In this issue, Horowhenua Libraries share their Read for Trees initiative, a sustainable, intergenerational reading programme that builds living legacies for the Horowhenua community. AUT Library’s article examines its involvement in the Green Impact initiative launched by AUT in 2019.
We are especially pleased to introduce two new library builds (or rebuild) in this issue: the long-awaited Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Wellington Library and Te Whata o Kaituna, the new South Dunedin Community Library.
As more libraries introduce the 1000 Books Before Schools programme, Shana Makuta shares details of the Queenstown Lakes initiative.
Rangihurihia McDonald (Ngāti Maniapoto) tells us about her mahi at Te Iho o Te Manawataki, the library at Waikato University.
We learn about the work of artist Mickey Smith, who, for over two decades, has focused on a longstanding inquiry into libraries, books, and archives— particularly the social significance of their physical existence or disappearance. Our information-rich columns, reports on new sector resources, grant outcomes, and more make this issue another great read.
