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Collaborative projects

Find out about some of the collaborations we are involved in to help us achieve the outcomes we have outlined in our strategic directions to 2030. The themes of our strategic directions are taonga, knowledge, and reading.

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New Zealand Libraries Partnership Programme

Find out about the COVID-19 recovery work being led by the National Library to support librarians and library services across New Zealand. We update this page regularly.
Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador

Te Awhi Rito New Zealand Reading Ambassador

Find out about the new role of Te Awhi Rito New Zealand Reading Ambassador for children and young people. The first Reading Ambassador announced on 4 May 2021, is Lyttelton writer Ben Brown.
Communities of Readers

Pūtoi Rito Communities of Readers

Pūtoi Rito Communities of Readers is a collective impact project working with different communities across New Zealand to grow reading for pleasure and well-being for children and young people.
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Pacific Virtual Museum Pilot Project

Together with the Australian Government and National Library of Australia we are working with colleagues from across the Pacific to develop a shared online place that enables Pacific peoples to connect with their cultural heritage from around the world.
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Increasingly Digital project

Increasingly Digital was a multi-agency project that explored the access and use of Aotearoa New Zealand teaching and learning resources.