National Schools Pride Week

Posted: Wednesday Jul 05, 2023

This month Dunedin Public Libraries celebrated National Schools Pride Week as well as a whole month of the Out on the Shelves campaign.

Out on the Shelves is an online reading resource that lists books with rainbow themes and characters, with the aim of supporting rainbow young people to find stories that represent their identities in positive and affirming ways: 
https://outontheshelves.insideout.org.nz/booklists/

This year DPL have entered their display competition, and staff worked hard to create a kaleidoscope of butterflies around the library, complete with lush leaves, beautiful bookmarks, and, of course, rainbows! They wanted to highlight the importance of uniqueness and encourage young people to “BE YOU!” because diversity is the spice of life. 

For more information about the Out on the Shelves display, check out this article in the latest NB magazine: https://tinyurl.com/OOTSDPL23