Office of Brooke Van Velden Richard Misilei Rob Baigent

From everyday people, the child at storytimes to the veteran who has been coming to the library for 50+ years, to people using special library services in their workplaces, and students using school and tertiary libraries – and everyone in between. [...] THE CRITICAL ROLE OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES We believe library and information services add significant value to communities and citizens in Aotearoa, enabling them to prepare for the future. [...] LIANZA’s recent submission to the Future for Local Government Review highlights the many examples where libraries have been critical and effective enablers of community wellbeing, at the heart of community in every community, and which should be recognised and supported in all central and local government planning and delivery. [...] DIGITAL INCLUSION AND LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES • The implementation of the Strategy for a Digital Public Service is transforming public services to “operate in the digital world in a more modern and efficient way”. [...] • We encourage the government to extend the collection and preservation of New Zealand digital content for the benefit of current and future researchers, and for local communities to preserve and provide access to their cultural and community heritage.