Free J’ville Library concert

Wellington rainbow community choir the Glamaphones will put on a free concert at the Johnsonville Library terraces at 2:30pm on Saturday 17 June.

The free concert is part of the “Out On The Shelves” (OOTS) national campaign which runs annually with the aim of connecting rainbow young people with the stories that represent them.

Wellington City Libraries are supporting OOTS, which is an online reading resource administered by the Inside Out charity that curates and lists books from around the world with LGBTQIA+ themes and characters.

As part of the OOTS June campaign, library staff throughout Aotearoa pit their creative energies against each other to see which library branch can create the most outthere displays, activities and programmes.

“A little bit of friendly rivalry is always a good thing amongst librarians,” says Mary, the Children and Young Adult Specialist at

Johnsonville Library who is overseeing the local OOTS offerings.

“The aim of the June campaign month is to celebrate rainbow stories and our collections, and really make it clear that libraries are for everyone”.

Mary is also a member of the Glamaphones, which has an emphasis on participation, inclusion, and building the LGBTQIA+ community.

They sing a range of music including pop, classical, spirituals, world, choral, musical, and jazz classics. Mary says that the OOTS campaign fits well with the choir’s Kaupapa.

“And I’ve no doubt you’ll get to hear a fun and engaging repertoire, so be prepared to enjoy yourselves.”

Other OOTS events organised at the Johnsonville Library include a dress-up family story time on Saturday 17 June at 11am, a dress-up preschool story time on Tuesday 20 June at 11.15am, and OOTS displays throughout the rest of the month.

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