Alan reflects on his time as Te Awhi Rito, and the crew chat about what's important around reading with around Aotearoa

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 NZCYA Children's and Young Peoples Book Awards shortlists are out! The team excitedly pore through the lists to uncover the gold there within.

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: Library influencers Kirsty Adam and Miriam Tuohy join the usual suspects as we dissect the latest NZCER Library survey.

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. The team chat to the inspirational David Riley about his self-publishing journey, and his focus on supplying books for all of New Zealand's diverse cultures.

Claire Mabey from Spin-Off chats about her role, upcoming books, and what it means to be an editor in today's world.

The crew chat to the wonderful Bridget Schaumann facilitator extraordinaire in Dunedin. We chat about the programs that Bridget keeps close to her heart, and as always chat about library awesomeness.

The crew chat about qualifications, upskilling, and just generally sourcing the gold that is out there for librarians to become even more awesome.

SLANZA Sessions crew chats about the 2024 SLANZA Reading Survey with Kirsty Adam, from James Hargest College What is trending, and what is saying comfortably the same?

We discuss the beginning of the school year with Garin College's Mandy Ditzel, covering everything from hooking kids in, to Girls Own Adventures!

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.