30 August 2021

ONLINE STORYTIMES AOTEAROA ARE BACK

The collaborative initiative Online Storytimes Aotearoa has been revived to ensure that New Zealand schools, libraries and early childhood education centres can share New Zealand stories with children again this lockdown.

The Publishers Association of New Zealand, Copyright Licensing New Zealand and the New Zealand Society of Authors – all members of The Coalition for Books – are committed to supporting this important work, and have come together to make the process as easy as possible for publishers, authors, teachers, early childhood educators and librarians.

Online Storytimes Aotearoa enables librarians and educators to read, record and present New Zealand books online while libraries and schools are closed. This ensures that New Zealand stories are available to children and students during this challenging time.

Librarians and educators are encouraged to take advantage of the programme and to celebrate New Zealand books and authors, while spreading the word on social media using the hashtag #OnlineStorytimesAotearoa and tagging @CLLNZ @Publishers_NZ @NZSocAuthors @coalition4books along with individual authors, illustrators, translators and publishers.

For more information about the terms and conditions, guidelines for use, please visit:

https://www.coalitionforbooks.nz/online-storytimes-aotearoa

Download Guidelines in PDF

 ENDS

The Publishers Association of New Zealand/ Te Rau o Tākupu represents trade, educational, scholarly and digital publishers across Aotearoa New Zealand. PANZ is focused on assisting our members with their current business and preparing them for the future, in areas such as training and professional development, and representing publishers’ interests to government and other sectors.

Copyright Licensing New Zealand provides licences to help make copying, scanning and sharing printed works easy and legal. A not-for-profit organisation, the net revenue generated from CLNZ licences is distributed to the creators of the work being copied. This helps licence-holders maximise resources, educates future creatives and provides an income to the clever people who created the work that is being copied. CLNZ contributes to the growth of our creative economy by enabling access to a world of content.

The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc is the principal representative for the professional interests of writers: protecting basic rights to freedom of expression, working to improve income and conditions, developing a community for writers, and promoting Aotearoa New Zealand writing and literary culture.

Contacts:

Publishers Association NZ: Catriona Ferguson, Association Director catriona@publishers.org.nz NZSociety of Authors: Jenny Nagle, CEO jennyn@nzauthors.org.nz

Copyright Licensing NZ: Paula Browning, Chief Executive paula@copyright.co.nzCoalition for Books: Jill Rawnsley, Manager jill.coalitionforbooks@gmail.com