Throughout 2012 the LAS worked with Rotary Apia to arrange a 20ft container of donated books and furniture for school libraries in Samoa. Books were donated by the Ocean of Books project from New Zealand, NZ Rotary groups and NZ Libraries and transportation to Samoa was aided by Jenners Shipping and Mainfreight NZ. The load …
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Library week was held in 2011 from the 26th – 30th September. The week was launched with a parade through Apia township in Upolu. Approximately 600 adults and children joined the parade, many dressed as their favourite book character and carrying banners supporting the theme of Library Week “Reading is your Pathway to Success”. At …
In May 2011 The Library Association of Samoa ran training for all association members on Building Strong Libraries and introducing people to Information Literacy. This training was offered with the help of funding from IFLA and with assistance from international trainer Rosa-Jane French. The training was very successful, with participants taking home something to help …
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Library Association of Samoa members and members of the public are warmly invited to hear Lani Wendt talk about her new book “Galu Afi – Wave of Fire”. The book is a narrative story that weaves together the experiences of many different people – survivors, rescue and medical workers and others. Work on the project …
On Saturday morning a team of librarians travelled down to Lalomanu to assist in establishing a new library that has been built in the primary school in the village of Lalomanu. The library has been built and resourced through the efforts of an Australian family who lost a dear loved one in the 2009 tsunami that …
The Library Association of Samoa today had great pleasure in presenting books to the Saina Primary School in Apia, that were purchased with money donated from staff at Radio New Zealand. We thank our good friends at Radio New Zealand for providing us with the opportunity to make this donation happen. The books were supplied …
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LAS members, families and friends are invited to join us for a walkathon around the Tuanaimato Sports complex. Please see the map attached. This event is to raise funds for the Association and is a chance for everyone to get to know each other better. If you would like to join us please meet at 7.00am …
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From the 6th – 10th July 2009 Library Week was held in Samoa. This was the first Library Week since 1988 some 21 years before! Many events were planned for this week as can be seen from the programme. These included a parade through town, the official opening, competitions, movies at the library, story telling, short story and …
The Library Association of Samoa has been working with New Zealand libraries to bring children’s books to Samoa for school libraries. Many libraries throughout New Zealand have been willing to donate books weeded from their collections. The LAS has then worked with volunteers and shipping companies to get the books sent to Samoa where they …
