Top of the web – September 2018

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Kia ora. Here’s our summary of the webpages, blog and social media posts that were popular in September.

Website pages

There were 306,040 page views in September. The most popular pages on christchurchcitylibraries.com:

Other popular pages: Te Wiki o te Reo Māori and Tūranga information was popular this month.

September’s popular blog posts

Popular blog posts published in September on the website:

Photos on Flickr

There were 140,750 page views in September on Flickr. It now has a total of 8,293,283 views.

Top on Twitter

Follow us on Twitter. As at 31 September, we have 4963 followers.

Not a glass ceiling, but “a thick layer of men”. Andrew reports back on last night’s #wordchch @HelenClarkNZ session and that killer quote.  ^DR

Best audience question ever “Can you come to my birthday?”. #wordchch Nanogirl @medickinson rules. ^DR

“… Speak about the things, and the people, we love.” @katbhave reports on @pantographpunch #wordchch Explosive Archaeology session with @jenkshields @TayiTibble @brannavan @lanalopesi @ladyhorrors ^DR

Facebook favourites

Like us on Facebook. As at 31 September, we have 8563 likes.

Excited yet?
(Just over 3 weeks until opening, library-fans!)
More photos on Flickr  ^Moata

New Central Library construction

Big news, library whānau! Lee Child – creator of hero Jack Reacher – is coming to Christchurch on Friday 23 November, thanks to WORD Christchurch and Penguin Books NZ. YAYYYYYY! ^Donna
https://wordchristchurch.co.nz/programme/an-evening-with-lee-child/


LEGO + LIBRARY = YAY! Tūranga and Imagination Station have joined creative forces to make LEGO playtime a permanent fixture in the city’s new central library. Imagination Station will have a new permanent home on Tūranga’s Hapori/Community Floor (level one) when the library opens on 12 October. https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/newsline/show/2975

If you are interested in how we derive our rankings, we measure page views on our website, organic reach for Facebook posts, and impressions for tweets.

Top of the web – August 2018

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Kia ora. Here’s our summary of the webpages, blog and social media posts that were popular in August.

Website pages

There were 353,113 page views in August. The most popular pages on christchurchcitylibraries.com:

August’s popular blog posts

Popular blog posts published in August on the website:

Photos on Flickr

There were 199,746 page views in August on Flickr. It now has a total of 8,152,533 views.

Top on Twitter

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“The sad and unavoidable fact is book-reading has lost its centrality to our culture. In NZ, few people read.” Lloyd Jones pulls no punches in his #wordchch quick questions. ^DR

Mōrena, Christchurch. Tūranga, your new central library, will open its doors on Friday 12 October. We look forward to seeing you there! ^DR

Have a browse of this week’s #newtitles
Some good #ReadNZ titles from @TwoPaddocks @DrJessBerentson @DoingOurBitNZ ^DR

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Kia ora koutou. We are happy to report that Tūranga, your new central library, will open its doors on Friday 12 October. https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/news/turanga-your-new-central-library-will-open-on-friday-12-october/

A happy milestone today – the first books are on the shelves at Tūranga, your new central library! Find out more about Tūranga:https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/central-library/
and here’s information on the transition to Tūranga:  ^Donna

Spring is on its way and to celebrate the season of growing and gardening we are hosting seed and plant swaps in the first half of September. Bring in your extra seeds and small plants and we’ll put them out to share. Find out when and where: https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/the-great-library-seed-and-plant-swap-2018/

If you are interested in how we derive our rankings, we measure page views on our website, organic reach for Facebook posts, and impressions for tweets.

Project: Migration – Claire Brocklehurst, Library, Ara Institute of Canterbury

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“On February 15, 2018, Ara Institute of Canterbury Library went live with a new Library management system: Alma from Ex Libris …”

Aoraki LIANZA

On February 15, 2018, Ara Institute of Canterbury Library went live with a new Library management system: Alma from Ex Libris.

Alma Cake The Alma Cake

This was the culmination of a project that was simultaneously too long and far too short! We had been looking at replacing our old system, Voyager, for many years, but the timing had never been right. Suddenly, in the middle of 2017, the stars aligned, and it was all go.

This was a huge undertaking for our small team: only about 10 FTE staff, with limited technical expertise. We had about six months for the whole project, with the go-live date being set for the first week of the academic year (we are still not sure who made that decision: they were not popular).

Alma had the advantage for us that it brought a number of other systems under one umbrella. It includes usage statistics for…

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Aoraki LIANZA Talks and Technology + AGM

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Aoraki LIANZA

Aoraki LIANZA invites all our members & those interested in LIANZA to an evening of Talks and Technology followed by AGM

Tuesday 11th September 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sydenham Room, South Library, 66 Colombo Street

5.30 – 6:15 pm: Tech Taster – play with new technology before the meeting starts
5.30 – 6:15 pm: Finger food available
6:15 pm: Welcome
6:20 pm: Paula Eskett – LIANZA President
6:40 pm: Rob Cruickshank (Programme Specialist at Christchurch City Libraries) – Technology in the Library
7:00 pm: Chris Hay – Manager Tūranga Central Library (Christchurch City Libraries)       
7:30- 8:00 pm: Annual General Meeting (Agenda, previous minutes, Chair and Regional Reps reports will be emailed before the meeting)

RSVP for catering and AGM apologies alice.cruickshank@ccc.govt.nz by Friday 31 August.

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Top of the web – July 2018

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Kia ora. Here’s our summary of the webpages, blog and social media posts that were popular in July.

Website pages

There were 329,892 page views in July. The most popular pages on christchurchcitylibraries.com:

Other popular pages: Matariki content still features in the top pages: Matariki for kids is in 14th place

July’s popular blog posts

Popular blog posts published in July on the website:

Photos on Flickr

There were 129,467 page views in July on Flickr. It now has a total of 7,952,787 views.

Top on Twitter

Follow us on Twitter. As at 31 July, we have 4980 followers.

It’s bear-ly worth the risk… ^CG

Mark’s made his picks for this year’s #WORDChch festival and gone for a mix of literature, genre fiction and politics. https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/word-things-to-get-excited-about/ ^MT

Enthusiastic about libraries supporting communities and excited about promoting the value of reading, literacy and libraries? We’re looking for a Community Learning Librarian at our Upper Riccarton branch. Applications close this Sunday #libraryjobs ^MT

Facebook favourites

Like us on Facebook. As at 31 July, we have 8317 likes.

Happy 162nd birthday to the city of Christchurch!
Christchurch was established as a city by Royal Charter on July 31 1856, the first city to be established in New Zealand. Being ‘chartered’ as a city meant that a seat was established for a bishop in that region
https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/christchurch-brief-history/#Canterbury-province
Here are some photos from early Christchurch.
This map from Archives New Zealand shows how Canterbury looked back then: http://www.flickr.com/photos/archivesnz/9404578992/ ^Donna

Latest photos from on site at Tūranga, your new central library. It’s starting to look puh-retty cool, even if we do say so ourselves.
You can find heaps more photos on Flickr. Southbase Construction
https://www.flickr.com/photos/christchurchcitylibraries/sets/72157652379561694 ^Moata

Big congrats to Christchurch school librarian – and our former colleague – Lisa Stanger. WINNER OF SURVIVOR NEW ZEALAND! (Is this the first time a librarian has ever won?) Kia ora Lisa! https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/entertainment/watch-emotional-moment-lisa-wins-title-2018-sole-survivor-nz-and-250-000 ^Donna

If you are interested in how we derive our rankings, we measure page views on our website, organic reach for Facebook posts, and impressions for tweets.