Upper Hutt City Library - December 2017 - January 2018

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L i b r a r i a n s' C h o i c e

Summer Reading Challenges

Book Sale

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CONTENTS

D ATA B A S E S P O T L I G H T: Tu m b l e b o o k s

2 Database Spotlight 2–8 Notices and Events 9 Hot Seats 1 0 – 1 2 Events Calendar 13 Regular Programmes 14 New Nonfiction 15 New Fiction 1 6 -17 New DVDs 1 8 -1 9 Children’s and Teens

Have you heard of Tumblebooks? It’s a fantastic resource that will keep your young ones busy and learning over the holidays!

Available for free at your fingertips, Tumblebooks gives you access to animated picture books, National Geographic videos, puzzles & games, chapter books, non-fiction titles and more…

Tumblebooks is also available in French and Spanish and has a mobile version. So whether you’re at home or on the go, get your kids reading and learning in a fun and entertaining way.

Access Tumblebooks directly in the Library or remotely with your library card number and password. Just go to our website: www.upperhuttlibrary.co.nz > Children’s and Teen’s services > Learn and Play, and click on the Tumblebooks link.

C O M I N G S O O N : L i b r a r i a n s' C h o i c e

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COVER An illustration from the Summer Reading Challenge: Readers of the Lost Ark

by Library staff member Simon

It will come as no surprise to hear that Upper Hutt City Library staff are big users of the Library’s collections. Books, DVDs, audiobooks and CDs, nearly all of them eventually find their way into the hands of our Librarians!

We are excited to share with you the books and other items that we have enjoyed the most. Keep an eye out for the brand new Librarians' Choice sticker which will be appearing in the Library in the very near future.

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NE W: Sound Discs

Those of you with eagle eyes may have recently noticed mysterious clusters of unidentified, round, floating, and very colourful objects above you in the Rotary Lounge and Children and Teens area.

As much as I want to believe that even extra-terrestrials enjoy coming to Upper Hutt to experience our comfy new furniture and browse our excellent selection of books, magazines and media, in this case the objects are actually our new sound absorbing discs! Made of non-flammable sound-absorbing material, these discs filter noise and will help contain some of the ruckus from programmes and children, as well as adding a welcome splash of colour.

T H A N K YO U!

We would like to acknowledge the great work all our volunteers do to support us every week.

Thank you to our computer mentors, programme facilitators, heritage volunteers, shelvers, book mending and processing volunteers. Your help is invaluable and it allows us to offer a better service to the Upper Hutt community. Huge thanks from the Upper Hutt City Library!

L I B R A R Y H O L I D AY H O U R S Central Library Closed: 25 - 26 December and 1 - 2 January

Pinehaven Library Closed: 24 December 2 January

Mobile Library Last day of service in 2017: 21 December First day of service in 2018: 5 February

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# B O O K F A C E F R I D AY

Did you know that your librarians have a lot of fun on social media? Film or celebrity tributes, like our Walking Dead (Walking Read) image above, are a great way to get the team together, be creative, and help smash assumptions about libraries as boring places full of cardigans and old dusty books (though we do love cardigans and old books!). The following pictures have all been posted on our Instagram account, celebrating 'Bookface Friday'.

You can follow us on: www.instagram.com/uhlibrary Not sure about social media or want help setting up an account? Talk to a librarian or a computer mentor, who are ready to help and answer your queries!

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READERS OF THE LOST ARK

13 December 2017 – 26 January 2018 Calling all adventurers! Get reading this summer to win amazing prizes for you and your school.

Come into the Library, collect your adventure log, and get reading to reach the temple, enter the draw and gain your special event ticket!

The school that reads the most will receive a special prize.

Central and Pinehaven Library are open for registration from 13 December to 11 January.

SUMMER READING CHALLENGE EVENTS 5 January, 5.30 – 6.30pm, Central Library Library Scavenger Hunt Join us for an adventurous scavenger hunt throughout the library...

9 January, 10.30 – 11.30am, Pinehaven Library Sailboat Challenge Create your own sailboat then see if it sinks or swims.

11 January, 2 – 3pm, Central Library Create an Explorer Ever dreamed of being Indiana Jones? Come along and create your own adventurer.

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15 January, 2 – 3pm, Central Library Stranded Challenge How will you escape the Island of Doom? With a boat, a signal?

Or will you stay forever!?

17 January, 2 – 3pm, Pinehaven Library Crash Bandicoot Aku Aku Mask Come and create your own Aku Aku mask. Ooga Booga!

19 January, 2 – 3pm, Central Library Game Zone Immerse yourself in the world of gaming on our Playstation.

Limited spaces, please register at: www.upperhuttlibrary.co.nz/src 24 January, 12.30 – 2.30pm, Pinehaven Library Nature Scavenger Hunt and Water Danish Rounders Lots of outdoor activities to challenge yourself. Bring along your water gun and join in the water fight!

25 January , 10.30 – 11.30am, Central Library Survivor Challenge Can you outplay, outwit and outlast?

Take part in fun challenges, games and puzzles!

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H O T S E AT S Do you have knowledge to share with our communit y? Contact us on 04 5272134 or libraryprogrammes@uhcc.govt.nz for more information about becoming a Hot Seat Expert.

Computer Mentor s Support preparing documents, forms and using email and your devices.

Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, 10 –12pm.

Last session 30/11/17, start on 3/2/18 Genealogy Advice on tracing your family history, and resources available for ongoing research.

Second Monday of the month, 10 –12pm Continues through holidays Communit y Law Legal info and advice on accessing free legal services. Every Monday, 2–3pm Last session 18/12/17, start on 15/1/18 Alzheimer s Wellington Information and advice about dementia/ memory issues and what help is available.

Second and fourth Tuesday of the month, 11–12pm Last session 12/12/17, start on 23/1/18 Grie f Relie f Advice on loss and grief-related matters.

Third Tuesday of the month, 10 –12pm Last session 21/11/17, start on 20/2/18 Public Trus t Estate planning and asset protection advice.

Third Wednesday of the month, 10.30 – 11.30am Last session 15/11/17, start on 21/2/18 MS Suppor t Information, support and advice on living with Multiple Sclerosis.

First Wednesday of the month, 1–2pm Last session 1/11/17, start on 7/2/18

Housing New Zealand Get information and have your questions and concerns heard.

Fortnightly on Wednesdays, 2.30 –3.30pm Last session 6/12/17, start on 31/1/18 K ASAGIP Filipino community support group.

Third Wednesday of the month, 5.30 – 6.30pm Last session 15/11/17, start on 17/1/18 Jus tic e of the Peac e JPs available to witness signatures, verify documents and more.

Every Thursday 10 –11am also first & third Thursday, 5.30 – 6.30pm Continues through holidays Local Area Coordination Free information, advice and ideas for people with disabilities, their whānau and the community to build inclusion. Second and fourth Friday of the month, 11am–1pm Last session 8/12/17, start on 12/1/18 Mayor's Clinic Come and have an informal chat with Wayne Guppy.

Times and dates vary, see calendar.

Last session 12/12/17, start on 13/2/18 DID YOU KNOW ?

You can follow our Librarians on: facebook.com/UpperHuttCityLibrary twitter.com/UhLibrary instagram.com/UhLibrary pinterest.nz/uhlibrary

DECEMBER PROGR AMMES + EVENTS 1

Friday It’s Write Easy Batteries not Included Square Eyes

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1–2.30pm

Sunday Sunday Funday Mobile Library at the Santa Parade

10 – 4pm 3 – 4pm

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10.30 –11am 3 – 4.30pm

Community Law

2–3pm

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10.15 –11.30am 10.30 –11am 1.15 –2.30pm

Housing New Zealand

2.30 –3.30pm

Thursday Knit + Knatter Busy Bodies Take a Fresh Look at Art Explore VR Let's Get Wellington Moving Ukes for Beginners at HAPAI UH Ukes at HAPAI

10 –12pm 10.30 –11am 11–12pm 3 – 4.30pm 5 –7pm 5 – 5.45pm 5.50 – 6.50pm

Justice of the Peace Justice of the Peace

10 –11am 5.30 – 6.30pm

Friday It’s Write Easy Batteries Not Included Square Eyes Cat Connor Book Launch

1.30 –3pm 3.30 – 5pm 3.30 – 4.30pm 5.30 –7.30pm

Local Area Coordination

11–1pm

Saturday Movie Magic

1–2.30pm

Hot Seat – see pg 7 for more details

10.30 –11am 3 – 4.30pm

Geneology Community Law

10 –12pm 2–3pm

Tu e s d a y

11–12pm

Wednesday 10.30 –11am 1–2.30pm

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Book Discussion Group Busy Babies Book Discussion Group

Busy Bodies Explore VR at Pinehaven

Busy Babies Local History Group

Tu e s d a y

Wednesday

Monday

Alzheimers Wellington

Paper Craft Creations 10 –12pm Busy Bodies at Pinehaven 10.30 –11am Unscripted 1.30 –3pm 6

10 – 4pm

Paper Craft Creations 10 –12pm Busy Bodies at Pinehaven 10.30 –11am Mayor's Clinic 10.30 –11.30pm

Monday Busy Bodies Explore VR at Pinehaven

Sunday Sunday Funday

Saturday Movie Magic

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10 1.30 –3pm 3.30 – 5pm 3.30 – 4.30pm

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Thursday Knit + Knatter Busy Bodies Take a Fresh Look at Art Explore VR More than Books

10 –12pm 10.30 –11am 11–12pm 3 – 4.30pm 5.30 – 6.30pm

Justice of the Peace

10 –11am

Friday Batteries Not Included Square Eyes

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Saturday Movie Magic

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1–2.30pm

Sunday Sunday Funday Family History Group

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3.30 – 5pm 3.30 – 4.30pm

10 – 4pm 1–2pm

Monday Busy Bodies Explore VR at Pinehaven

10.30 –11am 3 – 4.30pm

Community Law

2–3pm

Tu e s d a y Paper Craft Creations 10 –12pm Busy Bodies at Pinehaven 10.30 –11am This event requires registration

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10.30 –11am 10 –12pm 10.30 –11am 3 – 4.30pm

Justice of the Peace Justice of the Peace

10 –11am 5.30 – 6.30pm

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3.30 – 5pm 3.30 – 4.30pm 10.30 –11am 11.30 –12.30pm 1–2.30pm 10 – 4pm

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10 –12pm 10.30 –11.30am

Wednesday Local History Group

Sunday Funday

10 –12pm

Tu e s d a y Paper Craft Creations Sailboat Challenge at Pinehaven

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10 – 4pm

Monday Geneology

Sunday

1–2.30pm

Sunday Sunday Funday

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3.30 – 4.30pm 5.30 – 6.30pm

Saturday Movie Magic

Saturday Jolly Storytime Make a Grinch Bookmark Movie Magic

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Friday Batteries Not Included Square Eyes

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Square Eyes Library Scavenger Hunt

Thursday Knit + Knatter Busy Bodies Explore VR

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1–2.30pm

Thursday

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Monday

CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS

Create an Explorer

2–3pm

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CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS

Justice of the Peace

10 –11am

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Square Eyes 30

3.30 – 4.30pm

Saturday 1–2.30pm

Sunday 10 – 4pm

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Monday

CLOSED FOR NEW YEAR

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CLOSED FOR NEW YEAR

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Wednesday Book Discussion Group Book Discussion Group

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Justice of the Peace Justice of the Peace

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Local Area Coordination

11–1pm

Saturday 1–2.30pm

Sunday 10 – 4pm

Monday Stranded Challenge

2–3pm

Community Law

2–3pm

Tu e s d a y Paper Craft Creations Babywearing Meet-Up

10.15 –11.30am 1.15 –2.30pm

Thursday

3.30 – 4.30pm

Sunday Funday 15

Sunday Funday

Square Eyes

Movie Magic 14

Movie Magic 31

10 –11am

Friday

10 –12pm 10.30 –11.30am

Wednesday Crash Bandicoot Mask at Pinehaven

2–3pm

K ASAGIP

5.30 – 6.30pm

Thursday Justice of the Peace Justice of the Peace

10 –11am 5.30 – 6.30pm

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Game Zone Square Eyes 20

2–3pm 3.30 – 5pm

Saturday Movie Magic

1–2.30pm

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1–2pm 10 – 4pm

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Paper Craft Creations

10 –12pm

Alzheimers Wellington

11–12pm

Wednesday

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Survivor Challenge

10.30 –11.30am

Justice of the Peace

10 –11am

Local Area Coordination

11–1pm

Saturday

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10 – 4pm

Monday Community Law

2–3pm

Tu e s d a y Paper Craft Creations Unscripted

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1–2.30pm

Sunday Sunday Funday

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Thursday

3.30 – 4.30pm

Movie Magic

Scavenger Hunt & Water 12.30 –2.30pm Danish Rounders at Pinehaven 25

Square Eyes

SUMMER READING CHALLENGES END

Sunday Family History Group Sunday Funday

Friday

10 –12pm 1.30 –3pm

Wednesday Housing New Zealand

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2.30 –3.30pm

REGUL AR PROGR AMMES Try out the experience of PlayStation VR. Pinehaven: Every Monday, 3 – 4.30pm Central: Every Thursday, 3 – 4.30pm Last session 21/12/17, schedule change in 2018 Colouring, card making and scrapbooking.

Every Tuesday, 10 –12pm Continues through holidays

Ukes for Beginners (age 8+) Every Thursday, 5 –5.45pm Upper Hutt Ukes Every Thursday, 5.50 – 6.50pm Last session 7/12/17, start on 8/2/18 Storytime, fun and sharing for adults with disabilities.

Every Friday, 10.30 –11.15am (runs during school term only) Last session 17/11/17, start on 9/2/18

Share your carriers and experience. Third Tuesday of the month, 10.30 –11.30am Last session 21/11/17, start on 16/1/18 Theatre sports – Impromptu Drama Group for those aged 50+. Creative and fun sessions.

Every Tuesday, 1.30 –3pm Last session 5/12/17, start on 30/1/18 Disabled Resources Trust Meet-Up

Come and connect with others.

Every Wednesday, 10.30 –12pm

Last session 29/10/17, start on 14/2/18 Share and enjoy the stories of our ancestors. Second Wednesday of the month, 1–2.30pm Last session 13/12/17, start on 14/2/18 Share morning tea while knitting or crocheting over a good yarn.

Every Thursday, 10 –12pm Last session 21/12/17, start on 1/2/18 Take a fresh look at art with Anna Hewett.

Every Thursday, 11–12pm Last session 17/12/17, start on 8/2/18

It’s write easy to write your own family history.

Every Friday, 1.30 – 3pm Last session 8/12/17, start on 2/2/18 Table top games for teens 13+.

Every Friday, 3.30 –5pm (runs during school term only) Last session 22/12/17, start on 2/2/18 Research your family history with like-minded people. Third Sunday of the month, 1–2pm Continues through holidays

A D U LT B O O K C L U B S Sharing books on a different theme each month.

First Wednesday of the month, 10.15 –11.30am and 1.15 –2.30pm Continues through holidays More than Books: reading with eyes, ears and e’s.

Second Thursday of the month, 5.30 – 6.30pm Last session 14/12/17, start on 8/2/18

N EW N ON F I CTI ON Dreamscapes : inspiration and beaut y in gardens near and far Claire Takacs Ask an astronaut Tim Peake Why Buddhism is true Robert Wright He reo wāhine : Māori women's voices from the nineteenth centur y Lachy Paterson Lit tle me : my life from A-Z Matt Lucas The taking of K-129 Josh Dean Ikigai : the Japanese secret to a long and happy life Héctor García 200 women Geoff Blackwell

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N EW F I CTI ON Killing season Faye Kellerman The midnight line Lee Child Mind game Iris Johansen End game David Baldacci Two kinds of truth Michael Connelly The Rooster Bar John Grisham Hardcore twenty-four Janet Evanovich The greatest gif t Rachael Johns The tea gardens Fiona McIntosh Suddenly one summer Fleur McDonald Tell tale Jeffrey Archer

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N EW DVDS

Game of thrones: season seven The struggle for the Iron Throne continues in the penultimate season of this blockbuster hit series.

Fargo: year 3 With its customary wit and visual flair, Year 3 of this black comedy crime series centres on the sibling rivalry between two brothers, both played

by Ewan McGregor.

Kedi This delightful documentary was a film festival sell-out and follows the lives of seven cats living in Istanbul.

The trip to Spain Rob and Steve are back for another culinary adventure, this time reviewing six meals in six different places on a road trip through Spain.

My year with Helen With unique access to Helen Clark, awardwinning filmmaker Gaylene Preston casts a wry eye on proceedings as the UN selected a new Secretary-General.

Dunkirk A spectacular war epic about the evacuation of 330,000 Allied soldiers from France in May 1940.

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H O L I D AY BONUS DV D S

The crown: season one Highly acclaimed drama examining the political rivalries and personal intrigues across a decade of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.

Billions: season t wo Award winners Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis star in this complex drama about power politics in the fast-paced world of New York high finance.

I am not your Negro Oscar-nominated documentary on the life of James Baldwin, whose activism bore witness to the impact and legacy of racial discrimination in 1960s America.

Versailles: season t wo In 1667 the allpowerful king of France, Louis XIV, decides to build the greatest palace in the world – Versailles.

Vic toria & Abdul Extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship between Queen Victoria in her later years and a young Indian clerk.

The dark tower Fantasy western based on the novels by Stephen King, in which the last Gunslinger must prevent the Man in Black from toppling the Dark Tower that holds the universe together.

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Get reading this summer!

Come into the Library to collect your challenge card and earn prizes after just 5 hours of reading.

Each completed card also goes in the draw to win a UE Boom 2 portable speaker!

The winner will be drawn at our special final event on Saturday 27 January.

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TEEN SUMMER READING CHALLENGE 13 December – 26 January Upper Hutt City Libraries

C h i l d r e n ’ s Programmes Movie Magic Check at the Library for this week’s movie.

Saturdays, 1 –2.30pm Sunday Funday Enjoy family time with board games and activities.

Sundays, ALL DAY Square Eyes Come have a turn on the Library PlayStation.

Fridays, 3.30 – 4.30pm All Children's Programmes continue through the holidays

Come join us at the Library for a day of Christmas cheer and fun for the whole family!

10.30am: Jolly Storytime 11.30am: Make a Grinch Bookmark 1pm: Christmas Movie Magic Recommended for families with children aged 5 - 12.

B U S Y S E S S IO N S for pre-schoolers Busy Babies Enjoy songs, nursery rhymes and musical playtime with your baby.

Wednesdays, 10.30am Last session 20/12/17, start on 7/2/18

Busy Bodies An active session stimulating body and mind with songs, dance, rhymes and stories.

For children up to 5 years.

Mondays 10.30am Last session 18/12/17, start on 5/2/18

Thursdays 10.30am Last session 21/12/17, start on 8/2/18

Busy Bodies at Pinehaven Tuesdays, 10.30am Last session 19/12/17, start on 13/2/18

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2 0 18 H E R I TA G E C A L E N D A R

Christmas is just around the corner and we have the perfect early (or last minute!) gift suggestion - our 2018 Upper Hutt City Heritage Calendar! Never ones to miss an opportunity for a festive photoshoot, the Library heritage elves have sprung into action showing off their special heritage gift-wrap!

Gift wrapped calendars are available at the Library, Expressions Whirinaki, Upper Hutt City Council and online for postage anywhere: upperhuttlibrary.co.nz/heritage-calendar/ CENTRAL LIBRARY

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56 Pinehaven Road P H O N E 04 528 2208 E M A I L pinehaven@uhcc.govt.nz H O U R S MON, WED, FRI 12.30 — 4.30pm, TUE, THU 9.30am—12.00pm, SAT 10.30am—12.30pm SUN closed

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