Waitaki District Libraries News Today

Waitaki District Libraries is going from strength to strength. Over the past year, there has been a 150% increase in in the number of people attending events held at the library – from 322 people in March last year to 805 people in March this year. Manager Jenny Bean was thrilled with the turnouts for events, which ranged from talks and meetings to book launches. “We are quite deliberate about the sorts of activities we’re running and people seem to be really responding to that, which is ...

Sometimes the smallest things can have the most significant impact on our lives. For Jenny Bean, who was the guest speaker at Enfield’s Anzac Day service on Sunday, small things collected during her childhood – such as her grandfather’s medals and scarab beetle ring, her grandmother and great-grandmother’s lockets containing pictures of the men they loved, war games and books that contained snippets of war-like experiences – were all subconscious influences on her life and her values....

Gloria Kong kidnap book launch at Oamaru Library cancelled after complaints 7 Apr, 2021 06:39 PM 3 minutes to read Gloria Kong is taken from the Oamaru Police Station by her father Jimmy Kong after being freed after a massive manhunt. Photo / New Zealand Herald, File Gloria Kong is taken from the Oamaru Police Station by her father Jimmy Kong after being freed after a massive manhunt. Photo / New Zealand Herald, File Otago Daily Times By: Ruby Heyward A book detailing the impact one of North ...

Te reo on the agenda . . . Cultural services collaboration group members (from left) Chloe Searle, Sophia Leon de la Barra, Lisa Potaka-Ross, and Philip van Zijl stand outside Oamarus library where te reo Maori classes will soon begin. PHOTO: RUBY HEYWARD An Oamaru cultural services group wants to build its staff and volunteers’ te reo Maori skills this year not plan on stopping there. In collaboration with the Oamaru Language School, Waitaki District Libraries plan to deliver new te reo Maor...