Pride at Wellington City Libraries
Wednesday, 6 March | 4 – 5pm
Te Whare Pukapuka o Te Awa-a-Taia | Ruth Gotlieb (Kilbirnie) Library
Teens event. Bring your mates with you to this afternoon of creativity and fun! Materials are provided.
Thursday, 7 March | 4 – 5pm
Te Whare Pukapuka o Ngā Puna Waiora | Newtown Library
Explore the intersection between power, poetry and being queer with a published poet!
This poetry workshop is for ages 14 - 18.
Registration is essential as spaces are limited. Send your expression of interest to
riah.t-dawson@wcc.govt.nz
Friday, 8 March 2024, 5:30 – 7pm
Friday, 8 March | 5:30 – 7pm
Te Whare Pukapuka o Waitohi | Johnsonville Library at Waitohi Hub
Sophie Labelle is a neurodivergent trans cartoonist and novelist from Montréal, in Québec, Canada. She is the author of the webcomic Assigned Male, which has been running since 2014, and the Ciel novel series.
Sam Orchard is the Assistant Curator of the Cartoon and Comics Archive at the Alexander Turnbull Library. He as a comic artist has been involved in community and youth development campaigns and practices for over a decade. Sam’s comics and resources about sexuality, sex and gender have been used internationally. He has been making Rooster Tails, an autobio webcomic for 14 years, and is writing a young adult graphic novel celebrating trans youth.
During this workshop, Sam and Sophie will be discussing comic-making and the power of art to bring communities together and empower marginalized communities. The audience will be able to take part in the process of creating a comic strip. The workshop will be followed by a Q&A.
For ages 16+
Registrations are required.
Thursday, 14 March | 4 – 5pm
Te Whare Pukapuka o Ngā Puna Waiora | Newtown Library
Teens event. We're here, we're queer and we're making zines! You and your friends can learn how, using your creative power in a queer-friendly space!
Rainbow Youth NightSaturday, 16 March | 5 – 8pm
Te Whare Pukapuka o Te Māhanga | Karori Library
Join us at the library to celebrate Wellington Pride with an only-slightly-more-than-usual rainbow-themed Youth Night! We’ll be open after-hours for rainbow and takatāpui youth (and friends! But no adults!) to socialise, have fun, and chat to a librarian about your favourite queer literature. As usual, there will be pizza, gaming, movies, crafts, and quiet spaces to chill out.
Our Youth Nights are totally free (pizza included!) but you do need to be 14+ (and still at high school!) in order to come, so please come prepared to show your school ID. Once you’re in, our spaces are yours!
Arrive and sign in by 6pm if you want to be fed.
