In Tairua News this month:

• Tairua Events Guide
• Library News
• Feedback

Unfortunately this will be our last edition of the www.tairua.org.nz monthly newsletter until later in the year. If you wish to spread your events and news, don't forget you can all add this information directly to our website easily yourself, and these pages are seen by thousands of visitors every month. To keep upto date with Library events, please contact the Tairua Library. Have a great winter, and we'll be back in touch when the warm returns once again.

 

Tairua Events Guide 

Saturday 4 April

Trailwalker 2009
Oxfam Trailwalker is a team challenge that gives you a chance to do something extraordinary for yourself and for others. Walk 100kms in under 36hours to help overcome poverty and injustice. Funds raised by Oxfam Trailwalker bring real change to real people.... [more] [link] 
Date: Sat 04 Apr 2009

 

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Library News

What’s on this month?

• Library Lunchbreak for history buffs
• Don’t miss our 2^nd free library workshop
• Susan Dunster art exhibition
• Favourites: Books and more…
• Tairua library visits

 

March Library Lunchbreak 
Are you interested in local history? David Rushforth, of the Tairua and District Historical Society will be hosting a shared discussion and information session at the Tairua Library meeting room this month.  He will also be speaking about the proposed historical trail in Tairua.

Library Lunchbreak: Oral and Family History Information session

When: Friday 20^th March from 12noon-1pm. 

All welcome

Free library information workshops

This month’s library information workshop will focus on finding information online.  Discover how to use the latest online tools and learn how to make the most of them as a library cardholder. 

Workshop two: Finding information online

Where: Tairua Library computer room

When: Tuesday 17^th March 10am-10.45am

All welcome (bring your laptop if you have one) 

Susan Dunster art exhibition in the library 
This month we are proud to present an art exhibition by Tairua artist, Susan Dunster.  Susan is one of the contributing artists featured in the Mercury Bay Art Escape this month.  Her exhibition will be available for viewing in the meeting room from 13th March-12 April. 

I’d also like to take the opportunity to publicly thank last month’s artist, Melinda Rhapson, for donating a percentage of the recent sale of one of her paintings towards books at Tairua Library. 

March Favourites

Here is a sample of favourite material from across the information spectrum this month.  Everything mentioned below is available from the library.  If you’re having trouble deciding what to read or research this month, please ask about the following: 

Junior book of the month: Let’s Get Art by Brad Irwin

This is a non-fiction picture book, where four children visit a contemporary art gallery in New Zealand.  Their purpose is to find out what contemporary New Zealand art is all about.  This book puts art in an approachable context for kids.  It is modern, entertaining and beautiful to look at.  Recommended for children and adults of all ages. 

Teenage book of the month: (everyone’s talking about it..) Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

The most requested book this summer - and not just by teenage girls!  If you haven’t gotten hold of the twilight saga yet, get yourself on the waiting list at the library.  Find out for yourself just what all the fuss is about! 

Adult book of the month: The Bolter by Frances Osborne

A gripping biography about Idina Sackville – ‘the woman who scandalized 1920s society and became White Mischief’s infamous seductress’.  This book has been enjoyed by many of our library borrowers.  A must for your reading list.  

Website of the month: http://www.flickr.com

Flickr could be described as a global online photo album. It is a tool you can use to upload your digital content (eg. pictures or video) to the web, in order to share with others.  You can make your images secure and private or you can make them publicly available. As well as being a useful tool for managing your own images, it’s also a great place to search and find images.  Type ‘tairua’ into flickr’s search box to view some stunning local images from photographers around the world! 

Library Visitors

We are very happy to welcome Mrs McDowell’s senior class at Hikuai School to Tairua Library this month.  They will be spending the morning here at the library, developing their library and information skills and ‘scavenger hunting’ their way through our collections. We hope you enjoy your visit! 

We are also delighted to welcome the teachers and children from Tairua Kindergarten for a library visit this month. The children will be treated to an extra special story-time session and a tour of the children’s area, with an opportunity to choose their own books and get their very own library cards. 

 

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Posted: Sun 15 Mar 2009

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