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Crime Stories as Home Truths
A Panel Discussion
Claire Baylis talks with Charity Norman and Michael Bennett about exploring social issues in fiction and how their backgrounds working in the legal system have shaped their crime novels. This special event is happening at Te Kete Aronui Rototuna Library on Friday 22 August.
More info on this panel discussion
Branches of Time
Discovering your Ancestry
Join us on Saturday 23 August at Central Library for a morning of research using our extensive Family History Resources. Members from the New Zealand Society of Genealogists Hamilton Branch and associated interest groups will be visiting to offer their expertise and guidance.
More info on Branches of Time
RAW Beauty
Reclaiming Identity. Reframing the Narrative. RAW Beauty is a transformative photographic master’s exhibition curated by Annah Stretton, bringing to light the stories of waahine with lived experience of incarceration not as statistics, but as women of deep strength, mana, and untapped potential.
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Colouring Competition! Hamilton Brick Show
Return your entry to your local library by closing time on Sunday 3 August.
Colour in and be in the draw to win a Family Pass to the Hamilton Brick Show happening on Saturday 9 August, and Sunday 10 August, at Claudelands, Hamilton.
Download colouring sheet
Grief Cafe
Weekly on Mondays
Hillcrest Library
This peer support group is designed to provide a safe space to normalise conversations surrounding the various emotions and challenges that accompany loss. It allows participants to express their feelings without fear of judgment or misunderstanding.
See Grief Cafe details
Scotland's People
Tuesday 29 July
Te Kete Aronui - Rototuna Library
Join us for an engaging genealogy seminar where you’ll learn how to trace your Scottish ancestry using the official Scotland's People website.
See Scotland's People genealogy seminar details
Author Talk with H C Roberts
Friday 1 August
Te Kete Aronui - Rototuna Library
Come and meet Holly Roberts, author of the Harp and the Lyre series. This interactive talk will feature readings and poetic songs from Holly's novel trilogy within the Harp and the Lyre series.
Learn more about Author Talk with HC Roberts
芳香润唇膏手作坊 | Essential Oil Lip Balm DIY Workshop
Saturday 9 August
Te Kete Aronui - Rototuna Library
Join us for a hands-on bilingual workshop to create your very own natural lip balm infused with essential oils. Learn how to care for your lips using gentle, plant-based ingredients that nourish and protect.
See details for Essential Oil Lip Balm Workshop
Dinsdale Remembers
Monday 11 August
Dinsdale Library
Do you have amazing stories about or memories of Dinsdale? Then the Whakaputu/Archives & Special Collections team would love to meet you!
More info on Dinsdale Remembers
Get Hooked! Intermediate Classes
Starting Thursday 14 August
Te Kete Aronui Rototuna Library
Over six weeks, we will introduce you to a range of intermediate-level techniques and stitches, levelling up your double crochet game to create beautiful patterns and textures in your work.
Register for Get Hooked! Intermediate Classes
Creative Presence Collage: A Mindful Collage Workshop
Starts Saturday 23 August
Te Kete Aronui Rototuna Library
Discover the joy of hands-on collage techniques in this 6-week workshop designed to awaken your creativity and cultivate mindful presence.
More info on Creative Collage Workshops
Author Talk with Catherine Knight
Thursday 28 August
Te Kete Aronui - Rototuna Library
Join us for this conversation with Catherine Knight. In her latest book, Catherine interweaves the stories of her ancestors, who settled in Whangamarino, Waikato, with the wider social history of New Zealand. Joined by Justin Connolly (Wellbeing Economy Alliance), she will examine the history of commons, their enclosure, and the potential for a re-commoned, regenerative economy centred on wellbeing.
See Catherine Knight event details
Book Illustration Class - Acrylic Painting for Kids
Saturday 30 August
Te Kete Aronui Rototuna Library
This August learn how to paint an illustration of one of the favourite children's books.
More info on Book Illustration Class
Hearing Health Check
Every third Wednesday of the month
Chartwell Library
Kent Spence, from Resonate Health, will be available to check the general health of your ears.
More information on hearing checks
The Wellness Hour
Last Monday of the month
Te Kete Aronui Rototuna Library
This is a FREE wellness class aiming to improve community health and well-being. Sessions are for adults of all fitness levels, especially those looking for a gentle introduction to exercise and wellness.
See The Wellness Hour details and registrationSuggested reads
