Paul Nielsen

Experience

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  Auckland City Libraries

  Jul 2000 - Aug 2002

  Lending Services Assistant Librarian

  Team Leader; Responsibility for circulation and membership policy development and implementation.

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  Hauraki District Council

  Aug 2006 - Sept 2012

  Libraries Manager

  Helping a mid-size, rural council provide a vibrant, modern and sustainable library service to the community. Implementing major change to allow the libraries to better navigate the myriad challenges and opportunities we confront.

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  Association of Public Library Managers (APLM)

  Nov 2010 - Sept 2012

  Treasurer

  Elected office of APLM Executive Committte. APLM acts as an advocate for the information and library needs of the many New Zealanders who use public libraries.

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  LIANZA 2013 Conference Committee

  Feb 2012 - Oct 2012

  Programme co-Chair

  Preparation and planning of programme for 2013 LIANZA Conference in Hamilton

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  CAVAL

  Jun 2012 - Nov 2012

  Library Leadership Programme 2012
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  City of Albany

  Oct 2012 - now

  Working at a strategic level across Arts & Culture for the City of Albany. Overall responsibility for Albany Public Library, Vancouver Arts Centre and the Town Hall. Looking forward to delivering transformative change to the CBD Precinct in the next few years. Leading a talented team at a thriving regional library service in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. Striving for ways to embed the library as the hub of a vibrant literary and creative community. Grappling with what it is to be a regional library following significant change in state-wide service delivery.

  • Manager Precinct / Arts & Culture

    Dec 2017 - now

  • Manager Library Services

    Oct 2012 - Dec 2017
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  Public Libraries Australia

  Jan 2013 - Dec 2015

  Chair

  Leading Australia's independent peak body for public libraries

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  International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

  Asia Oceania Regional Committee Member