FEBRUARY 2021 | VOL. X
Tō Tātou Karere WELLINGTON CITY LIBRARIES NEWS
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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
• Miramar • Tawa • Te Awe
Karori Kilbirnie
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.
• 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.
• Johnsonville • Karori → waiting for a new Dungeons Master
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Dungeons and Dragons
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.
• 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
LEGO® Time
Recommended for children aged 2 - 4 with their caregivers.
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Brooklyn Cummings Park Island Bay Johnsonville Karori
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Miramar Newtown Tawa Te Awe Wadestown
Khandallah Kilbirnie
Youth Nights
Come down to the library and get creative in these
Come to our after-hours Youth Nights to find a space
free-build sessions with our extensive LEGO®
to be yourself and meet other like-minded teens.
collections. Recommended for ages 5 - 105.
Check out the cool tech in the HIVE, record music, play games, watch movies, read a book, or just hang
• Te Awe • Johnsonville
out -- our space is yours! Pizza provided. Suitable for ages 14+.
• Johnsonville
Let’s Go LEGO® Let’s build -- let’s explore -- let’s create -- Let’s Go LEGO®! Join us for these themed building sessions, where you will use the library’s LEGO® collections to create your masterpiece. Recommended for children aged 5+ with their caregivers.
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Cummings Park Johnsonville Karori
• Miramar • Newtown • Tawa
Khandallah
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Movie Nights
Tea and Tales
Join us for free films screening
Join us for Tea and Tales at the
every month. Movies are selected
library. Enjoy a cup of tea or coffee
from the library’s collections and are
and lively book discussions with
suitable for adults. Check with the
like-minded people, while sharing
library to find out which movie is
poems, excerpts and anecdotes
showing.
with others for an hour at the library.
• Te Awe • Wadestown
Bring along something to share with the group. New members are always welcome; just pop along.
• Johnsonville • Tawa
Social English Come along to our free English
Tea and Tales Chinese
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,
• Karori • Kilbirnie • Newtown
share your stories, and much more. 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 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.
Stepping Up
• Johnsonville
These are practical sessions on
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basics of digital technology and computing. A different topic is covered at each session, so check
adults
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library computers covering the
with the library to find out more information. Registrations are required.
• Kilbirnie
Zine Make n’ Swap Spend some time making zines and socialising with other local zinemakers. We’ll supply plenty of materials, but feel free to bring your own as well.
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@ Newtown Library
Queer Stories
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Rainbow storytimes
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Tūhura HIVE is our makerspace and sound studio, located on the lower ground floor of Johnsonville Library at the Waitohi Community Hub. It is a community space where people of all ages can explore, create, innovate and engage with all kinds of maker technology. From 3D printing, audio recording, coding, robotics and electronics, to sewing, weaving and more, we offer endless opportunities for everyone to get inspired and create. Come
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What is available in the space? •
3D printing
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3D scanning
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Laser cutting
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Sewing — we also have an
How much does it cost?
Activity
Cost
3D printing
$0.10 per gram $4.00 per 500x300mm plywood sheet; machine use free Free Free for first two hours, then $17.90/ hour
3D scanning
overlocker! •
Audio recording studio
Sewing/overlocking Audio recording studio
opening hours
the hive
Tūhura hive - johnsonville library at the waitohi hub
visit us — we’d love to see you!
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
12pm-6.45pm 10am-6.45pm 12pm-6.45pm
Thursday
10am-6.45pm
Friday
10am-6.45pm
Saturday
10am-3.45pm
Sunday
10am-3.45pm
Check the detailed information on the equipment we have here.
recent picks from our
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Wellington Pride: Rainbow Storytimes with Hugo Grrrl! by Stephen C
The Wellington Pride Festival | Tū Whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara is coming up this month, running from 13-27 March 2021, and as usual, Wellington City Libraries will be hosting a range of events to help celebrate Wellington’s LGBTQIA+ community! To help us celebrate, why not come along to our special Rainbow Storytimes at your local library? Wellington icon Hugo Grrrl and his glitter-clad crew are coming out to Johnsonville, Karori, Kilbirnie and Te Awe Libraries to bring us special rainbow storytimes featuring stories, songs, and games celebrating love, acceptance, diversity, and inclusion. Children of all ages are welcome to attend with their caregivers — deck yourself out in your rainbow regalia, bring your teddies or unicorn plushies, and get ready to have a super awesome time! Where and When? • Sunday 14 March, 2.00 – 3.00pm at Johnsonville Library • Monday 15 March, 11am – 12pm at Karori Library • Saturday 20 March, 2.00 – 3.00pm at Ruth Gotlieb (Kilbirnie) Library • Sunday 21 March, 2.00 – 3.00pm at Te Awe Library Join us — we’d love to see you there, glitter and all! If you’d like more information about these events, please contact the Children’s and Youth Services Coordinator by emailing enquiries@wcl.govt.nz. Keep an eye out on our blog and on social media for more to come about Wellington Pride! 10
International Women’s Month: #ChooseToChallenge by Kath R
Well it’s March again, already and that means it’s International Women’s Month, with International Women’s Day specifically celebrated on March 8th. This year the official theme for International Women’s Day is #ChooseToChallenge. Challenge comes in many forms – you can challenge the status quo, challenge yourself, challenge others and of course, challenge gender bias and inequality. So I’ve put together a list of biographies about women who have chosen to challenge in many forms. Read the full article.
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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
He Matapihi Molesworth Library National Library of New Zealand 70 Molesworth Street 801 4122
Island Bay library 167 The Parade, island bay 383 7216
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
te awe Library 29B brandon street 801 3529
Wadestown library Corner of Moorhouse Street and Lennel Road, Wadestown 473 5211
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
