Tō Tātou Karere - Wellington City Libraries Newsletter - March 2020

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Tō Tātou Karere WELLINGTON CITY LIBRARIES NEWS

content tamariki / rangatahi children and youth

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pakeke adults

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tūhura hive the hive

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kids activity

Baby Rock and Rhyme A fun and educational programme for parents and carers to interact with their babies through songs and stories.

Recommended for children aged 0 - 2 years with their caregivers.

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Cummings Park Island Bay Johnsonville Karori

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Kilbirnie Miramar Tawa

CRAFTerschool Free arts and crafts for school-aged children. Get stuck into activities such as drawing, beading, origami, mask-making and much more while making friends with other crafty kids. Registrations required; runs weekly during term-time.

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Johnsonville Miramar Tawa

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Calling all adventurers — seasoned questers and fresh-faced recruits alike — for Dungeons and Dragons campaigns at your local library.

We’ll provide the Dungeon Master, dice, books and gear; you provide the imagination. Registrations required. Recommended for ages 9 - 19.

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children and youth

tamariki / rangatahi

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Dungeons and Dragons

Johnsonville Karori Miramar

Family Movie Nights Come in your pyjamas, bring a cushion and a blanket, and relax at our fun family movie nights. A different G-rated movie is selected from our library collections each month. Check with the library to find out which movie is showing.

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Johnsonville Karori Newtown Tawa

Kōhunga Kōrero

Preschool Storytime

Pakiwaitara i roto i te reo Māori. E 30 meneti

Fun and interactive stories, songs and rhymes to

pakiwaitara, rotarota, waiata hoki i roto i te reo Māori

inspire your preschooler and help grow a love of

mō ngā kōhungahunga me ō rātou mātua kaitiaki.

literacy.

Stories, rhymes and songs in te reo Māori for preschoolers and their caregivers. These sessions are open to anyone, and are recommended for children aged 2 - 6 years.

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Johnsonville Karori Miramar Newtown

Recommended for children aged 2 - 4 with their caregivers.

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Brooklyn Cummings Park Island Bay Johnsonville Karori Khandallah

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Kilbirnie Miramar Newtown Tawa

Preschool Storytime

LEGO® Time Come down to the library and get creative in these free-build sessions with our extensive LEGO®

Our Languages

Join us for a unique interactive experience featuring

collections. Recommended for ages 5 - 105.

stories and songs from different cultures and

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Recommended for children aged 2 - 6 years with

Johnsonville

languages in our community. their caregivers.

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Let’s Go LEGO®

Johnsonville

Youth Nights

Let’s build -- let’s explore -- let’s create -- Let’s Go

Come to our after-hours Youth Nights to find a space

LEGO®! Join us for these themed building sessions,

to be yourself and meet other like-minded teens.

where you will use the library’s LEGO® collections to

Check out the cool tech in the HIVE, record music,

create your masterpiece. Recommended for children

play games, watch movies, read a book, or just hang

aged 5+ with their caregivers.

out -- our space is yours! Pizza provided. Suitable for

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Cummings Park Johnsonville Karori Khandallah

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Miramar Newtown Tawa

ages 14+.

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Stepping Up

Book club Some of our libraries host social

These are practical sessions on

book groups for adults. Come along

library computers covering the

and share what you’ve been reading,

basics of digital technology and

and get recommendations from

computing. A different topic is

other keen readers.

covered at each session, so check

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Island Bay

with the library to find out more information. Registrations are required.

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Kilbirnie

Tea and Tales

Movie Nights Join us for free films screening every

Join us for Tea and Tales at the

month. Movies are selected from the

library. Enjoy a cup of tea or coffee

library’s collections and are suitable

and lively book discussions with

for adults. Check with the library to

like-minded people, while sharing

find out which movie is showing.

poems, excerpts and anecdotes with others for an hour at the library.

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Johnsonville Newtown Wadestown

Bring along something to share with the group.

New members are always welcome; just pop along.

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Johnsonville

Tea and Tales

Social English

Chinese

Come along to our free English conversation groups. We meet

Join us for Chinese Tea and Tales

every week to chat and improve our

to get to know other Mandarin-

English conversation skills. All levels

speaking migrants in the

are welcome!

community, practice your English,

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Johnsonville Kilbirnie Newtown

Mandarin-learning speakers of other languages are also welcome. 如果您喜欢阅读, 喜欢结交有共同爱好的 新朋友, 海阔天空的侃聊人生故事……或

adults

pakeke

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share your stories, and much more.

是想学习如何运用图书馆内的设施; 学习 简单的生活实用英语, 那就来乔森威尔图 书馆吧, <<悠雅书舍>>欢迎您的加入.

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LEGO® Time

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Tūhura HIVE is our new makerspace located inside the new Johnsonville Library at the Waitohi Community Hub. Giving our customers the oportunity to play with new technology and creative tools Tūhura HIVE offers 3D printing, VR expiriences, sewing machines, laser cut, a compact music studio and so much more.

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Code Club level 1 Code Club Level 1 is a free coding club for children at the beginning of their coding journey. Students will work their way through a range of fun coding projects supported by coding experts. Registrations are required.

Recommended for coders aged 9 - 13.

Code Club level 2 Code Club Level 2 is a free coding club for children who have some coding experience under their belts. Students will select stimulating projects to work through supported by coding experts. Registrations are required.

Recommended for coders aged 9 - 13.

Code Club level 3 Code Club Level 3 is a free coding club for experienced coders of all ages.

Find your community and explore new coding projects at your own pace.

Recommended for coders aged 13+.

Experience VR

the hive

Tūhura hive - johnsonville library at the waitohi hub

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For the full information on days and times visit The HIVE Event Calendar.

Virtual reality (VR) offers us a new and exciting way to learn about and experience the world around us. Use our state-of-the-art facilities to experience VR from the safety and comfort of your local library. Registrations required. Recommended for ages 9 - 99.

Family Maker Saturday/Open Project Time: General Interest Come along to the HIVE and work on your own ideas and projects using our wide range of creative technologies and tools. These sessions are selfguided, but staff will be on hand to assist if needed.

Suitable for ages 14 - 140; children with supervising

Open Project Time: Fibrecraft Come along to the HIVE and work on your own ideas and projects, focussing on fibrecrafts including weaving, sewing and knitting. These sessions are self-guided, but staff will be on hand to assist if needed. Suitable for ages 14 - 140. Children with supervising adults welcome.

adults welcome.

Tinker Time

Tech Time: Inspire

Come to the HIVE after storytime for these hands-

Join us at the library to play with and learn about

on sessions for little makers. From simple crafts

exciting new technologies, from simple robotics and

and messy play to fun robots and more, there will

circuit-building to microcomputers and everything

be something different to delight your little ones at

in between. No prior knowledge or experience is

each session. Recommended for ages 2 - 5 with their

necessary. Registrations are required. These sessions

caregivers.

are targeted at interested adults of all ages.

Open Project Time: 3D Printing

Tech Time: Learn

Come along to the HIVE and work on your own ideas

Join us at the library for these seasonal courses

and projects, focussing on 3D design, scanning and

focussing on an aspect of digital technology,

3D printing. These sessions are self-guided, but staff

electronics or robotics chosen by library staff.

will be on hand to assist if needed. Suitable for ages

Registrations are required. Suitable for ages 9 - 99.

14 - 140; children with supervising adults welcome.

Open Project Time: Cut & Etch

Tech Time: Play

Come along to the HIVE and work on your own ideas

Join us at the library to play with and learn about

and projects, focussing on laser cutting, etching, and

new digital technologies in these hands-on

papercrafts. These sessions are self-guided, but staff

adventures through the worlds of robotics and

will be on hand to assist if needed. Suitable for ages

electronics. Registrations are required. Suitable for

14 - 140. Children with supervising adults welcome.

children aged 6 - 12 with their caregivers.

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contact us Arapaki Manners library 12 Manners Street 803 8303

Brooklyn Library Cnr of Harrison & Cleveland Streets, Brooklyn 384 6814

Cummings Park (ngaio) Library 1a Ottawa Road, Ngaio 479 2344

Miramar library 68 Miramar Avenue, Miramar 388 8005

Newtown library 13 Constable Street, Newtown 389 2830

Ruth Gotlieb (Kilbirnie) library 101 Kilbirnie Crescent, Kilbirnie 387 1480

He Matapihi Molesworth Library

Wadestown library

National Library of New Zealand 70 Molesworth Street 801 4122

Corner of Moorhouse Street and Lennel Road, Wadestown 473 5211

Island Bay library 167 The Parade, island bay 383 7216

Johnsonville library 34 Moorefield Road, Johnsonville 477 6151

Karori library 247 Karori Road, Karori 476 8413

Khandallah library 8 Ganges Road, khandallah 479 7535

Mervyn Kemp (Tawa) library 158 Main Road (Cnr Cambridge Street & Main Road), Tawa 232 1690

general enquiries enquiries@wcl.govt.nz 801 3065