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New Historical Fiction
In the current context of international tensions, isn’t it a good time to pick some good new fiction that will make you think, understand and reflect on important issues such as war, refugee and...
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Books Go Arty exhibition now on at Miramar and Tawa Libraries!
Tawa and Miramar Libraries will be hosting the Books Go Arty exhibition for another few days. Come and read the books written by Kyle Mewburn and see the sculptures inspired by his books. Scavenger...
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Old Hu-Hu by Churton Park school
Everyone is sad when Old Hu-Hu dies, but little Hu-Hu-Tu is the saddest of all. Sad and confused. Where has Old Hu-Hu gone? Why isn’t he here? Hu-Hu-Tu asks his friends, but their answers are strange...
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Be a conservation hero!
The Department of Conservation has launched the New Zealand version of a fun app-based game for smart phones called “Habitat the Game”. If you go around Wellington (Zealandia, Wellington Zoo, Island...
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Mad Science Holiday Activities at Kilbirnie and Miramar Libraries
We had so much fun last week saving NZ endangered animals! DOC has just launched a new App “Habitat, the game” and we’ve done lots of activities to understand better why our NZ animals are so special....
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Halloween Storytime at Kilbirnie Library
1 Lizard’s eyeball, 2 spoons of dragon spit, 3 hairs of a tiger mouse and ABRACADABRA!!!!! You will get a good, frightening Halloween story! Come and join us dressed in your creepy outfit on Thursday...
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Books Go Arty exhibition: Duck’s stuck!
Duck waddled. Duck quacked. Duck ate grass. Duck napped. All is well in the farmyard…until…. ”Help! I’m stuck!” quacks Duck! None of the farmyard animals can free Duck. None that is, except for crafty...
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Hallowe’en party at Kilbirnie Library
On the day before Hallowe’en, an enthusiastic group of spooky characters joined witch/librarian Sandra at Kilbirnie Library for interactive stories themed around Hallowe’en. Stories shared included...
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Crafty Kyle Competition Winners!
The Crafty Kyle Competition is now over. The participants had to come up with a new imaginary story by Kyle Mewburn and design a book cover for it. We got heaps of entries… Well done everyone! The...
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Winners of the Crafty Kyle Competition!
A huge ovation for the winners of the Crafty Kyle Competition! Amelia Major, Katie Chu-Fong, Matthew Yang went to Karori, Central and Johnsonville libraries to collect their prizes. They received a...
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