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  • Adrienne, Events, Happenings, Pencil it in your diaries, Writing

    Creative Writing Workshop

    07.07.11 | Permalink | Comment?

    Fancy yourself as a bit of a writer?

    Register now for a place at the Creative Writing Workshop, places are limited, so be quick about it.

    28th July at Karori Library, 10 am – 3 pm, $40. Email juliafletcher113@hotmail.com to book. For 13-18 year olds.


  • Competition, Happenings, Library Serf

    Cassandra Clare in Kilbirnie

    02.05.11 | Permalink | Comment?

    Cassandra Clare, author of the bestselling Mortal Instruments series, will be visiting New Zealand next week, including a whirlwind stop for a booksigning at the Children’s Bookshop in Kilbirnie on Tuesday the 10th of May. If you’re interested in attending, email the Children’s Bookshop: more information, including times and email address, is here.

    On the subject, Booksellers NZ is giving you the chance to win a copy of City of Fallen Angels. You just need to enter before 5pm on Wednesday the 4th (you’ve got two days!).


  • Art, Happenings, Library Serf

    See Some European Masters for Free

    26.01.11 | Permalink | Comment?

    On Thursday the 3rd of February you can see the European Masters exhibition at Te Papa for free: all you need to do is confirm you’re a Wellington resident (your Wellington City Libraries library card will do for this), oh and also be prepared for a queue (especially if you’re going after school)!

    See paintings by Picasso, Munch, Renoir and many more: for more information on the exhibition visit the Te Papa site here.


  • Happenings, Library Serf

    Wellington Zinefest 2010

    16.11.10 | Permalink | Comment?

    zinefest2010The 4th annual Wellington Zinefest is on this Saturday 20th of November from 12-5pm at Mighty Mighty (104 Cuba Street). Zinefest is a market day where you can peruse and purchase heaps of local, national and international zines and self published music.

    We will be bringing zines from our collection of over 1,000 to join in the fun at Zinefest and creating a comfy reading area for you to relax and recover from all the DIY excitement.

    Come along! Wellington Zinefest is proudly sponsored by Wellington City Libraries.

    What’s a Zine?

    The word zine (an abbreviation of the equally elusive word fanzine) has come to describe DIY magazines of an independent nature. Fanzines don’t have the same commercial ambitions or restraints as magazines. Fanzines are often a labour of love. Some are collaborative, others are created by just one person. Some are comics, some cover obscure local bands, others pay homage to the hugely famous (though in a creepy stalker kind of way), some are art objects in their own right. This year Wellington Zinefest has also invited participation from those creating DIY music (records, CDs and tapes).

    If you’re interested in crafting a zine then have a look at Whatcha mean, what’s a zine? by Mark Todd (a different Mark Todd to the one of Olympics fame).


  • Happenings, Simon

    THIS FRIDAY …

    13.10.10 | Permalink | Comment?

    … At Karori library there will be a teen-only event. Are you a teenager? Then you can go! Are you not a teenager? That is a pity! You will not be able to go, sorry! There will be free food, free internet on all PCs, and free console gaming. Free entry. You won’t need to spend a cent.

    It begins at 6.30pm and finishes at 9pm.


  • Happenings, Roberto B., Sport

    World Cup

    22.05.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

    (Not the rugby one, but the real football one.) Awesome! The All Whites will be playing the Australian Soccoroos on the 24th in Melbourne (kick-off is at 9.30pm NZST) and five days later they’re up against Serbia. Exciting!

    To whet your appetite do watch this.


  • Happenings, Internet, Jack, Not Library Related

    Scratch Day

    18.05.10 | Permalink | Comment?

    “Scratch” is a young people’s animation and programming tool developed by MIT’s Media Lab in the USA. It has a half-million followers worldwide, mostly teens. Sort of like facebook, but more animation-y (therefore better?), it has a strong community of users who collaborate on designs and hang out at things like “Scratch Day” .

    Incidentally, and the reason for this post, there is a Wellington “Scratch Day” happening on Saturday 22nd May in the CBD. There is a facebook event page you can RSVP to here. If you are a seasoned veteran of the scratching, or even just a curious n00b, go along and join in on the animation fun.


  • Adrienne, GLBT, Happenings, News

    Get your pink on

    26.04.10 | Permalink | Comment?

    Logo smallPink Shirt Day is on April 28th. What is Pink Shirt Day? Here’s what the website had to say… 

    Pink Shirt Day aims to show that bullying is not ok and won’t be tolerated. By encouraging the people of New Zealand to wear a Pink Shirt on the 28th of April we can help to raise awareness of bullying and show there is a  massive amount of people who support taking a stance against bullying.

    Sounds good to me! Get your pink on and show everyone that bullying is so not cool!


  • Adrienne, Events, Happenings, News, Wellington

    Free Cooking Classes

    12.04.10 | Permalink | Comment?

    Evolve and Motoko Aotearoa present FREE cooking classes for young people!

    Jacinta Saeki is an experienced chef. For 7 weeks she will be teaching young people to cook cheap, healthy and delicious food at Te Ruru Hou (Evolve). Limited to 12 participants – this is a hands-on class where young people 14-24 years make the food and then eat it – YUM!!

    Starts Monday 12 April 4.00-6.30pm

    To register please email simon@evolveyouth.org.nz or phone 801 9150


  • Happenings, Prudence

    Sixth Annual Pre-loved Women’s Fashion Sale …

    04.03.10 | Permalink | Comment?

    … is on Saturday, the 13th of March (2010 of course!), from 9am to 12pm. It will be in the Wesley Church Hall, on Taranaki Street. So go and get yourself some new old clothes! It supports New Horizons for Women Trust and ChangeMakers Refugee Forum; both noble causes.


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