Victorians Love Libraries - a campaign to demonstrate the value of public libraries

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Public Libraries Victoria Network    

 

Public Libraries Victoria Network is a collaborative and advocacy organisation comprised of Victorian Local Government Public Library Services.    Activities range from information sharing and training to setting up of consortia to conduct projects and purchase materials in a collaborative manner. 

Victoria has 45 public library services.  There are 30 services operated by individual councils, 13 regional library corporations which provide services for a number of councils, one shared library service operated by the City of Ballarat for itself and six other municpalities  and the Vision Australia Information and Library service which provides services to the print-impaired.

Throughout Victoria there are 262 branch libraries, 27 mobile libraries and 27 other service points.  Branch and mobile libraries are open 10,896 hours per week and receive more than 27 million visits each year.  2.5 million people or 46.2% of the Victorian population belong to a public library.

PLVN has as its vision : Victoria has the best public library services

and its mission :

  • To develop strategies and facilitate initiatives to enable Victorian Public Libraries to deliver the best possible services to the community and
  • To be a critical factor in the development of social capital in Victoria

 

Executive Committee Members 2012-13:

President - John Murrell - West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation.  johnm@wgrlc.vic.gov.au

Vice President - Carolyn Macvean - Goldfields Library Corporation.   carolynm@ncgrl.vic.gov.au

Secretary - Joseph Cullen - Eastern Regional Libraries. joseph@erl.vic.gov.au

Treasurer and Public Officer - Natalie Brown - City of Greater Dandenong Library Service.  natalie.brown@cgd.vic.gov.au

 

Committee Members

Jenny Ruffy, Michael Byrne, Chris Kelly, Trish Smyth, Patti Manolis.

PLVN has a moderated mailing list which is open to everyone working in Victorian public libraries.  This is used to disseminate information and act as a forum on issues. To apply to join go to http://lists.vicnet.net.au/mailman/listinfo/plvn

 Wyndham Vale Library

Partnerships

Britannica Digital Learning LogoGALE CENGAGE Learning LogoOxford University Press LogoRMIT Publishing Logo

PLVN has entered into a 12 month partnership with the Group-of-Four: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Gale (a division of Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd), Oxford University Press and RMIT Publishing.

Libmark Awards

Tue, 27/10/2009 - 08:04 — CEO

Libmark Promotion  Marketing Award 2012

 

Congratulations to Yarra Library Service, the winner of the Libmark Promotion Marketing Awrds for 2012 for their successful entry - Working with Mothers and Babies from Yarra's African communities.

The judges were impressed with their program and considered that it provided a readily transferrable model in other services.

And congratualtions to the other entrants:  Goulburn Valley Regional Library Corporation, Maribyrnong Library Service , Wyndham Library Service and Yarra Plenty Regional Library Service.

News

PLVN has a new Executive Officer 

It gives me great pleasure to announce that Karen Ward-Smith has been appointed to the position of Executive Officer for PLVN. The Executive completed interviews with the MAV,  in the week prior to Christmas and as a result Karen commenced duties at the MAV, on the 25th January 2013.

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