Collaborative projects

School library collection recovery initiative

The National Library has partnered with the Ministry of Education to help support school libraries affected by the 2023 North Island weather events.

Whiria te Tāngata

The purpose of Whiria te Tāngata is kia toitū te mātauranga | weaving the people together to ensure the long-term sustainability of the library sector that is widely valued, used, enabled to deliver positive social and economic outcomes for Aotearoa.

Utaina — audiovisual digital preservation project

We're working with Archives New Zealand and Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision, as part of the Utaina project, to digitise audio and visual media, preserving them for future generations.

New Zealand Libraries Partnership Programme

Find out about the COVID-19 recovery work that was led by the National Library to support librarians and library services across New Zealand. This programme of work closed on June 30, 2022.

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 current Reading Ambassador is Alan Dingley whose term ends May 2025.

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.

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.

Increasingly Digital project

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