News for Publishers

Writing & Researching Family History Event on 19 November John MacGibbon will speak on Writing and Researching Family History at Spectrum Theatre, Johnston Street, Wellington.

Website upgrades at the National Library on 9 November The Matapihi, findNZarticles, and Publications NZ websites are changing on Monday 9 November.

Donation of watercolour painting by Len Waitkin A 1910 watercolour painting by Len Waitkin is a recent bequest to the Drawings, Paintings and Print Collection.

The Pleasures (and Limitations) of Reading Online Summary, links and text from Adrienne Kebbell's lecture on "The Pleasures (and Limitations) of Reading Online" from 15 October 2009.

A Decade of Disasters A new book on the history of New Zealand's Chatham Islands between 1866 and 1875 draws significantly on the Library's Papers Past website.

Donation from Wellington band Iconic Wellington band Fat Freddys Drop makes regular donations to the collections of the National Library, including a recent batch of backstage passes.

Jean Wright Award applications open Applications are open for the $10,000 Jean Wright Award for the education and training of librarians.

Thanks for the diary donation! A new diary donation gives interesting insights into political and religious life in 20th century New Zealand.

Public Lending Right Advisory Group Dr Philip Temple, from the New Zealand Society of Authors, has been nominated as the chair for this newly-established advisory group.

Website outages on 22 September A number of National Library websites will be intermittently unavailable on the evening of Tuesday 22 September.

Can you help us with our customer research? The National Library is surveying customers and researchers so we can learn about how you use the Library and how you like to search for information

Website outages on 11 August Digital items in Timeframes, Matapihi, TAPUHI and the National Library catalogue will be unavailable from 4.30pm to 6.30pm on Tuesday 11 August 2009.

Website outages 9 August 2009 Several National Library websites (including Manuscripts & Pictorial, Directory of NZ Libraries and KRIS) will not be available from 6pm-8pm on Sunday 9 August.

Rita Angus biography wins Montana Book Awards medal The National Library warmly congratulates Jill Trevelyan, winner of the Montana Medal for non-fiction for her biography of Rita Angus.

Delays to external emails The National Library is currently experiencing delays in receiving emails from and sending emails to external addresses.

Bluff poet looks forward to New Zealand Poet Laureate role Cilla McQueen's appointment as the New Zealand Poet Laureate for 2009-10 was celebrated at an event at the National Library on 22 July.

22 July 2009: Bluff Poet awarded Laureateship Bluff poet, Cilla McQueen, was today appointed New Zealand Poet Laureate for 2009 – 2011.

Open letter from Penny Carnaby The media spotlight has been on donations to libraries and museums over the past week.

Nominations open for next New Zealand Poet Laureate Nominations are being invited for the 2009-2011 New Zealand Poet Laureate Award

Web outages on 19 May Digital items in Timeframes, Matapihi, TAPUHI and the National Library catalogue will be unavailable from 8-9:30pm on Tuesday 19 May 2009.