Today’s stories include: new library buildings in Auckland, library rebranding, Pikihuia Award finalists, IT and 21st century libraries, radical collaboration, and more.

New Zealand

• Ranui and Massey North customers are set to gain new library buildings  from @Auckland_Libs. (BoK3)
• (lack of) Library rebranding … the same old BS  from @AlisonWnz. (BoK9)
• The latest from the People’s Network in our June newsletter  from @PeepsNetwork. (BoK2)
• The Pikihuia Awards for Māori Writers finalists have been announced  via @KowhaiAnne. (BoK11)

Worldwide

• NPR.org: Seeing Teenagers As We Wish They Were: The Debate Over YA Fiction via @catatonichic. (BoK4)
• “One of our greatest challenges is making the time to continue our own professional development” via @amlibraries. (BoK9)
• Perspectives from the Library Community on Information Technology and 21st-Century Libraries via @ALA_TechSource. (BoK7)
• How the Library of Congress is building the Twitter archive – O’Reilly Radar via @nicholascarman. (BoK8)
• Radical Collaboration – suggestions for a future focussed working together agenda for libraries via @MoiraFraser. (BoK1)
• If It is Too Inconvenient, I’m Not Going After It: Convenience as Critical Factor in Info-Seeking via @TheLiB. (BoK3)
• Library Strategic Planning: Keep it From Failing via @Anne6fy. (BoK9)

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