What’s on today – Tuesday 1st October

Welcome to the October school holidays! Can you believe there’s only one more school term left this year?!

There’s only 30 days to go until Halloween!

 

Here’s whats happening today:

Baby Rock & Rhyme:

Cummings park (Ngaio) Library at 10.30am

Island Bay Library at 9.30am

Miramar Library at 10.15am

 

Storytimes:

Brooklyn Library at 10.30am

Johnsonville Library at 10.30am

Khandallah Library at 10.30am

Central Library at 10.30am

Karori Library at 10.30am

Older siblings are welcome during the school holidays.

 

Check out our Kids Events page for more information about what’s happening for children in your library.

Librarian in the spotlight: Florence

Find out about your local librarians!

What is your name? Florence

Which library(s) do you work at? Miramar and Kilbirnie Libraries

What’s the best thing about being a librarian? Being silly when I do story time, giving recommendations about books that have moved me, decorating the Library and making it look beautiful.

Favourite book? I will have to change the question, as I absolutely can’t answer it because I love so many books. So I might just share with you some of my favourite kids’ English-speaking authors: Roald Dahl, Chris Van Allsburg, Oliver Jeffers, Raymond Briggs, Maurice Sendack, Margaret Mahy… All those who have a delirious imagination!

When I read I like to….? Lie in a comfortable position and forget everything around me.

If you wrote a book, what would it be about? Maybe something about etiological legends or myths – I love stories that explain the world around us using Fiction.

If I wasn’t a librarian, I would be a …? An art museum Kids activity creator. I feel like my mission on earth is to understand kids’ brains and create fun games and activities to make them enjoy their learning.

 Favourite food? I love discovering new dishes… So any food from all around the world, but prepared with love, and natural ingredients (organic even better).

Favourite place in the world? Anywhere in the world close to the sea, with beautiful landscapes, a busy cultural life and a lovely society! I love Wellington for all these reasons…

My dream library would have…? Lots of customers reading books or eBooks forgetting they are in the library, lots of programmes with passionate librarians sharing their love about books, lots of events creating links by using the skills of the community. We would host some exhibitions about an author where the kids would be able to play and experience for real what comes from the author’s imagination. It would be a place full of life and creativity!

 

 

Summer Reading Challenge Winners

We had loads of amazing review by all you super readers over the 2012-2013 Summer Reading Challenge, those that read & reviewed more than 10 books all went into the draw for the BIG prizes.

Two names were drawn…

Congratulations to Emma and Marina!

Emma with Sarina at Miramar LibraryMarina with Florence at Kilbirnie Library

 

Emma (left) is pictured here with Librarian Sarina at Miramar Library. Emma read and reviewed 13 books for the Summer Reading Challenge – cool!

Marina (right) is standing and smiling with Librarian Florence at Kilbirnie Library. Marina managed to read and review 21 books over summer and lots of them were in the back of the car on long car trips – wow!

Just because summer is over and you’re back at school doesn’t mean you have to stop! You can keep reading and reviewing books and winning prizes With the Kids’ Club – and online book club for 5-12 year olds. Go there now and start earning prizes.