School Holiday Activities 10th April

Looking for free fun during the school holidays? Events in your libraries today:

Baby Rock & Rhyme at 10.15am at Miramar Library 0-2yr olds

Preschool Storytimes at 10.15am at Cummings Park Library, at 10.30am at Central, Brooklyn, Johnsonville, Karori, and Khandallah Libraries. 2-5 yr olds

BookSeekers Bookclub for 9-12 year olds. On at Brooklyn and Karori Libraries at 4pm.

Perfect Pressies for Christmas

Special Offer! Up until Christmas Whispers in the Wind and the Baby Rock & Rhyme CDs are on sale.

Whispers in the Wind is a CD filled with stories written and read aloud by Wellington Authors. Featuring Joy Cowley, Kevin Boon, Fleur Beale and more, Whispers in the Wind will captivate listeners of all ages. Great for lazy afternoons, cold evenings or long car trips, Whispers in the Wind is on sale now for only $9.50 (normally $20).

The Baby Rock & Rhyme CD is perfect for babies and preschoolers and features many of the songs used in our very popular Baby Rock & Rhyme sessions at Wellington Library branches- 33 traditional songs for babies, preschoolers and their parents to enjoy. The Baby Rock & Rhyme CD is on sale now for only $7.50 (normally $15).

Sale prices valid until 24th December 2010. Available in all Wellington City libraries.

Baby Rock & Rhyme

PLEASE SEE UPDATED TIMES ON OUR EVENTS PAGE. (This post is out of date)

A free, fun programme of rhymes, stories and finger plays for babies 0–2 years will be available at the following branches.

This week on Friday we have a new Baby Rock & Rhyme session starting at Tawa Library.

Check out the sessions times:

Central: Wednesdays at 9.30am

Cummings Park, Ngaio: Wednesdays at 10.15am
(Starting 14 October – replacing the Thursday pre-school story time)

Island Bay: Wednesdays at 9.30am

Johnsonville: Thursdays at 9.30am

Karori: Mondays at 9.45am

Mervyn Kemp, Tawa: Fridays at 10am
(Starting the 4 September – replacing the Wednesday pre-school storytime)

Miramar: Tuesdays at 10.15am
(Starting 13 October – replacing the Tuesday pre-school storytime)

Ruth Gotlieb, Kilbirnie: Fridays at 10.15am

(These sessions are available during term time only)

Baby Rock & Rhyme CD!

Baby Rock & Rhyme CD!

Baby Rock & Rhyme CD for sale!

 

Wellington City Libraries has produced a quality CD of 33 songs based on the popular Baby Rock & Rhyme sessions. It includes traditional songs, nursery rhymes and waiata that will appeal to tamariki under 5.

 

Recorded and produced by Wellington City Libraries staff along with some very special guests from Capital City Pre-school.

 

Song samples (all in MP3 format): Haere mai | Wheels on the Bus | Eensy Weensy Spider | Hokey Cokey | Paki Paki

 

The CD is available at all library branches for just $15 each!

 

For more information please contact: Kini Piper 801 3737

Baby Rock & Rhyme CD!

Baby Rock & Rhyme

 

Now you can keep rocking and rhyming at home!

 

Wellington City Libraries has produced a CD of 33 traditional songs, nursery rhymes and waiata that will appeal to all tamariki under five. The CD encourages parents to continue modelling early literacy skills by interacting with their children in a fun way.

 

Baby Rock & Rhyme will be on sale very soon at all library branches for only $15 per CD! For more information please call Kini Piper on 801-3737.