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Number 219: December 2001

Events for December and beyond

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Saturday, 1 December. ACT Library Technicians. Our end of year get-together, from 4:40pm in Lyons. Go hand in hand with LCSH and AACR2 down Dewey Lane along with Donna Reid. Bring a plate (with food of course) instead of Filing Rules and a gold coin. RSVP for venue details and reservations contact: Marion, ph 02 6270 6912, mboyd@hcourt.gov.au, or Beth, ph 02 6259 1240, beth.clary@radford.com.au.
Friday, 7 December ACT Specials. No Libations, but breakfast at 'bookplate' restaurant (Ground Floor, NLA) from 7:30am-9:00am. Normally this is our AGM breakfast, but as we are no longer required to have an AGM, we have invited Vickie Richardson from Netimpact Online Publishing as our guest speaker. Vickie has recently returned from London after collecting yet another award for her company's work. All welcome. Cost is $20.00. RSVP by 4 December to: david.bradley@cbr.defence.gov.au.
Tuesday, 11 December URLs. Julia Blixrud, director of information services, Association of Research Libraries, Washington, will talk on 'Issues and challenges for research libraries in the 21st century'. 12:30pm, in the McDonald Room, Menzies Library, ANU. Contact: Colin Steele, ph 02 6125 2003.
Wednesday, 12 December. APSIG. Christmas lunch. Rubicon Restaurant, Griffith Shops, 12:15pm. $20.00 a head for a fine lunch. All welcome, come and enjoy some Christmas jollity with good food. Pre-bookings essential: RSVP by 10 December to: dorothea.polonyi@anu.edu.au.
Wednesday, 12 December. ALIA members in the ACT are invited to a special showing of the NLA Centenary Exhibition: 'Treasures from the World's Great Libraries', with a tour by the curator of the exhibition, Margaret Dent. 5:00pm-6:00pm. Cost $10.00. The tour will be followed by the group Christmas party. RSVP (vital!) by 30 November to: Julie Ward, Branch secretary, jward@nla.gov.au.

Next year! ACT Library Technicians
Watch this space in the New Year and the months to follow for some exciting library visits and things to do! Get involved and network-even if it is only at another library, or over a dinner meal. The Technicians Group would like to wish you all the best for the Christmas season. Rest and enter 2002 enthusiastic and ready to join us. Contact: Beth, ph 02 6234 2225, beth.clary@radford.com.au.

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