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Linguistic diversity is an essential part of the living heritage of humanity. Libraries have developed within literate cultures and have traditionally promoted linguistic diversity through a wealth of resources and services to diverse communities. The focus for public libraries now is to engage with new and emerging communities from oral cultures. This has led to the libraries in Queensland reevaluating their collections and services to be inclusive of the tangible and intangible cultural heritage for future generations. Edited version of a paper presented at the November 2007 Queensland Multicultural Summit [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We have all experienced the challenges of finding a job. For 12-24s this can be a particularly difficult and unfamiliar process. Because libraries already provide safe and comfortable community learning spaces, there is huge potential to attract and retain 12-24 year old users and their parents by offering career education resources and job search skills. North American and UK libraries already promote career search resources, offer job development skills, online resumé and cover letter writing assistance, and encourage continued library use with workshops and upskilling support. Australia and New Zealand's public libraries have the infrastructure and capacity to build on existing youth services, including homework support, to further position themselves as career development hubs. Edited version of a paper presented at '12 to 24s @ your public library in Australia and New Zealand conference' Qld 11.-12 June 2010. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]