This was a very interesting day!
The National Librarian of the National Library of South Africa, John Tsebe, gave us an in depth presentation on the strategic vision of the NLSA. A bit too much theory, but interesting.
Ujala gave us the presentation and strategic plan of Liasa on behalf of the Liasa President, Naomi Haasbroek. This was a session where we discussed burning issues in our profession. It was great opportunity where we as young professionals could raise our concerns and share our ideas. I honestly believe that more of these platforms should be created where our voices can be heard.
Dr Buhle Mbambo-Thata gave us the story of libraries and librarians in the African continent. To me it was a view of quality development. A thought that will always stick to me on this presentation is: Ask yourself what you want to do when you want to grow up. The advise was: Never stop to grow. The lesson I learnt is that once you stop growing, you become stagnant.
The practicing next generation librarian was presented by Rene Schoombee, a icon public librarian who changed to a schoolteacher librarian for the sake of loving the development of kids. She is a very opportunistic and motivated person who confine in being there for the community.She is very passionate about the profession and loves being involved. She is a true ambassador and practice what she preach. I learned that we need to be involved to reach our goals.
After a lovely meal we played the Pamoja game - A learning activity for the Information Age. This was excited and what came to mind is that we as librarians service every facet in society even if it means that we have to go the extra mile. I learned flexibility, cooperation, negotiation skills and how to share a common vision in the team.
Throughout the day I learned that it is important to know your environment and know the time we living in before we make a decision!
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