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-**Working group Multicultural services in libraries**
+**Multicultural working group**
 **Minutes**
-**Location**: Fairfield Living Libraries, Whitlam Library
+**Location**: Whitlam Library, Fairfield City Open Libraries.
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-Date**: 24 August 2023
+**Date**: 24 August 2023
 **Time**; 10:00
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 **Minutes**: Jadwiga Krejza, Liverpool Library
-**Attending:** Abby Dawson State Library, Sujatha Thadakamalla Fairfield Open Libraries, Angela Kolar MRRC Library, Ajay Dabir MRRC Library, Marcin Groblicki Blacktown, Kathrin Zhu Randwick, Kathy Yang Ryde, Venessa Maino Ryde, Helen Williams Innerwest, Thanoja Fernando Wollongong, Faranak Kazemimajd Wollongong, Stella Tay Cumberland, Fahmida Haque Strathfield, Bernita Stanton, Jadwiga Krejza Liverpool.
+**Attending:** Abby Dawson State Library, Sujatha Thadakamalla Fairfield Open Libraries, Angela Kolar MRRC Library, Ajay Dabir MRRC Library, Marcin Groblicki Blacktown, Kathrine Zhu Randwick, Kathy Yang Ryde, Venessa Maino Ryde, Helen Williams Innerwest, Thanoja Fernando Wollongong, Faranak Kazemimajd Wollongong, Stella Tay Cumberland, Fahmida Haque Strathfield, Bernita Stanton, Jadwiga Krejza Liverpool.
-**Apologies:** Oraina Acevedo State Library, Shauna Miller State Library, Joanna Goh State Library, Ayse Ersoy Waverly, Eugenia Ng Burwood, Thanh Luu Canterbury Bankstown, Irena Tichackova  Hornsby , Mary Loveland – Norther Beaches, Sharlene Louey Sydney.
+**Apologies:** Oraina Acevedo State Library, Shauna Miller State Library, Joanna Goh State Library, Ayse Ersoy Waverly, Eugenia Ng Burwood, Thanh Luu Canterbury Bankstown, Irena Tichackova  Hornsby , Mary Loveland – Northern Beaches, Sharlene Louey City of Sydney.
-The minutes from previous meeting to be accepted by Kathrin Zhao and Helen Wiliams Matters.
+The minutes from previous meeting to be accepted by Kathrine Zhao and Helen Wiliams.
 **Business arising from previous minutes**
 Libraries consortium that links five libraries to the Cloud Library.
 Ross to be contacted regarding databases for multicultural community.
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-Multicultural Bulk Loans update 2022/2023 – Joanna Goh and Abby Dawson****
+Multicultural Bulk Loans update 2022/2023 – Joanna Goh and Abby Dawson**
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 The highest loans in 5 years – 75,137 items
 Top 10 collections
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 To obtain the new banners regarding Multicultural Bulk Loan Services that can be displayed in libraries, contact Joanna Goh. More banners to be ordered.
+**Multilingual glossary**
 A request for a new phrase - Do not leave your children unattended to be added to the Multilingual Glossary. A suggestion was made for wider review of the glossary for updated terms to be added or some to be removed.
+**indyreads update**
 The Indyreads updated marketing resources, including LOTE collections and Learn English Collections. Recently another 150 Chinese titles added, thanking Kathy, Katherine and Vivien.
-State Library is exploring other LOTE collection Japanese, Tamil and Ukrainian, but dependent on the quality of the content. Also looking for help from Tamil speakers for selection of the material.
+State Library is exploring other LOTE collection Japanese, Tamil and Ukrainian, but dependent on the quality of the content.
 **Reader's advisory for CALD**
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 Randwick Library - LOTE for Kids – use during the Storytime sessions. Excellent database with 50+ languages. New project - STEM Place, engaging a new generation, 3D printing, laser cut, recycling, and reusing plastic. New events run in the libraries such as, physical exercise, dance workshops, ping pong tournament.
-Ryde Library - “The best things in life” to reconnect, no overdue fines will be collected but customers still need to pay for the lost items. Tax time - the tax help was provided to community in the Mandarin and Cantonese languages. Korean calligraphy workshops were popular and information sessions on home and age care in Mandarin.
+Ryde Library - “The best things in life” to reconnect, no overdue fines will be collected but customers still need to pay for the lost items. Tax time - the tax help was provided to community in the Mandarin and Cantonese languages. Korean calligraphy workshops were popular and information sessions on home care, fees and charges and age care in Mandarin, English and Korean.
-Wollongong Libraries –Ballroom dancing workshops were popular. The library is cooperating with Korean Cultural Centre as a part of the festival celebrations which will include puppetry workshops, healthy food stores.
+Wollongong Libraries – Persian Polymer Clay Workshops workshops were popular. The library is cooperating with Korean Cultural Centre as a part of the festival celebrations which will include puppetry workshops, healthy food stores.
 MRRC - the COVID19 restriction ended last July. The Centre recorded 500 visit per month. The most popular resources are in Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian languages. Every facility has a multicultural centre. The literacy is an issue. Mary asked the group about the Conversation Café, how are they run. More discussion during November meeting.