What's on at Tawa Library?
Welcome!
What's on here? Lots! On this page you will find out information about Baby Rock & Rhyme, Pre-School Storytime, Bookbusters, Bookseekers, Tea and Tales, displays on at the library and special events!
We are located at 158 Main Road (Cnr Cambridge Street & Main Road) Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand. You can also contact us here.
School Holiday Programmes at Tawa Library!
Titanic Holiday Programme: Will You Sink or Swim?
Over 70 people came to Tawa Library's first holiday programme on Wednesday 11th April. They were welcomed by Captain June, who gave them tickets to board the "ship", and then taken through activities by June and Florence.
There was ice-water in bottles, puzzles, and the rescuing of "people" from the water into lifeboats. Two people who work at the council pools came to talk to the children about water safety. The holiday programme was also accompanied by a fabulous display which listed the names of all the people who died in the Titanic disaster. This was to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the unsinkable ship, the Titanic.
Angelina Ballerina Holiday Programme
On Wednesday 18th April, Hannah, a dance teacher from the Royal New Zealand Ballet, ran a special Angelina Ballerina-themed holiday programme. This was incredibly popular, with over 175 children attending - many of whom were dressed in pink!
Staff member Shelley read to the children the first Angelina Ballerina storybook by Katharine Holabird. Hannah showed the children a real ballet tutu and real pointe shoes, before taking them through some ballet dance steps.
Baby Rock & Rhyme
Baby Rock and Rhyme is a FREE, fun programme for babies under two years and their parents/caregivers. Sessions are held every Friday morning at 9.30am and run for 20 - 30 minutes. There is no need to register, just come along and have an enjoyable time with your baby. For more information and for details of sessions at other branches, check out our Kids' Blog for Baby Rock and Rhyme.
Pre-school Storytime
- Storytime is every Monday at Tawa Library at 10:30am in the children's area.
- Storytime runs for about half an hour, with stories and songs.
- Pre-school storytimes are fun and FREE - there's no charge, and you don't have to book.
- Storytime is aimed at pre-school age children (three and four years old) - but younger siblings are always welcome!
BookBusters
BookBusters is a FREE club for 7 and 8 year olds. We meet once a month to talk about favourite books, do activities and listen to stories. The Tawa BookBusters meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 4.00pm. Sessions run for an hour. For more information visit the Bookbusters Club or our Kids' Pages.
BookSeekers
BookSeekers is a fun, FREE book club for 9-12 year olds. Kids meet once a month to discuss books and do activities and challenges. Join BookSeekers to meet others your own age, hear about great new books, chat about what you have been reading, do book related activities, and do the BookSeekers Reading Challenge.
Tawa's BookSeeker club meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 4.00pm. Sessions run for an hour. For more information, including how to join, check out the BookSeekers page.
Tea and Tales For Seniors
This FREE seniors group meets at 10.30am on the first Tuesday of every month except January. The first session of Tea and Tales for 2012 will be on Tuesday 7th February. This has proved very popular with everyone joining in sharing items of interest and laughs.
Select DVDs at Tawa!
Tawa now has an exciting collection of new release DVDs called Select DVDs. They cost the same to borrow as regular DVDs ($4.00), the only differences being that they are only issued for 3 days, and they cannot be reserved or renewed. Why wait for the movie you want to see? Issue a Select DVD today!
New Books
We're constantly getting fresh and exciting new books here at Tawa Library. New books are displayed behind the DVD and Select DVD collections.
Tawa Local History Books
Tawa Historical Society have published a number of excellent books which can be either be borrowed or purchased at Tawa library. Holding information is available via our catalogue.
