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Exhibition: Our Place, Garden Place

Our new exhibition about Garden Place is now open!

Explore the story of Garden Place through a carefully curated selection of images from our Archives, stories gleaned from the Waikato Collection, and unique artefacts that bring to life the history of this place, highlighting the stages in its journey from garden to public square.

Exhibition information

Halloween at Hogwarts

Prepare your wand and robes, it’s time for some Harry Potter-themed fun! Get sorted into your Hogwarts house and earn points for the House Cup through a series of STEM, craft, and sport-based activities. Which house will be victorious?

Halloween at Hogwarts information and registration

Highlights

Hearing

Hearing Health Check

Thursday 24 October

Chartwell Library

Ever wondered how your ear health is? Kent Spence, from Resonate Health, will be on hand to check the general health of your ears, look at your hearing aids, answer questions, and provide information and advice.

Hearing Health Check information
Toastmasters v3

YSTS - Youth Speak to Succeed

Starting Thursday 24 October

Central Library

Come along to weekly Youth Speak to Succeed meetings and practice confident conversations, interview skills, and speaking success!

Information and registration for Youth Speak to Succeed
Death Cafe

Death Cafe

Monthly

Te Kete Aronui

Death Cafe is a safe place for people to discuss topics around death, dying, life and afterlife with no agenda but open inquiry. This is an international initiative to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives.

Register for Death Cafe
Book Launch Nicky Pellegrino

Book launch with Nicky Pellegrino

Thursday 17 October

Central Library

Nicky Pellegrino, best-selling author of delicious novels about Italy, friendship, passion and lots of food, will be sharing her latest book! Come along to hear Nicky talk about her book, what inspires her to write, and how this book came into being.

More information about the book launch
The ReCreators logo and slogan: Restore > Revive > Resell

Mindful Making Mondays with the ReCreators

Monday 4 November, Chartwell Library

Monday 11 November, St Andrews Library

The Re-Creators are coming to a library near you with different creative upcycling workshops for adults. Learn how to make your own cleaning products, make jewellery, paint dot art and more!

Mindful Making Mondays workshops and registration
Halloween Bunting

Halloween Felt Bunting

Wednesday 23 October

Chartwell Library

Come make some cute Halloween bunting to decorate your house.

More information on Halloween Felt Bunting
Cyber Safety

Digital Literature and Online Safety for Parents and Caregivers

Saturday 2 November

Saturday 30 November

Te Kete Aronui

Join us for a series of engaging workshops tailored to parents and caregivers, and empower yourself to create a secure digital environment for your whaanau.

Register for parents' workshop
French Storytime

French Storytime

Saturday 2 November

Te Kete Aronui

Join us for Histoires et Chansons (stories and songs), a bilingual storytime session for children aged 5 and under and their caregivers.

French Storytime information