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LIASANews

  1. LIASA 14th Annual Conference: 1 - 5 October 2012 at the ICC in Durban Find the 'Call for papers' at ow.ly/b7knp
  2. Diarise the Date for the LIASA Conference in Durban: 1 - 5 October 2012
  3. Yerevan, Armenia designated World Book Capital 2012. Read full story on ow.ly/av6am
  4. SALW 2012: 17 - 24 March 2012: Theme: Develop @ your libary. Read more at ow.ly/91R0i
  5. Denise Nicholson, Librarian of the Year 2010, is doing research for an article she plans to write. Please complete the survey at...
  6. Read Jenica Rogers presentation on Reality-based Librarianship for Passionate Librarians at ow.ly/7q58e
  7. Congratulations to the Mortenson Center on them receiving the 2011 Champaign-Urbana International Humanitarian Award. See press...
  8. Secrecy Bill put on ice. Read about it at http://ow.ly/6zbiH
  9. Listen to Naomi Haasbroek, the LIASA President, being interviewed on Spektrum on RSG at 13:00 today in support of National Book Week.
  10. What people don't get about working in a library... Read full article at http://ow.ly/6ioby. What would you like to add to the list?
  11. Only 3 days left! Early Bird Conf Registration for #liasa2011 closes on 31 Aug. Make sure to register and get more info at:...
  12. Register now for #liasa2011 conference. Early Bird registrations close on 15 Aug 2011. Go to http://ow.ly/5TVWH and click on register.
  13. You are hereby notified of the #Lasa2011 AGM to be held on 6/10/2011 in East London. Documents are at http://ow.ly/5S2I5 & was sent by mail
  14. New York scheme for kids to work off library fines: Read! (http://ow.ly/5NpL2) What does your library do to get the kids reading?
  15. Launch of Membership Campaign in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. See invite at http://ow.ly/5ILrS. More info on the campaign at http://ow.ly/5ILvc
  16. Jonathan Jansen Calls for Campaign to Get Children Reading and Improve Literacy. Read the full story on http://ow.ly/5FkFk
  17. In defence of books, at a time when they're scorned - Times LIVE timeslive.co.za/sundaytimes/20… via @TimesLIVE
  18. LIASA in Touch March edition now available online at http://ow.ly/5F7tu. Tell us what you think. http://ow.ly/i/emhM
  19. LIASA received a grant of approx R10mil to develop a Postgrad Dipl Scholarship programme for public librarians. See http://ow.ly/5EdTr
  20. 13th #liasa2011 Annual Conference: 3 - 7 Oct '11 to be held at East London ICC. Registration is now open. www.liasa.org.za for more info