E Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu (National Volunteer Week) Jun 232021 E Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu (National Volunteer Week) Saluting our volunteers from Cape to the Bluff It’s Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu (National Volunteer Week) and at PLNZ, we want to acknowledge the mahi of all those who dedicate their time, experience and skills to support and advance the place of Public Libraries in our community....
Fiona Farrell: Library books were our way out, our way up! Jun 182021 Fiona Farrell: Library books were our way out, our way up! We resurrected a library that was shaken to pieces. Surely we can repair one that’s showing its age. Fiona Farrell writes about her love of libraries in this arresting essay commissioned by Public Libraries and published by the Spinoff.
Minister thanks public libraries for their contribution Jun 12021 Minister thanks public libraries for their contribution Last week public library managers from around the country gathered in Wellington for their annual forum. Rachel Esson, Te Pouhuaki National Librarian, introduced Hon Jan Tinetti, Minister of Internal Affairs, at the Public Libraries New Zealand (PLNZ)...
Hub of the community Apr 202021 Hub of the community Finding your way in a new town or city is easy with a visit to the library. Documentary photographer, Pene Coleman, arrived in Tauranga 28 years ago and the first outing with her two young sons was to check out the local...
Introducing Porirua Library's New Digital Inclusion Librarian Apr 162021 Introducing Porirua Library's New Digital Inclusion Librarian Porirua Libraries now have the services of a librarian whose passion is digital literacy. Now more than ever it is important to come together to connect, adapt and find creative ways to grow and thrive as individuals and as a community....