Friends of the Dorothy Neal White Collection


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The Society

The society which is based in Wellington, New Zealand is associated with The National Library of New Zealand . It was formed in 1983 to support the work of the Dorothy Neal White Collection.
In 2005 it was extended to support the National Children's and Susan Price Collections.

How to view the collections supported by Friends of DNW

Through its lectures, meetings, cash scholarship and publications the Society helps to foster interest in the general development of children's literature.

Membership is by annual subscription, the details are on the membership page.

Links on this site

Contacts
May 2012 Newsletter
November 2011 Newsletter
Index to Newsletters (some 500kb)
AGM 2011 Minutes
Biography Dorothy Neal White
The collection
Our charitable status
Brochure
Publications
Photo gallery
Membership form
Submit electronic query or comment
Links to other organisations
Archive

Contacts

Your comments or questions about the Society, the Collection, and this website are welcome
Enquiries about membership of the Friends may be directed to the Secretary, Friends of the Dorothy Neal White Collection
P0 Box 12-499, Thorndon, Wellington 6144.
Membership form


For research enquiries relating to the collection use the webform
http://www.natlib.govt.nz/services/ask-a-librarian


Telephone: 64-4-4704488.
Facsimile:  64-4-474 3035

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Congratulations NZ Post Book Award Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the NZ Post Book Awards
Winners on the Booksellers Site

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2012

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The committee invites all Friends of the Dorothy Neal White Collection to 2012 AGM.
When? Wednesday 23 May 2012
Where? Training Room (Poutama Ruma), Archives NZ
Ground Floor, 10 Mulgrave Street, Wellington
Time? Drinks & nibbles from 5.30

Most of the serving committee members are available again for 2012-2013. However, our President, David Retter, is stepping down after three years in the chair.

We seek nominations for this role.

The current Committee is:
Patron: Margaret Mahy
President: David Retter
Treasurer: Janet Blake
Membership Secretary: Trevor Mowbray
Minutes Secretary: Lynne Jackett
Newsletter: Joan McCracken
Committee: Audrey Cooper, Alison Grant, Emma MacDonald, Mary Hutton, Barbara Robertson Mary Skarott.

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Please let David know if you are interested in standing for the President’s position, becoming a member of the committee or have items for the agenda. dcretter@clear.net.nz or phone 384 9311 Copies of the full minutes of the 2011 AGM are available here

We are delighted to announce that after the AGM the award-winning local author Fleur Beale (right) will address the meeting.

Fleur Beale has written over twenty novels for teenagers. She won the 2007 Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for her first children’s novel, Slide the corner. She has been shortlisted several times in the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards (including this year), and in 2011 her novel Fierce September was the Young Adult Fiction Category Award Winner. Fleur Beale won the 2012 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal.

Photograph of Fleur Beale from the Random House website http://www.randomhouse.com.au/authors/fleur-beale.aspx

 
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