The Centre for the Book is delighted to have the opportunity to hear from Karol Wilczynska, a senior lecturer in the School of Art and Design at AUT who is visiting Dunedin for a few weeks and producing several works on the Columbian Press in the University’s Otakou Press.  Her illustrated talk, entitled “The Impermanence of the Book: A Designer’s Interpretation through Material Practice,” will take place on Thursday, 29 October at 5:15 pm in Arts 1.W.1.  This is not one of our usual venues; exams has displaced us, but will not stop the availability of nibbles and drinks and great conviviality.If you missed the ODT story on the Art School Exhibition of The News Network, you can read it online here.  We hope you can join us next week for some creative stimulation.

The free public lecture by Julia Marshall, Publisher of Gecko Press, will take place on Thursday, 12 November at 7 pm.  For both catering purposes and to ensure we do not exceed the capacity for the Dunningham Suite, you are kindly asked to book online or by telephone (03 474 3690) or email (library@dcc.govt.nz).  To make a booking online, click here, then scroll to the bottom of the page (the 12th is a busy day at the Libraries), and then click on the “Booking Essential” link.

We look forward to seeing you there.

The 2015 symposium, entitled “A Sense of Wonder: Reading, Writing and Illustrating Children’s Literature,” will take place on Thursday 12 November and Friday 13 November. We kick off with Julia Marshall’s keynote at the Dunedin Public Library on Thursday evening at 7 pm in the Dunningham Suite, followed by a reception. Julia is a Honours graduate of Otago and publisher of Gecko Press, one of NZ’s most innovative children’s publishers.  Academic talks follow on Friday, with a full program of engaging speakers (download confirmed program). Registration is now open: $60 full/ $30 students and seniors (download Registration form), including lunch and morning and afternoon tea. We do hope you’ll be able to join us.