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--- minutes_23_november_2023_state_library_of_nsw_multicultural_working_group [2024/01/23 17:29] – jeparkinson
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-**Working Group Multicultural services in libraries**
+**Working Group on Multicultural Services (NSW)**
 **Minutes**
-**Location:** Macquire Room State Library NSW
+**Location:** Macquarie Room State Library NSW
 **Date: 23** November 2023
 **Time:** 9:15am
-**Chair:** Sujatha Thadakamalla    Minutes: Jadwiga Krejza
-Attending: Oriana Acevedo (State Library), Shauna Miller (State Library), Joanna Goh (State Library), Abby Dawson (State Library), Thanoja Fernando (Wollongong City Libraries), Faranak Kazemimajd (Wollongong City Libraries), Vickki O’Rourke, Kasia Malicka (Burwood Library), Marilyn Shamayil (Bankstown Library), Thanh Khuyen Luu (Canterbury Bankstown City Library), Helen Williams (Inner West), Fahmida Haque (Streatfield Library), Jenny Zhang (City of Sydney), Sharlene Louey (City of Sydney), Sandra Jammal (Northern Beaches),  Julie Parkinson (Sutherland Shire), Phillip Jones (Canada Bay), Amie Persyn (Georges River), Stella Tay ( Cumberland City Council), vanessa Maino ( City Of Ryde), Joelmon Zungar (Blacktown City Library ), Kathy Yang (City of Ryde Libraries ), Ayse Ersoy ( Waverley Library), Mary Loveland ( Northern Beaches), Cathy Zhai (Hornsby Shire Libraries), Sujatha Thadakamalla ( Fairfield City Open Libraries), Jadwiga Krejza ( Liverpool City Library).
+**Chair:** Sujatha Thadakamalla
+** Minutes**: Jadwiga Krejza
+Attending: Oriana Acevedo (State Library), Shauna Miller (State Library), Joanna Goh (State Library), Abby Dawson (State Library), Thanoja Fernando (Wollongong City Libraries), Faranak Kazemimajd (Wollongong City Libraries), Vicki O’Rourke, Kasia Malicka (Burwood Library), Marilyn Shamayil (Bankstown Library), Thanh Khuyen Luu (Canterbury Bankstown City Library), Helen Williams (Inner West), Fahmida Haque (Streatfield Library), Jenny Zhang (City of Sydney), Sharlene Louey (City of Sydney), Sandra Jammal (Northern Beaches),  Julie Parkinson (Sutherland Shire), Phillip Jones (Canada Bay), Amie Persyn (Georges River), Stella Tay ( Cumberland City Council), vanessa Maino ( City Of Ryde), Joelmon Zungar (Blacktown City Library ), Kathy Yang (City of Ryde Libraries ), Ayse Ersoy ( Waverley Library), Mary Loveland ( Northern Beaches), Cathy Zhai (Hornsby Shire Libraries), Sujatha Thadakamalla ( Fairfield City Open Libraries), Jadwiga Krejza ( Liverpool City Library).
 **Apologies:** Sarah Wild (Canada Bay), Angela Kolar (MRCC Silverwater).
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 By phone 1800 001 040
-**AV Libraries:** they are cataloguing and processing for number of libraries with NSW, supplying material in 56 languages, the latest being Tibetan language collection; they bulk processing and cataloguing; they partner with Kinokuniya, Abbeys and LOTE Libraries; they also providing digitising services e.g., Local History; they supply CALD material not only books but audio books and DVDs; they supply Large Print books in 15 top languages.
+**Library AV ** they are providing cataloguing and end processing services for a number of NSW libraries. In addition they can supply material in 56 languages, the latest being Tibetan language collection. They partner with Kinokuniya, Abbeys and LOTE Libraries Direct; they can also provide digitising services e.g., Local History; they supply CALD material not only books but audio books and DVDs; they supply Large Print books in 15 top languages.
 **Annual report Chair Sujatha.**
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 **Information session:**
 Shauna and Joanna are visiting the libraries. As a result, the idea of sharing the information between the libraries about TSS session, especially which library runs the programs in which language that the library staff can pass this information to the customers.
-Oriana and Shauna were recommending the Vox books to promote to CALD community. Joanna confirmed that at this moment limit at this moment is two in each language for the bulk loans. The Vox books are available on bulk loan service in 13 languages.
+Shauna provided feedback on the new Vox books collection. The State Library is receiving more requests for this material and it seems to becoming very popular. Joanna confirmed that currently there is a limit of two titles per language. The Vox books are available on bulk loan service in 13 languages.
 Shauna spoke about the changes to terms of reference, representative from Library managers.
 Helen – Inner West; the library will be withdrawing Nepalese, Arabic and Gujarati collections.
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 **Dates for next year meetings:**
-  * Thursday,2rdFebruary - Blacktown Library - confirmed by Joelmon
+  * Friday 24th February - Blacktown Library - confirmed by Joelmon
   * Thursday, 23 May   Korean Cultural Centre - to be confirmed
   * Thursday, 22 August – Liverpool City Library - to be confirmed
   * Thursday, 21 November – State Library
+  *
 Meeting Closed: 12:30pm
-**Oriana farewell:** Oraina asked to support the Multicultural ALIA. She included several people on the mailing list for the Multicultural ALIA. Anybody can opt out at any time.
+**Oriana's farewell:** Oriana asked libraries to support the ALIA Multicultural group. She included several people on the mailing list for the Multicultural ALIA. You can opt out at any time.
 She is very proud of the establishment of the Working Group and what the group achieved over the years.
-She also stressed the importance of current members of the group and other staff that is involved in multicultural service to pass on the knowledge to the next generation of library staff.
+She stressed the importance of the current membership of the group and other staff who are involved in multicultural services and the need to pass on the knowledge to the next generation of library staff.
-The multicultural services that the library provide to community and especially the most socially disadvantaged are not measurable. They change people’s   lives for better.
+The multicultural services, that the libraries provide to community, and especially the most socially disadvantaged are not measurable. They change people’s lives for better.
-She will still be at the State Library until her replacement is appointed.
 She is planning to be involved with her local community and Fairfield library.
-Oriana was presented with farewell gift and a special card, which were by current members of the previous members of the group who made the special to this meeting.
+Oriana was presented with farewell gift and a special card, from past and present members of the group.