On Thursday 15th June, around 40 children came to Tawa to hear stories read by a Witch Fairy and by Little Red Riding Hood. Everyone had lots of fun playing games related to fairytales.
Library Info
Fantasy & Fairytales at the Library
Johnsonville Library was full of magic on Wednesday as wizards, fairies, knights and some animals filled the library and our enchanted castle. We enjoyed fantastic holiday activities, with stories, puzzles, pin the glasses on Harry Potter and even a giant board game. We hope you enjoy looking at the photos.
Karori Holiday Activities
We had some creative holiday activities with a fun Storython. Children spun a special story wheel and wrote and illustrated their own fantastic short stories. Everyone did a great job and had a lovely time.
Here are two of the stories written:
Story 1:
Sharks belong in the ocean – not in the middle of the desert. It’s during the time of the dinosaurs and all the sharks in the desert were sleeping and a big Tyrannosaurus Rex was going to eat them but the sharks had magic powers and flew away from the dinosaurs and escaped to NZ. Where they lived in the ocean in NZ and ate a snorkeler!
Story 2:
If this was just an ordinary old lady – why did she have a broomstick – she had a broomstick because she was a witch who flew around everywhere – casting her spells, her very bad spells which turned children into toads when they were sleeping. She turned the adults into sausages and the toads began to eat the sausages. A hunter came from the bear’s house to kill the witch. Then everyone turned back to normal adults and children.
Mad Hatter Madness at Johnsonville
Johnsonville Library had its Mad Hatter Holiday Programme on April 15. It was a madcapped, fun filled hour with stories, searching for the puzzle pieces and finally an exciting treasure hunt in the library. We had lots of fun with our crazy hats and activities!
Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at Tawa
The White Rabbit, Alice and The Mad Hatter
Many children gathered for Tawa’s Mad Hatter Tea Party holiday programme. They had great fun watching Alice have tea with The Mad Hatter and The White Rabbit, before they went on a treasure hunt for objects from Alice in Wonderland that were hidden around Tawa Library.
Alice and The Mad Hatter pose for photos after the tea party.
Karori Library Holiday Activities
Karori Library had heaps of fun this afternoon with some creative holiday activities based on the theme Seen the Movie? Read the Book! Kids made and decorated their own story cubes and enjoyed a special storytelling session. A big thank you to everyone who came along and participated.
For more information about holiday activities and events at other branches check out the whats on page.
Help! I have homework!
Don’t panic! The library is a good place for homework stuff. We can even help you from the comfort of your own home.
1) Any Questions? If you’re stuck at home and you want librarian help then AnyQuestions is the place for you! Get some great advice on how to find the answers to your homework questions. Also, if a librarian isn’t available there’s ManyAnswers, a database of , well, many answers from how to make candyfloss to what is global warming (and are the two connected??)?
2) Kids Cat. The Wellington City Libraries Kids’ Catalogue has a whole heap of subjects you can browse. Just hit the “Explore” button for topics like Languages, Geography, Human Body and much more.
3) MyGateway. The library has several ENORMOUS online databases that you can access to help you with your assignments and things. Go to our students page for general encyclopedias and tools. One really cool database we have is the Times Digital Archive. Here you can see actual Times newspapers from 19th Century Britain. For example (because librarians are such ghoulish people) I found an article from 1891 about Jack the Ripper. Once you’ve found a cool article that you want to use for your project you can print it out and it looks like an old-fashioned newspaper. Articles go back as far as 1785! You need to enter your library card number and last name to use these.
4) Homework and study hints. Our Homework Help page has tips on how to make your schoolwork easier.
Phone box becomes mini-library
Hey guys! Look at this cool library. This town of about 800 people had a mobile library that used to come to them, when it stopped they solved their own problem…..have a look at how cool it is!
Whispers in the wind CD
Hey guys we have a new CD called Whispers in the wind that will be going on sale tomorrow. It is a collection of stories written and read by Wellington authors. Some of them are your favourite authors. Want to hear what they sound like? Come in and buy a copy or reserve it on our library catalogue.
Pirate Storytime at Newtown
Pirates! Arrrrrrh Sir! This morning at Newtown Library pre-school storytime was about Pirates along with a sing song accompanied by ukuleles. Don’t forget to check out our regular preschool story times at all our branches!