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-[[Working Group on Multicultural Services (NSW)]]
+**Annual Reports Multicultural working group**
-[[Annual report- 202 ]]
-**Profile of the Working Group:**
-The Working Group on Multicultural Services on NSW was established in June 1983. The groups role is to promote the provision of library resources and services to clients in a range of community languages
-**Guest Speakers:**
-**Achievements:**
-**Strategic Plan:**
-**Multicultural Excellence Awards-winners:**
-WORKING GROUP ON MULTICULTURAL LIBRARY SERVICES (NSW)
-Introduction: Working Group on Multicultural Services, NSW is to promote the library resources and services to wider multicultural community, bringing together the collections and professional expertise across the state for excellent resources and services that meet the needs of the CALD community.
-Attendees at the meetings were public library staff and the Working Group membership list
-Chairperson: Sujatha Thadakamalla, Fairfield City Open Libraries
-	Secretary: Jadwiga Krejza, Liverpool Library
-	State Library of NSW Representatives: Oriana Acevedo, Shauna Miller, Joanna Goh/Abby Dawson
-Highlights
-The Multicultural Excellence Awards  are awarded annually by the Working Group on Multicultural Library Services (WGMLS), a working group of the NSW public libraries network. The awards recognise a public library service and an individual practitioner for demonstrated excellence in the delivery of multicultural library services.
-This years awards were presented to:
-•	Albury Council Library
-•	Ryde Council Library
-ALIA Multicultural Working Group: Oriana initiated the conversation to form a group that is inclusive of people working in different areas, providing services to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities (CALD).
-ALIA established and launched ALIA Multicultural in November 2022, with an aim to facilitate networking, support, professional development and resources for the information sector with a focus on culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
-Visit the webpage ALIA Multicultural for more information on the news, events and resources, including research and community information – resources across the states and ACT.
-Oriana Acevedo, Multicultural Services Consultant, SLNSW announced her retirement in June 2023.  She has been an inspiration to many librarians, especially multicultural service librarians with incredible enthusiasm and spirit always looking at projects to improve the services we offer to the diverse community of New South Wales.  We will miss her.
-Multilingual glossary:  Looking at wider review of the glossary to update with new terms.
-Tibetan Language Collection Launch:  In collaboration with the State Library NSW, Northern Beaches Council launched Tibetan language collection at Dee Why library.
-During 2022-23 Working group had meetings at various venues to provide visibility to the services to the multicultural community, from different local libraries.
-November 2022 – State Library NSW
-February 2023 – Hornsby Library
-May 2023 – Korean Cultural Centre
-August 2023 – Fairfield City Open Libraries
+[[Annual Report 2023 multicultural]]
+{{ :wiki:mcwgannual_report_2022_multicultural.docx |Annual Report 2022 multicultural}}
+[[Annual Report 2021 multicultural]]
+[[Annual Report 2020 multicultural]]