What is the Public Library Partnership?
The Public Library Partnership (PLP) is an agreement between Statistics New Zealand and New Zealand public libraries to provide access to official statistics about New Zealand and its communities. It involves 74 territorial authority libraries.
How is the partnership organised?
The partnership has a two-tiered delivery system. Territorial authority libraries are grouped according to the size of the population they service, their location, and their capacity to act as access points for their communities.
Level 1 libraries include those servicing populations of 50,000 or more, or those that are geographically placed to service certain population areas. There are 30 territorial authority libraries in this category.
Level 2 libraries service populations of less than 50,000. There are 44 territorial authority libraries in this category.
Does the PLP include branch libraries?
The Public Library Partnership is with the 74 territorial authority libraries. If a branch library has any requests or questions, it should work through the partnership contact person at the parent library. Resources and training opportunities will be available for branch libraries.
What publications will Statistics New Zealand provide for member libraries?
Level 1 libraries will receive the full list of publications from Statistics New Zealand.
Level 2 libraries will receive a core list of publications with the understanding that one copy of any publication on the full list may be ordered free of charge.
Can members of the public borrow Statistics New Zealand publications?
Our advice to libraries is that partnership publications are to remain on library premises for everyone to use. If libraries have purchased their own copies of Statistics New Zealand's publications, then it is left up to the individual library to decide on a loan policy for those copies.
How does a Level 2 library order publications from the full list?
Please ask your library contact person to forward a request to Statistics New Zealand.
How can libraries check whether they have received all their publications?
Statistics New Zealand will email a list of publications each quarter so that libraries can check they have received all the publications they should have.
What promotional material will the libraries receive?
Partner libraries will receive promotional material for their library and for branch libraries. There will be posters, shelf-end material, box labels, brochure holders, brochures and a framed copy of the partnership document.
Will branch libraries receive promotional material?
The partner library has the discretion to supply promotional material to their branches.
How do libraries order more supplies of promotional materials?
The library contact person can order more supplies.
Will there be training for partner libraries?
Yes. Statistics New Zealand will liaise with partner libraries to assess librarian training needs. All partner libraries and their branch libraries will be included in the training programmes.
Is help available for librarians with data enquiries?
Yes. All data enquiries should be directed to our 0508 number: 0508 525 525.
Is help about the PLP available to librarians?
Statistics New Zealand has a contact person to administer and support the partnership.
How will Statistics New Zealand keep libraries up to date?
The partnership website will provide partner libraries and members of the public with information about future publications, training courses, news snippets and more.
How can our library join the PLP?
If a public library relinquishes its membership of the partnership, one of its branches may put forward a written case to join. The criteria for joining are based on geographic location, the population of the area serviced and the strength of the case proposed.