Thank you to the staff who contributed their feedback at the Values forums this week. Thanks also to Caroline S for encouraging further discussion on Library Values via Counter Culture. For those staff who did not make the session this the draft values are as follows:
We achieve by working together as a trusted partner
We treasure, protect and share knowledge, now and in the future
We listen to you, with courtesy and respect
We value and support our colleagues
We create welcoming spaces that feel like your place
We explore new ideas to develop creative and innovative services

Anne mentioned at all sessions that it had been the aim of the Library to include Māori words, phrases or full translations. However to date we have not been able to achieve this goal. The Library Managers team made the decision to go back to the staff for feedback on the statements above. Once we have agreement on the wording we will move forward again on using English and Māori.

You are welcome to post feedback on counter culture or send me an email with your ideas. Our next step is for a group of staff to be meet who will be given all of the feedback and they will be asked to reword the values statements. Please let me know by Friday 24 June, if you would like to be member of this group. Joan