The title of this recording is "Fiona McGregor (Wellington City Libraries) - Out in the Park (2018)". It is described as: Fiona McGregor talks about the Wellington City Libraries stall at Out in the Park. It was recorded in Waitangi Park, Te Aro, Wellington on the 24th February 2018. Fiona McGregor is being interviewed by Gareth Watkins.  Their names are spelt correctly but may appear incorrectly spelt later in the document. The duration of the recording is 3 minutes. A list of correctly spelt content keywords and tags can be found at the end of this document. A brief description of the recording is: In this podcast Fiona McGregor talks about the Wellington City Libraries stall at Out in the Park. The content in the recording covers the 2010s decade. A brief summary of the recording is: This abstract summarizes an audio interview recorded at Out in the Park in Wellington on February 24, 2018, featuring Fiona McGregor from Wellington City Libraries, interviewed by Gareth Watkins. In the 3-minute podcast, McGregor discusses the library’s participation at the event with a particular focus on digital services and fostering community engagement. The crux of the conversation highlights Wellington City Libraries’ involvement at Out in the Park, where the organization showcases its variety of services, including the availability of eBooks and other online services accessible with a library card. McGregor expresses excitement about educating the public on these offerings, especially the breadth of LGBTQIA+ literature available. The library's presence at the event for three years straight led to the observation that many individuals are unaware of the libraries’ digital resources and the specific LGBTQIA+ content they offer. One of the unique features at their stall is a collection of free badges depicting literary icons that resonate with the LGBTQIA+ community. They have proved popular, with badges of Sappho and Gertrude Stein being particularly in-demand. The library also operates a book bike, fostering a connection with attendees by sharing resources with the community. The conversation further explores the curated selection of queer literary figures featured on the badges, which includes notable names such as Virginia Woolf, James Baldwin, Patricia Highsmith, Audre Lorde, Christopher Isherwood, Michel Foucault, Oscar Wilde, and Vita Sackville-West. The library ensures the representation is responsibly done, with research backing the selection of these figures and utilizing copyright-free imagery. McGregor underscores that care is taken not to posthumously out anyone, only featuring individuals who have significant ties to the LGBTQIA+ community and have been known for such connections historically. A nuanced discussion also ensues about historical figures whose sexuality or personal relationships may not neatly fit into modern categories or labels. McGregor reveals the delicacy with which the library approaches the language used to describe the relationships and identities of these icons, aiming to be respectful and accurate without imposing contemporary constructs onto historical figures. On a personal note, McGregor reveals a deep fondness for participating in Out in the Park, citing the diversity and vibrancy of the community as well as the joy of seeing younger generations engage. The event is portrayed as an opportunity to appreciate the many 'flavours' of the broader LGBTQIA+ community and celebrate in a fun and inclusive environment. The full transcription of the recording begins:  I'm here today with, uh, Wellington City libraries, which is part of Wellington City Council. And we're really kind of showing the talking to the community about, um, our, uh, ebooks that you can download, but also some of the other services that you can use for free with your library card. And I What we've found in the last three years of being here at out in the park is that, um a lot of people don't know that they that we have eBooks for download and other types of services, but particularly LGBTI Q A books as well. So as somebody who spends their day, um, putting a lot of these services together for the online community. Um, it's actually really thrilling to come here and be able to talk to people and tell them about it in person and did. I mean, there's so many people around your your store. That's right. I must admit that we do have free badges of literary icons and people do really like that. So that's really neat. Yeah, and it looks like some have already kind of like I was going to say, sold out. But no, they have gone Yes, The first one to go was Sao. So more Saffo next year, obviously. And more Gertrude Stein. So but, um but yeah. No, we, uh we bring along the book bike as well, which is really neat. Um and so, um, it just gives us an opportunity to kind of share what we have with the community, and and, um yeah, take part in a really thrilling day. So, yeah. Take me through some of the literary queer icons. Yeah. Um, yeah. We have Virginia Wolf who? Somebody asked me before whether she wrote thrillers. And I said, um, no, um And, um so And who is her special friend? And James Baldwin, William Burroughs and Patricia Highsmith, of course. And Audrey Lord Christopher Isherwood, Michelle Foca and sign Oscar Wilde. And, of course, we made extra Oscar Wilde this year because last year we ran out of him really fast. So and, um, yeah, as I said, O as well. So no, we love We love bringing these badges here, and we've also got little rainbow ones with our library icon on them as well. So yeah. Now I'm really interested in how you actually talk about, uh relationships that happened back in history. But you don't know whether they were lesbian or gay or putting these, um, current constructs on their relationships. How do you navigate that? Oh, that's a good point, actually. Um, I guess we just, uh, do some research. Make sure that there is some validation to choosing these people. Obviously, we use copyright free images as well for our badges. Um and, uh, yeah, we we certainly don't out anybody. We and they, they generally have been, uh, if we do put them on a badge, they've been there for a number of years. Yeah, and they do have a have a connection to the LGBTI Q community. Yeah. You talking about somebody's special friend, you know? Do you Do you say special friend, or do you say lover? Do you say partner? Well, that's very true. Yeah, this is the first year that we've had Vita. So, um yeah, she's she's more of a fringe person. I think. Um, although the badge is really lovely, we haven't given away so many of hers, so But no, I would I would say lover, but, um I I know that other people have a different view of that. Yeah, Yeah. On a personal note, Um, what is it like for you being here on out in the park or out in the park? Oh, I love being here, Out in the park. I mean, this is I've been coming here for a number of years, um, as part of another community group as well. But I guess just being here in the community and seeing many young people as well engaging in our community is is really fantastic. And just seeing the breadth of the community too, is, um, all the different Um uh, flavours for want of another term of of our broader community. So and everybody is just such a fun feeling. Yeah, yeah. The full transcription of the recording ends. A list of keywords/tags describing the recording follow. 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The original recording can be heard at this website https://www.pridenz.com/out_in_the_park_2018_fiona_mcgregor.html. The master recording is also archived at the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington, New Zealand.  For more details visit their website https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ecatalogue.1089799. Fiona McGregor also features audibly in the following recordings: "Remembering Georgina Beyer". Please note that this document may contain errors or omissions - you should always refer back to the original recording to confirm content.