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Victorians Love Libraries

 

Read Me! 

 

Victorian public libraries are participating in the Read Me! project which involves books left in public places for people to take and read.  To assist libraries to participate and to use the program to encourage visitors to their libraries the attached stickers are available.  These can be customised with  your library's logo and contact information:

 

Sticker with space for library logo - word

Sticker with space for logo - PDF

Sticker without space for logo - word

Sticker without space for logo - PDF 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Victorians Love Libraries

 

 

 

 The Victorians Love Libraries campaign was launched on March 19th 2012 at Clayton Library by the Minister for Local Government, Hon Jeannette Powell.

Here is a video of the launch produced by Channel 31  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K__KB5Wwc0

VLL is a joint initiative by PLVN and the MAV

 In 2011 the  the Save Our Libraries—Fairer Funding campaignwas initiated by MAV in response to the state government’s proposal to cut library funding in 2011.  This was overturned thanks to the weight of public opinion and effective lobbying by MAV, local councils and Public Libraries Victoria Network.

VLL aims to build on the work done in 2011.

Campaign objectives

Our aims for this second phase are twofold—to strengthen public support for libraries and to gain new champions in government.

Collateral

Victorians Love Libraries campaign briefing notes for library managers – campaign summary and action points
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Victorians Love Libraries campaign briefing notes – campaign summary to share with library staff and council colleagues
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Victorians Love Libraries presentation with script notes – for library managers to present to council colleagues and for council colleagues to use for onwards advocacy
Download PPT (3.5MB)

Victorians Love Libraries presentation script notes – script notes for presenters
Download pdf version (4 MB)

 Concertina booklet featuring the campaign’s key messages for state and local government.
Download pdf version

Request print version  from  ejackson@mav.asn.au]

Short video highlighting the community development aspects of libraries:

http://vimeo.com/user10842347/review/38616536/c25b0ac520

Handouts
The case for libraries – download pdf
How you can use libraries – download pdf

Case studies
Public libraries and arts and culture – download pdf
Public libraries and family services – download pdf
Public libraries and health and aged services – download pdf
Public libraries and lifelong learning – download pdf
Public libraries and sustainability – download pdf

Links

National Public Library Statistics can be found at www.nsla.org.au/publications/statistics/

Dollars, Sense and Public Libraries - final report of the Building Knowledge Project
http://www.plvn.net.au/sites/default/files/20110318%20SL_PublicReport_Lo...

Technical Report:  http://www.plvn.net.au/sites/default/files/DSPL_TechRep_pt1_FINAL_0.pdf

Libraries Building Communities. 2005-2008  The full suite of reports can be found on the State Library of Victoria website: http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/information/publications/policies_report...

More information

Elisabeth Jackson, Public Libraries Victoria  Network, ejackson@mav.asn.au
Sue McKerracher, The Library Agency, sue@thelibraryagency.org.au