury.zoom.us/j/98573246698  

Please be logged in and ready by 12.45pm. Find the answers to any FAQs on this previous post: https://blogs.canterbury.ac.nz/counterculture/2021/11/11/23164/

The Christmas Elf Squad: Poppy Picklepants, Twirly Sugarberry and Bumble Plumbottom.

Kia ora rā koutou,

Please find the November University Librarian’s Report here.

Here is the link to copy & paste if your browser doesn’t link from above: https://ucshare.canterbury.ac.nz/management/dep/dep002/_layouts/15/WopiFrame2.aspx?sourcedoc=/management/dep/dep002/Managers/Forms_and_Templates/UL-Report-November-2021.docx&action=default

Ngā mihi, Gabrielle

Kia ora rā koutou,

UC Puna’s annual Christmas Celebration is fast approaching.

This year it looks a little different, so read our “FAQs: Christmas 2021” below.

What and when? 2021 Library Christmas Celebration, Friday November 26th, start time 12.45pm to approximately 1.30pm.

Where? Online via zoom, a code will be sent with an updated calendar invite. You can join our event from your desk or while working-from-home, or even from your iPad in the park!

Format? We will begin with karakia, then Anne will give a UC Library Christmas Address to rival the Queen’s Christmas Message! We will then move on to a 20-question Kahoot Online Quiz. We will have a brief prize-giving, then close up with a karakia.

What do I need to have ready? Your second screen will be useful to participate in the Kahoot. If you are using an iPad or laptop to join the Zoom, a second device i.e. your phone, is needed.

Can I dress up? YES, please do! There will be a prize for best dressed Christmas-themed outfit and a prize for best Christmas-themed screen background. So get your creative thinking caps on and start designing those costumes and backgrounds.

What are the prizes? Small prizes of the edible variety are likely.

Can I eat lunch while I zoom in? Absolutely.

Are we having Christmas kai within our teams? Yes, we have sign-off that teams can share kai together at a time that suits them. Your Manager will likely be planning this now, so please direct any team celebration questions to them.

Do we have to go back to work after the Christmassy Zoom? Nope! This free time is in appreciation of the challenges and successes of the year – enjoy it!

More pātai | questions: Please get in touch with me: gabrielle.faith@canterbury.ac.nz

We realise this is a big change in how Christmas has been celebrated in previous years, but it’s still shaping up to be a fun acknowledgement of the awesome people that make up UC Library team.

Ngā mihi, Gabrielle

Kia ora koutou,

Some more reading for your Thursday. 🙂

Here are the Minutes for the October Library Managers Operational Meeting.

Here is the October University Librarian’s Report.

Ngā mihi, Gabrielle

Kia ora tātou,

Reminder that this event is tomorrow Tuesday 2 November in the Undercroft 101, 9.30am-11.30am. Masks to be worn unless eating please.

·         No hot drinks will be provided – please bring your own in a covered cup if you want a hot drink.

·         Some bottled cold drinks will be provided.

·         Food will be provided but will be individually wrapped and served.

Hei apōpō, Gabrielle

Mōrena koutou,

Today’s Staff Forum will be online only via zoom: https://canterbury.zoom.us/j/99328408835 

Hei kōnā, Gabrielle

Kia ora tātou,

This event is next week Tuesday November 2nd, 9.30am-11.30am in Undercroft 101. It will look a little different this year due to the current covid alert climate. If you are attending please ensure you have RSVP-ed to the email invite.

• No hot drinks will be provided – please bring your own in a covered cup if you want a hot drink.
• Some bottled cold drinks will be provided.
• Food will be provided but will be individually wrapped and served.
• Please email me by midday tomorrow Thursday 28^th October if you have any dietary issues. Otherwise I will be ordering standard morning tea plates (mix of savoury and sweet).

Ngā mihi, Gabrielle

Mōrena tātou,

Today’s Staff Forum is FULL with 20 in-person attendees. Remember you can attend either forum via zoom, or there’s still time to register for Thursday’s Staff Forum – there is still some in-person space for that one.

Ngā mihi, Gabrielle

Kia ora rā tātou,

There are two Staff Fora next week: Tuesday 26th October 2pm-3pm and Thursday 28th October 11am-12pm. Both will be held in Poutama, Room 388, level 3, Puaka-James Hight Library.

I will be sending out calendar invites, please accept only one time. I will be monitoring this closely to ensure we do not go over the room maximum of 20 people, as we need to ensure physical distancing.

Please wear a face covering, and sorry no kai or hot drinks provided this round of fora.

Slido for any pātai | questions: https://app.sli.do/event/wgy8jpy0

If you would prefer to attend this event via zoom, here are the links.

Tuesday: https://canterbury.zoom.us/j/92745529337

Thursday: https://canterbury.zoom.us/j/99328408835

Please accept the email invite as ‘tentative’ if you intend on joining via zoom, then email me and confirm so I can monitor successfully.

Ngā mihi manaaki, Gabrielle