Friday, 9 July 2021, 12:08 pm Over five million dollars in grants to the library sector will support sustainable COVID recovery, Internal Affairs Minister Jan Tinetti announced this week. The New Zealand Libraries Partnership Programme (NZLPP) funding package was announced in May 2020 to retain and support librarians and library services to further help community recovery from COVID-19. National Library Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa is leading and supporting this work across New Zealand’s library system, with a funding package of $58.8 million. “These grants will ensure that the impact of the core programme will extend well beyond the immediate recovery period of two to four years. The grants are a