Palmerston North City Library April 2024 news

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Kia ora! Welcome to the April newsletter from Palmerston North City Library.

Off The Page is a popular series of author talks run in conjunction with Massey University, and it's relaunching with a stellar line-up of local, national and internationally published writers. The writers you would pay to see at our national festivals, are free at your hometown library. As always, the sessions will also feature book sales and signings, snacks, and stimulating conversation. Everyone is invited and the sessions are free.

Launching the season, on April 19th, we have the award-winning crime writer Charity Norman in conversation with Gigi Fenster. Charity has published more than ten novels. Her book Remember Me won the Ngaio Marsh award in 2023. She is a wonderfully engaging speaker and we are excited to be able to talk about her upcoming book as well as earlier ones. Charity will also run a writing workshop on the 20th. Here’s your chance to learn from one of Aotearoa’s best writers.

Off The Page

Also in writerly news, the City Library has just confirmed its first “Mystery in the Library” session for Friday May 3rd. This is a series of author talks run around the country by the people behind the aforementioned Ngaio Marsh Awards, so it’s very exciting to be hosting one of these sessions. “Mysterious Manawatū” will feature local crime writers Riley Chance, GB Ralph, Bing Turkby, and Gigi Fenster.

Mysterious Manawatū

There's a wide range of offerings across all our library locations to spark imagination and play these April School Holidays:

come to the KaRs Children's entertainment group who will premiere their latest music video 'One Earth' on Earth Day (Monday 22nd April)
get out and play as the library joins the return of the Pop Up Play series out in the community at Savage Crescent Park and Ahimate Reserve
join the Comic Craze 2 Beanstack Bingo Reading Challenge
create and make your own comic book character competition
AND join in the usual fun with VR, craft, story telling sessions (including one where you get to wear your pyjamas!), the return visit of our favourite canine friends...AND THERE IS STILL MORE!

School Holidays

More justices, more peace! From April 6, the Justice of the Peace service will be available on Saturdays as well as Fridays, from 11am – 1pm. The long-running Friday sessions are always well-attended, so having them available on Saturdays as well should be very helpful for anyone who needs to make something official. This will be the first JP service desk in the city to be open on a weekend, making it particularly useful for those who work during the week. You can find the JP in the Wharite Room, Mezzanine Floor, at the Central Library.

JP Service

Stacey Gregg might be best known for her hugely successful pony books for 8-to-12-year-olds, but in her latest, Nine Girls, she dives deep into te ao Māori. In this article she talks about reconnecting with her Māori identity, and the fact that her UK publisher is keen to feature Māori stories.

Shayne Carter talks about how we value art in Aotearoa, saying it's often seen as a "frivolous sideline" when in reality, "self-expression can literally save lives".

The wonderful band Look Blue Go Purple have just been recognised with Independent Music NZ Classic Record at the Taite Music Awards.

First it was vinyl, now CDs are on the way back in!

Robyn Malcolm gets a Best Actress award at the Séries Mania Film Festival in Lille

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Palmerston North City Library
Palmerston North, Manawatu 4410
Phone: (06)3514100