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And the winners are…
Public Libraries of New Zealand
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7/09/2016 9:26:00 AM
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We’re proud to announce that the winners in our Public libraries change lives competition have been decided. The web and social media competition ran during July and August and we hoped it would encourage stories that demonstrated the amazing power public libraries have to change and enrich people’s lives.
The winners in the youth category were:
First prize Samantha Romjin
Second prize: Hariklia Nicola
Third prize: Hanah Adam Shah
Runners up:
Nadia Adam shah
Natalie Guldberg
The winners in the Adult category were:
First prize: Susan Williams
Second prize: Kaushiki Roy
Third prize: Mahadevappa Rajeshwari
Runners up:
John MacTaggart
Bianca Potgieter
“We were thrilled to receive so many stories that showed how public libraries change lives in communities across New Zealand every day,” says our Executive Director Tim Antric.“They connect the lonely, help people find homes and jobs, and encourage a love of reading and learning in the young and old. The stories, sometimes deeply personal, were heart-warming to read.”
One of the aims of the competition was to help us understand what people want in their communities so public libraries could adjust their focus for the future and become more of a hub of services – not just somewhere to borrow books.
“And the stories made it abundantly clear that this is something that is already happening,” Antric says.
A panel of judges selected the top stories in each category which were then shared for two weeks of pubic voting through our
Facebook page
to decide the winners. The first prize winner in the adult category received prizes valued at $750. In the youth category the top winner received prizes valued at $350.
Public Libraries of New Zealand would like to thank
Mighty Ape
,
GOVIS
,
Unity Books
and the
New Zealand Book Council
for so generously supporting the competition.
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