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Motu Kairangi Te Kohanga Reo Mural, Simon Prescott. Date created 2002.

Motu Kairangi Te Kohanga Reo Mural, Simon Prescott. 2002. Author/Contributor: Maribeth Coleman.

Collection: Public Art and Publically Accessible Art in Wellington

What's Happening in July

Whakanuia a Matariki, power meters and a booksale!

Here are the results from last month's survey! 

Physical book vs eBook. Results: Physical book 68%, eBook 32%.

Did you know that we have Book Club Kete, ready to help you start your own book club?

 

Book Club Kete are available on a first-come, first-served basis for free.

 

More information available on our website.

Now, to this month's question...

videos or podcasts?

Whakanuia a Matariki

Whakanuia a Matariki: July School Holiday Programme

1- 16 July 2023

Kia ora koutou young adventurers!

Get ready to dive into the magic of Matariki at your local library’s incredible holiday events. Discover the wonder of Matariki and Puānga while learning about tikanga. Hunt for hidden Matariki stars, make gratitude-themed whetū (stars), cozy up for stories and song and unleash your creativity with nature-inspired art.

Check out our full list of activities!

Matariki Winter Reading Challenge 2023

 

This Matariki, we’re laying down a wero – how many of the pukapuka on our Matariki Book List can you read?

 

We’ve selected 25 wonderful pukapuka by Māori writers and you can earn digital badges just by reading them and logging your read titles on Beanstack. Tau kē! Titles include poetry, novels, short story collections, non-fiction and even a play. There are super hot new titles as well as some well-loved classics, so we hope you find something wonderful to settle in with on a cold winter's night! There are nine badges to collect - one for each whetū in the Matariki cluster.

 

Matariki and winter is the perfect time to curl up with a book and set yourself a reading challenge that includes some amazing Māori writers that may be new to you! The challenge runs until August 31 and all of the books listed are available on our catalogue. Many of them are also available in our eLibrary.

Sign-up today!

Borrow a power meter

If you want to know how much electricity your appliances consume, we have power meters available to borrow that will help you monitor your energy consumption.

Just like a book or a DVD, you can take one of our power meters home and test your appliances to get a better picture of what your big power users are. They cost $5.00 to borrow for 10 days.

Learn more

Event Spotlight

Wellington City Libraries present the Big Book Sale - bag a bargain, find a gem!

 

Facebook event listing.

 

The sale will be at St Patrick's College Hall (581 Evans Bay Parade):
7-10 July, 10am-4pm daily

Discover Mexico at Te Awe Library

 

Wellington City Libraries and the Embassy of Mexico invite you to a showcase of Mexican culture to mark the 50-year anniversary of diplomatic relations between Mexico and New Zealand.

 

Facebook event listing.

Tūhono Poetry Journal

Find Tūhono 2022 at a library near you

 

At long last we’re here — Tūhono 2022, the latest volume in our poetry journal for (and by) young Wellingtonians, has officially been released not just online, but also as physical copies.

 

You can find links to the online copies, as well as more information about the journal, here.

 

Visit our catalogue to reserve a physical copy of Tūhono. a journal of poetry by Wellington children and/or a copy of the teen edition, Tūhono. a journal of poetry by Wellington teens.

Learn more

eResource Spotlight

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