Episode 32 - July 2024

Outreach team

This episode is all about our Outreach team who deliver services and programmes out in the community to enable access to the library for all the residents of Ōtautahi. It was broadcast on Friday 5 July 9am, and Sunday 7 July 3.30pm. Listen to So Many Stories on Plains FM.

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In this episode, you'll hear:

Episode host Stacey, Associate Team Leader at South Library

Ky, Team Leader of the Outreach and Learning team will give an overview of services the team provides

6MB, 3 minutes 47 seconds

Susan our Librarian Community who delivers Better Digital Futures sessions in rest homes will explain why we provide this programme and what it entails

5MB, 3 minutes 12 seconds

Betty, one of our library assistants talks with Nicole, the diversional therapist from Ultimate Care Rose Court about the impact library book deliveries have on their residents

5MB, 3 minutes 35 seconds

Librarian Community Gemma brings the library out to the people with the Outreach van, at various stops around the city. She has a kōrero with Joscelyne a long-time user of this service.

5MB, 4 minutes 5 seconds

Ebony is our Librarian Community who delivers programmes to adults throughout the city. One place she visits is Maurice Carter Courts where she enables social housing residents to access all kinds of library resources. She talks with Kathryn, Amanda and Marie

4MB, 3 minutes 17 seconds

Library Assistant Toni has been taking the Library Outreach van to Odyssey House for 6 years now. Toni talks with Men’s Residential Team Leader Rachel and resident Chris talking about how the library supports recovery

8MB, 5 minutes 11 seconds

Wendy is our Librarian Community who visits primary schools promoting the love of reading to our Ōtautahi tamariki. She speaks with Te Kōmanawa Rowley School deputy principal Niki Penny about the impact of this service at their kura.

5MB, 2 minutes

For our tiny tamariki, Librarian Community Lynette delivers sessions to new parents and their pēpi, tailored to engage them with building their children’s literacy and encouraging them to interact with their babies and other whānau. Lynette is speaking with Rukmini (Rook-Minnie) from Playcentre who facilitates the Babies Can Play programme.

8MB, 5 minutes 1 second

We appreciate the time our interviewees have given to us to bring you this episode, this is just a small glimpse into what the Outreach and Learning team provide to our communities. Keep your eye out for our library outreach van around the city at events or parked at one of our many stops, and if you see us come say hi!