Libraries / October 2022
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Tūhono 2022 for Kids and Teens – submit a poem!
- Wellington City Libraries
- Tūhono, Wellington City Libraries’ poetry journal for children and teens, is now open for submissions! All throughout the month of November, we will be accepting submissions of poetry from young writers aged 5 – 18 in Wellington City. Know someone who might be interested? Read more below! About Tūhono 2022 – send us a poem!
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Newtown Artist Basia Smolnicki’s Studio Q+A for ‘Proof’
- Wellington City Libraries
- In the lead up to our ‘Proof’ Book Launch + Artist Talk, we chatted to some of the Wellington based… Continue reading Newtown Artist Basia Smolnicki’s Studio Q+A for ‘Proof’ →
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Karori Library, Karori Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Author Talk and Book Launch: Renée, Jennifer Lane & Anne Harré
- Wellington City Libraries
- Nefarious Novels at Newtown A rare opportunity to hear three of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most outstanding crime writers: Renée, Jennifer… Continue reading Author Talk and Book Launch: Renée, Jennifer Lane & Anne Harré →
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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VERB Readers and Writers Festival, 2-6 Nov
- Wellington City Libraries
- The wonderful Verb Readers and Writers Festival is one of the highlights of the literary year, and this year’s incarnation … Continue reading VERB Readers and Writers Festival, 2-6 Nov →
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Law for Lunch this November!
- Wellington City Libraries
- Throughout November we’re hosting a series of informal legal sessions with lawyers from Community Law Wellington & Hutt Valley, who will… Continue reading Law for Lunch this November! →
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Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Board Games at Arapaki Library
- Wellington City Libraries
- Come along to a lunchtime board games session at Arapaki Library, Friday 21 October from 12 – 2pm. Whether you’re… Continue reading Board Games at Arapaki Library →
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Arapaki Manners Library and Service Centre, 12, Manners Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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New collection at Waitohi: Songbooks and scores
- Wellington City Libraries
- We’ve moved a selection of our songbooks and musical scores from storage to Waitohi Johnsonville Library, next to our Tūhura… Continue reading New collection at Waitohi: Songbooks and scores →
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Johnsonville Library, 34, Moorefield Road, Johnsonville, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Let’s Get Wellington Moving… in the 1920s
- Wellington City Libraries
- A century ago, the Wellington City Council was dealing with similar issues to those facing planners today: how to manage… Continue reading Let’s Get Wellington Moving… in the 1920s →
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South Asian Voices: Diwali celebration at Johnsonville Library
- Wellington City Libraries
- To celebrate Diwali, Wellington City Libraries and The Cuba Press have brought together some of Aotearoa’s finest award-winning writers to… Continue reading South Asian Voices: Diwali celebration at Johnsonville Library →
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Johnsonville Library, 34, Moorefield Road, Johnsonville, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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South Asian Voices: Diwali celebration at Newtown Library
- Wellington City Libraries
- To celebrate Diwali, Wellington City Libraries and The Cuba Press have brought together some of Aotearoa’s finest award-winning writers to… Continue reading South Asian Voices: Diwali celebration at Newtown Library →
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Give the kids some space this school holidays
- Wellington City Council
- Head to Karori Library for a bit of atmosphere this Friday as two out of this world events collide at the centre of the universe to celebrate World Space Week.
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Karori, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The work of Ans Westra now on Recollect
- Wellington City Council
- Purchased by Wellington City Libraries over 40 years ago, the complete collection from one of New Zealand’s most significant photographers of the 20th century is now available to view on Wellington City Recollect. Our local historian, Gábor Tóth, has taken a dive into the work of Ans Westra.
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Ask the Experts – Librarian Recommendations
- Wellington City Libraries
- Recently I took a poll of our library staff asking what books they absolutely loved, whether they were recent reads… Continue reading Ask the Experts – Librarian Recommendations →
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Macawa ni Vosa Vakaviti: Fijian Language Week 2022
- Wellington City Libraries
- Fijian Language Week is Sunday 2 October – Saturday 8 October 2022. This is a chance to celebrate the Fijian… Continue reading Macawa ni Vosa Vakaviti: Fijian Language Week 2022 →
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A conversation with Rose Lu at the close of her Randell Cottage residency
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- Rose Lu, our NZ writer-in-residence, joined in a warm and open conversation with Randell Cottage Trustee Francis Cooke, at the National Library on 23 September 2022, hosted by the Friends of the Randell Cottage Writers Trust.
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Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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