Gale in Conversation with...:
Gale in Conversation with Elaine Sides, Library Content Manager, Christchurch City Libraries
Since working at Christchurch City Libraries, Elaine has held numerous team leader roles in service delivery before moving into the world of collections in 2006. As Selection and Access Team Leader, her team’s focus was primarily on the network’s monograph collection. In 2010 Christchurch was struck by a 7.1 earthquake, the first of over 10,000 quakes felt by the city in the next couple of years. Elaine was heavily involved in the planning and development of collections for numerous libraries as they have opened and closed, and was Collection Stream Lead for the planning of Tūranga, the new Central Library which opened in 2018. Elaine was appointed to the Content Manager role early 2019, and now manages the three collection based teams in the Christchurch City Libraries network.