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MISSION | MISSION | ||
- | WestLit Libraries (WLL) leads and encourages collaboration between Western Sydney Libraries to transform our respective communities through life-long learning, innovation, networking, resource sharing and access to literature related programs and events. | + | |
- | PURPOSE | + | WestLit Libraries (WLL) leads and encourages collaboration between Western Sydney Libraries to transform our respective communities through life-long learning, innovation, networking, resource sharing, and access to literature-related programs and events. |
- | Purpose of committee/ | + | |
+ | PURPOSE | ||
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• Coordinating traveling exhibitions, | • Coordinating traveling exhibitions, | ||
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• Evaluating/ | • Evaluating/ | ||
- | • Developing partnerships and new programs relating to writing/ | + | |
- | • Seeking funding and other opportunities for the zone to improve literature development. | + | • Developing partnerships and new programs relating to writing/ |
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+ | • Seeking funding and other opportunities for the zone to improve literature development. | ||
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• Developing Writers Groups/ | • Developing Writers Groups/ | ||
- | • Increasing the presence of local authors in Library collections in Western Sydney | + | |
+ | • Increasing the presence of local authors in Library collections in Western Sydney. | ||
• Promotions and advocacy of libraries to the richness of the arts and culture of Western Sydney. | • Promotions and advocacy of libraries to the richness of the arts and culture of Western Sydney. | ||
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ROLE OF GROUP MEMBERS | ROLE OF GROUP MEMBERS | ||
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• The committee is an activators committee, a working group with support from the Library managers. | • The committee is an activators committee, a working group with support from the Library managers. | ||
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• The role of committee members is to report back to their managers what is happening at the meeting. | • The role of committee members is to report back to their managers what is happening at the meeting. | ||
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• The Library managers will raise the committee at the next managers meeting to bring on the other library services | • The Library managers will raise the committee at the next managers meeting to bring on the other library services | ||
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What have we achieved? | What have we achieved? | ||
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• Development of a logo and commitment in the group to use it on library promotional material for literature events | • Development of a logo and commitment in the group to use it on library promotional material for literature events | ||
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• Sharing of what other libraries are doing and inspiring as we all work on the smell of an oily rag | • Sharing of what other libraries are doing and inspiring as we all work on the smell of an oily rag | ||
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• Audit of literature events at the libraries | • Audit of literature events at the libraries | ||
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• WestWords has WestLit Libraries listed as partners and records information about our events https:// | • WestWords has WestLit Libraries listed as partners and records information about our events https:// | ||
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• When WestWords won the Commonwealth Bank Excellence in Arts & Culture in the 2020 Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence! Michael Campbell thanked the public libraries of WestLit for their support | • When WestWords won the Commonwealth Bank Excellence in Arts & Culture in the 2020 Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence! Michael Campbell thanked the public libraries of WestLit for their support | ||
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• Living Stories writing competition in partnership with WestWords and WestLit Libraries and CreateNSW | • Living Stories writing competition in partnership with WestWords and WestLit Libraries and CreateNSW | ||
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• WestWords was successful in getting funding for CreateNSW “Making Places” due to connection with Libraries and finding suitable spaces in particular local government places such as Webberburn in Campbelltown and Dennis Johnson Library, Stanhope Gardens (Blacktown) | • WestWords was successful in getting funding for CreateNSW “Making Places” due to connection with Libraries and finding suitable spaces in particular local government places such as Webberburn in Campbelltown and Dennis Johnson Library, Stanhope Gardens (Blacktown) | ||
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• Working with an array of organisations | • Working with an array of organisations | ||
o WestWords | o WestWords | ||
o BAD festival | o BAD festival | ||
o Paint the Town REaD | o Paint the Town REaD | ||
- | o This is not limited. Any organisation can and will be approached to be involved in this group that supports literature and literacy in Western Sydney. Other organisations to follow up are: | + | o This is not limited. Any organisation can and will be approached to be involved in this group that supports literature and literacy in Western Sydney. |
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+ | Other organisations to follow up are: | ||
Sweatshop | Sweatshop | ||
SLNSW with IndyReads regarding a curated collection of Western Sydney books and authors | SLNSW with IndyReads regarding a curated collection of Western Sydney books and authors | ||
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• Audit of display capacity in member libraries | • Audit of display capacity in member libraries | ||
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• Explored grant options as joint members | • Explored grant options as joint members | ||
o Supporting WestWords in their funding (Letters of support) | o Supporting WestWords in their funding (Letters of support) | ||
o Science Week funding (Not received) | o Science Week funding (Not received) | ||
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• Displays across our libraries | • Displays across our libraries | ||
o Numerous displays transported across the WestLIt Libraries | o Numerous displays transported across the WestLIt Libraries | ||
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