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Day one Wednesday 26 MAY
RĀ TUATAHI Wenerei rua tekau mā ono mei

 8.00am  Registrations & Coffee | Rēhitatanga & kawhe

 Session One:

  Democracy | Manapori
 8.30am

 Mihi Whakatau and PLNZ Waiata
 Chair's opening remarks
 9.00am

 Guest Speaker | Kaikōrero manuhiri
 Courtney Johnston, Tumu Whakarae Chief Executive,
 Museum of New Zealand Te Papa, Tongarewa

 Cultural Institutions as Democratic Spaces: In her address, Courtney will explore how and why   museums have changed over the last 30 years in relation to the changing nature and needs of our society, and   where our service as cultural institutions may grow in the future.
 9.45am

 Guest Speaker | Kaikōrero manuhiri
 Professor Chris Gallavin, Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor, Eisenhower Fellow, Chair of NZCGS,   Performance Poet
 Hate speech vs. freedom of speech, and the role of public libraries in the debate.
 10.30am  Networking & Refreshments |  Tūhononga & paramanawa
 Session Two:

 Diversity | Kanorau
 11.00am
 Guest Speaker |Kaikōrero manuhiri 
 Vanisa Dhiru, Commissioner, Library Information Advisory Commission (LIAC)
 The Honour & Burden of Representation: Vanisa will share her parts of her personal journey   reflecting on the honour and burden endured during her career as a young ethnic female leader.
 Her third culture kid story focuses on assimilation and integration challenges whilst growing up in the Manawatū.   Through her story, you may reminder yourself why we all need to continuously step back and understand   biases, remember to slow down our thinking, and question our assumptions.
 
 11.45am
 A personal account | Tōku Kōrero 
 Bernie Hawke, Dunedin City Libraries
 In this session Bernie charts an exercise in community tolerance when responding to a request   for an Inter-Faith space.
 12.15pm  PLNZ Platform

 12.30pm 

 Networking & Lunch
Session Three: 

Workshop: Historic Data Collection
 1.30pm 

 Brilliant Data: National Data Collection

 The value of historical data hinges on correct, reliable, and comparable data. This webinar will guide you   through our new data collection tool in which you can correct your library statistics, view a year-by-year   comparison of your library’s stats and compare those to the national data. With this information, you will be able   to tell your library’s story and create strategies for these changing times.
 Facilitators: PLNZ member, Tiffany Daubitz with Colin Read.
 2.00 pm

 Guest Speaker | Kaikōrero manuhiri 
 Amy Hughes, General Manager Communication, Experience and Conservation
 The Zoo revolution: Green Zoo Green You
 Wellington Zoo was the first Carbon Zero Zoo in the world. Amy shares the behind the scenes management of   creating the Zoo's sustainability framework.
 2.45pm  PLNZ Platform
 3.00pm  Networking & Refreshments |  Tūhononga & paramanawa
 

 Library Tours |  Haerenga whare pukapuka
 3.30pm

 Tour 1 - Waitohi, Johnsonville Hub & Arapaki on Manners

 Tour 2 - He Matapihi, National Library pop-up & Te Awe on Brandon Street.  
                   

 Curated by Jane Brooker, with Team Libraries and Community Spaces, Wellington City   Libraries.
 5.00pm  End of day one
 6.00pm   Wheeler’s Delegates Dinner | Hapa apārangi
 with special guest speaker
 Award winning investigative journalist, Paula Penfold

 Copthorne Hotel Oriental Bay more here  


*programme is regularly updated

                    DAY TWO THURSDAY 27 MAY

       RĀ TUARUA TAIREI RUA TEKAU MĀ WHITU MEI

7.30am Registrations & Coffee | Rēhitatanga & kawhe
Session One:

Libraries Leading the Way | Ngā whare pukapuka e whai ana te ara tika

8.00am
8.30am

 Delegates' Breakfast
proudly sponsored by Peter Pal 

Guest Speakers | Kaikōrero manuhiri  
Hon. Jan Tinetti, Minister of Internal Affairs and Women and Associate Education Minister
Rachel Esson, National Librarian
NZLPP
9.30am

Regional Reports |Pūrongorongo ā-rohe
A visual and dynamic presentation from around the   country.

MC: Judy Ryder

Auckland/Northland | Tāmakimakaurau/Te Tai Tokerau
Waikato/Bay of Plenty | Waikato/Waiariki
Central North Island | Waengapū o Te Ika-a-Māui
Wellington, Wairarapa & Chatham Islands | Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wairarapa & Wharekauri
Upper South Island  | Te Tau Ihu a te Waka-a-Māui
Lower South Island | Te Waka-a-Māui Whakararo
    10.30am

    Networking & Refreshments | Tūhononga & paramanawa

    Session Two:

    National Leadership - Sustainability
    11.00am

    Guest Speaker |Kaikōrero manuhiri
    Deborah Hart, Deborah Hart Consulting
    Getting Government to hear us
    Deborah will share her experiences as a government lobbyist.
    11.45am A personal account | Tōku Kōrero 
    Tangimeriana Maxine Rua, Whakatane District Libraries     
    Whakaari/White Island, my story
    Tangimeriana shares her account of being on the front line of a national disaster.     
    PLNZ Waiata
    12.15pm PLNZ Platform
    12.30pm  Networking and Lunch

    Session Three:

    National Leadership - Local Impact
    1.30pm



    PLNZ Awareness Building Campaign

    Facilitated by Emma Sherie, Buller District Libraries.

    PLNZ is creating a top level public campaign to work alongside our national   framework. This session explores how together we can make a difference.
    Presentation: Literacy in Life

    2.00pm

    		 Guest Speaker |Kaikōrero manuhiri 
    Chris Szekely, Chief Librarian of the Alexander Turnbull Library

    Documentary Heritage Matters
    2.30pm Guest Speaker |Kaikōrero manuhiri 
    Lisa Thompson,     Manager Rural Women Projects and Events

    Preserving the Past: National Archive Project
    3.00 pm Networking & Refreshments
     

    Library Tours |  Haerenga whare pukapuka
    3.30 pm

    Tour 1 - Waitohi, Johnsonville Hub & Arapaki on Manners
    Tour 2 - He Matapihi, National Library pop-up & Te Awe on Brandon Street  

    Curated by Jane Brooker, with Team Libraries and Community Spaces, Wellington City Libraries.              
    4.45pm

    Poroaki
    Facilitated by Harley Kaihe Katterns
    5.00pm Farewell drinks - Te Huinga, Te Papa


    *programme is regularly updated

    Please note all programmes and events are subject to change, depending on Alert Level, government guidance, and health and safety considerations.


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    The Association of Public Library Managers Incorporated
    P.O. Box 11-038 Manners Street,  Wellington, 6142 NZ
    www.publiclibraries.org.nz 

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