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Session Four - 6 November 2025
Straight Talking with NETSAFE: Spotting and Stopping Scammers

NETSAFE Webinar

Session Three - 16 October 2025
Belonging at Work: Inclusion and Queer Staff Voices

Belonging at Work Webinar

Session Two - 19 June 2025
Libraries Supporting Local Elections

Libraries Supporting Local Elections

Erin Marsh - Senior Advisor Community Engagement, Electoral Commission, Te Kaitiaki Take Kowhiri hosts a korero, about helping the public to enroll to vote and more.

Find Erin's slides here

Session One - 20 March 2025
Managing Rainbow Events

Managing Rainbow Events

Joint PLNZ/LIANZA Statement on Safety in Public Libraries

PLNZ Executive Director, Bernie Hawke spoke to Radio New Zealand 20 March 2025 following the release of the joint statement.
Hear the interview here

Laurinda Thomas presentation
Kate Holst, Jessica Kelly presentation

Other resources
Wellington documents
Rainbow Storytime Fact Sheet
WCL - Managing protests and disruptive activity - Libraries and Community spaces
WCL Display Policy

Dunedin Public Library
DPL Rainbow Storytime Health and Safety Risk Plan 2024
DPL Pride Storytime Reflections 2024