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A Story to Myself

Artists often do work that speaks to various motivations – to illustrate a concept or idea, to tell a story, to challenge, to contemplate or just look spectacular. Often work is done that can be received by many people and multiple sites, other times a much smaller viewership may be in mind, maybe nobody at all. An artist’s work can be layered with all these considerations and more
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Power to read

If you are in Year 7 or 8 (age 11-13 years old) enrol for our summer reading challenge – The Power to Read – from 26th November at Shannon Library and Te Takeretanga o Kura-hau-pō. Bring along your library card or join the library. It’s free!
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The Amazing Read

Register for our summer reading challenge – The Amazing Read – from 26 November at Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom, Shannon Library and Te Takeretanga o Kura-hau-pō. Ages 3 to 12 participate in this free, incentive-based reading programme which runs during the summer holidays. Bring along your library card or join the library. It’s free!
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Library Notes - 14 November 2018

Published on 14 November 2018

”Judging a book by its cover.” We’ve all heard of judging a book by its cover, meaning we should not let first appearances become how we think of something or someone. Nowadays the saying most often applies to people more than books. But if are talking only about books.

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Summer Reading Programme

Published on 08 November 2018

It is well recognised that children’s reading levels can often slip over the summer when they are on holiday. Halting the summer slide can be as simple as encouraging kids to read five books over the summer break.
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Library Notes - 7 November 2018

Published on 07 November 2018

’The Wonkey Donkey' author Craig Smith visits, generations laughed, danced, sang and embraced the joy of words.

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