Librarian of the year 2006- elsewhere

From Heather Morrison in Canada on the Editors list of E-LIS
A post about your award is on OA Librarian at:
http://oalibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/fatima-darries-award-winning-south.html


Dear Colleagues
The radio station, Voice of the Cape (100.4 and 95.8 fm), carries a story about Fatima Darries, LIASA/Sabinet Librarian of the Year at http://www.vocfm.co.za/public/articles.asp?articleid=22316. Interviews were conducted with Naomi Haasbroek, former chair of the Western Cape Branch and Fatima herself.

Regards
Ingrid Thomson
National Public Relations Officer
LIASA

LIASA conference 2006: Bringing the trophies home

The Gala dinner on Wednesday, 27 September 2006, at the 9th LIASA Conference at St George's Hotel, Pretoria was an absolutely wonderful evening for me. I am grateful to LIASA and SABINET Online for recogizing my contribution to LIS in SA. Of course it is extremely gratifying to me to win such a prestigious award. I am pleased that I am in such good company; congratulations to Joyce and Tienie.



It has been absolutely fantastic to be bringing both the LIASA SABINET Online Branch librarian of the year and the Librarian of the year 2006 home.




I was asked how does one become Librarian of the year. My immediate response was - 10 year of hard work. However, a more thoughtful response is the key ingredients is enthusiasm and finding joy in the work that we do. Knowing that the challenges we encounter is worth overcoming.

Still have not completely taken it in.