Please join us for morning tea to celebrate the retirement of Nicola Smith at EPS Library on Thursday 19 December from 10am onwards.

Kia ora koutou

Today 22 students have had a sanction placed on their student record for unpaid Library invoices over $100 in value.  They will also receive an email informing them of the sanction and have a sanction block in Horizon record.  Most of these invoices are for Lost books (books not returned).

A sanction results in UC withholding academic transcripts, results, enrolment and graduation.  Results of the recent exams are due out this Friday.  Therefore we may have some very upset students contacting us.

The sanction will be lifted once the debt has been paid and/or the items returned to the Library. Please let us know if you have contact from any of these students and refer any queries onto Jenny, Rā or Te Paea. We need to contact financial services to remove the sanction. We will certainly take personal circumstances into account and waive the debt if this will cause undue hardship.

Jenny

Help save the planet!

Tomorrow (Sat 23 Nov) is E-Day in Christchurch. Drop off unwanted computers, TVs, phones etc. at the Rotary team outside all Chch Warehouse Stationery stores between 10am-4pm.

See https://www.kilmarnock.co.nz/eday/ for more details

Do you like Quiz nights?

I’m still looking for one more person to make up a quiz team for this Wednesday night. As long as you are prepared to have fun, it doesn’t matter how good you are at quiz questions, we just want to make up the numbers and have a fun night out.

Jenny

I’m keen to organise a couple of teams from UC for the LIANZA quiz on Wed 20 Nov.  It is always a fun night and the quiz hasn’t run for a few years so let’s support this event. The more the merrier – It doesn’t have to be just librarians – partners, family, friends, are most welcome to help make up a team.

I’m told the venue does great pizza, teams can meet for dinner and/or drinks before the quiz or just turn up for the quiz.

Talk to your colleagues and friends and let me know if you are interested and I will enter the teams.

See previous post about the quiz here

Jenny

It’s Back! Aoraki LIANZA Quiz Night!

Are you and your team up for the challenge?

Anyone can take part LIANZA member or not. So get those brains in gear, and brush up on your general knowledge.   

·         Wednesday 20^th November

·         Dinner and Drinks from 5:30pm – Quiz at 7pm

·         Space Academy, 371 St Asaph Street

·         $10 per person cash – Teams of 4  – payment direct to a committee member (preferred) or on the night.

·         Places are limited – so sign up your team today!

All librarians are invited to an evening of talks followed by the LIANZA Aoraki AGM.

• Tuesday 10^th September 6:00pm-8pm
• Spark Place, Tūranga, Cathedral Square, Christchurch
• RSVP for catering and AGM apologies alice.cruickshank@ccc.govt.nz

The programme is below

• 5.30 – Meet in the Foundation Cafe for drinks (Self Funded)
• 6:15 pm – Welcome
• 6:30 talk – Gail Cook – The Power of Networking
• 7:00 talk – Katie Lumsden – How to use NZSL in the library every day
• 7:30- 8:00pm: Annual General Meeting (Agenda, previous minutes, Chair and Regional Reps reports will be emailed before the meeting)

I have been a member of the Aoraki committee the past 2 years and am now stepping down.  I encourage others to think about joining the committee.  It is a great way to meet other librarians and network. You are welcome to chat with me if you are interested.

Jenny

In case you missed this on Intercom…

The walkway between the Ernest Rutherford building and the new Beatrice Tinsley building will be closed from 24 August to 8 September.

You will still be able to walk through Ernest Rutherford building and across the bridge to the Engineering Core. The closure is to allow for asphalt work to take place. Please take care in the area during this time, follow any directional signage and stay outside the fenced off area.

Today I misplaced a  scarf in Central Library somewhere.  It has a cream background with coloured butterflies on it. If you find it please return to my desk in Level 2 workroom.  Could be on Level 5 or Level 2 or?

Thanks,

Jenny