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 Demonstration of SLNSW – Multicultural Services Webpage https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/public-library-services
-**Research into multicultural services in NSW public libraries**
+**Research into multicultural services in NSW public libraries (2017)**
 The State Library of NSW commissioned a project to explore to what extent public libraries in New South Wales are evolving to meet the changes in local demographics, service expectations, community needs and access to technology for non-English speaking members of the community. You can read the project report [[http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/public-library-services/research-multicultural-services-nsw-public-libraries|here]]
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+**First language reading and the role of public libraries**
+In 2021 the State Library partnered with Charles Sturt University on a project to understand the experience of reading in first language and the role played by public libraries in supporting this experience. Twelve participants from 11 language groups were interviewed and all participants expressed the importance of reading in their first language.
+The project report First language reading and the role of public libraries outlines the research process and findings. You can read it [[https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/public-library-services/first-language-reading|here]]
+You can watch Jane Garner's presentation on the report [[https://sl-nsw-gov-au.zoom.us/rec/share/GHxpXIZHfYZo5enZvo9dDbmC4Cah6Ry04trQ8KUMmzNIOdNbZwJRVuTRVOVPrsBL.ENUs8B6pgEVbYcAu|here]]