FROM THE EDITOR

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In this issue of Library Life we hear back from some members who attended IFLA WLIC 2019 in Athens and came back with a tan and lots of great stories to tell. We also celebrate the opening of Tonga’s first catalogued public library thanks to a driven South Auckland couple. Judith Wenborn marks her retirement with a reflection on her time behind bars as a prison librarian. LIANZA is delighted to announce that the Paul Reynolds ‘No Numpties’ Grant for 2019 has been awarded to Gareth Seymour, from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.

Anahera Morehu steps in to guest star with a President-elect’s column. As she says ‘LIANZA Office has been super busy with preparing for Conference … Conference is big on our agenda, and many of our international partners will be attending, which is fantastic in showing our manaaki to our manuhiri in Aotearoa.’

If you are not familiar with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and how they relate to libraries, now is a good time to read about the SDG summit that Philip Miles reports back from.

In this issue we also introducing our new regular column – Career Pathways. You can read about library professionals to find out how they got to where they are and any advice they have for students or new professionals. This month we talk with Linda Palmer, University Librarian at Massey University.

I am really excited about this issue of Library Life, I hope you are too.

Noho ora mai,

Helen Heath