The lovely Lauryn Urquhart joins us to chat about the new Collected magazine (that she slaved over) that has just dropped, containing all sorts of Conference loveliness.

A radio show and podcast to celebrate school libraries and all of the people who inhabit them, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. This week: AI is coming, and the crew have decided they needed to educate themselves. So, they talk to the awesome Kristy from Wellington Girls College (and Wellington's SLANZA rep) to chat about her AI musings.

The crew talk to the awesome Trena from Tamaki Makaurau about her awesome summer Reading programmes, and the importance that these programs have going forward.

A radio show and podcast to celebrate school libraries and all of the people who inhabit them, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. This Week: The SLANZA Sessions crew talk to new SLANZA President Leonie Grigsby, who chats about vision, communication, and how SLANZA truly is.

A radio show and podcast to celebrate school libraries and all of the people who inhabit them, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Alan Dingley, Sasha and Alan discuss the awesomeness that was the 2024 SLANZA Conference in Christchurch. (Chris just nods along)

A radio show and podcast to celebrate school libraries and all of the people who inhabit them, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. This week: The team interrogates the darstardly independent bookseller Louise Ward, as she comes clean on her history, how criminally awesome Wardinis is, and how she was sentenced to was to write a book with her husband Gareth.

A radio show and podcast to celebrate school libraries and all of the people who inhabit them, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. This week: The mercurial Miriam from Services to Schools at National Library joins the crew in studio. They discuss how public and school libraries have so much in common, that working together is the only way forward.

A radio show and podcast to celebrate school libraries and all of the people who inhabit them, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. This week: After Penguin Random House's success at the Children and Young People's Book Awards, the crew chat to Catherine O'Loughlan, children's publisher at Penguin Random House. They ask about what it takes for publishers to help authors find their voice, and put great books in the hands of all of our tamariki.

A radio show and podcast to celebrate school libraries and all of the people who inhabit them, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Swapna Haddow is this week's guest, and we are all incredibly excited about her new book 'And then...' being used for Aotearoa National Library Week's Story Walk!

'The crew speak to Adele Broadbent. Bookseller, author, and book reviewer whose wonderful site 'What book next?' is a goldmine for students, librarians, teachers, and parents alike!'