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New mobile library hits the road
Love reading but live rurally and struggle to get to a library? Auckland Mobile Libraries could have the solution, with a new regular service to three rural communities in north Rodney.
The Tamariki Mobile Library will be visiting Tomarata, Port Albert and Tauhoa once a month for between 45 minutes and two hours, bringing a selection of books for children, teens and adults.
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The new service is part of Auckland Libraries, so as well as borrowing and returning books directly at the mobile library van itself, people can borrow from the van and return to any branch, or borrow from a branch and return to the mobile library.
Anyone wanting to request books online can do that as well – simply select ‘Mobile Tamariki’ from the alphabetical list of libraries on the Auckland Libraries website and the item will be sent to the mobile
Pioneering families invited
library for collection.
Library staff on board will also be able to help with signing up for a library card or answer any questions about library services.
The Tamariki Mobile Library will be at the following venues in the coming weeks –Forest Reserve Hall, 619 School Road, Tomarata: Thursday, August 3 and Thursday, August 31, 11.30am to 12.15pm
Port Albert Community Hall, 980 Port Albert Road: Thursday, August 17 and Thursday, September 14, 10.15am to 11.45am
Tauhoa School, Naumai Road: Thursday, August 17 and Thursday, September 14, 1pm to 3pm
Anyone needing a free library card can apply online here: https://bit.ly/30zn2Hj
Info: Auckland Mobile Libraries on Facebook.
The descendants of pioneering families are being invited to register for a Founders Day event on November 18, which is being held as part of the Warkworth Heritage Festival. The festival is being held to mark the founding of Warkworth by European settlers 170 years ago. Coordinator Dave Parker says a special invitation is being sent to all those citizens who are descendants of pioneering families in the district. “We are keen to entertain them and to thank them for building the foundations of our district and for their contributions to our society,” Parker says. “Heritage Mahurangi is keen to provide a full day of activity, which will include a river pageant and a special function in the Warkworth Town Hall.” Registration forms are available by emailing Lyn Wade ddlc.wade@gmail.com
