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

Awapuni Library Re-opens

Awapuni Library has re-opened - yay! It’s the biggest thing to happen since Roslyn Library re-opened. The staff at Awapuni are so excited they’re practically dragging people in off the street to show them the nicely repainted interior and all the re-stocked shelves. If you’re in the area, pop in to say hi – they would love to see you!

Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori

September is an exciting month at the library, and not just because librarians are naturally excitable creatures. For example, there's Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori – Māori Language Moment.

Come celebrate the moment the Māori Language Petition was presented to Parliament in 1972, on the first Māori Language Day. Three years later it became what we now know as Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.

Read more at Te Petihana Reo Māori — The Māori Language Petition - New Zealand Parliament.

The plan is to meet up at our Kia Kaha te Reo tohu in the Welcome area on Mezzanine Floor, Central Library, and sing Tūtira Mai. Thursday 14th September 11:45am, singing at 12pm.

Register at www.reomaori.co.nz, or just show up.

Watch this video to learn the waiata: Tama Huata Tutira Mai Nga Iwi, or come along to Manu Hāpai .

Kia pai te rā.

Whole Lotta Languages

There’s also the Latin America & Spain Film Festival from 7 - 24 Sep, Chinese Language Week from 17 - 23 Sep, and even a Language Expo hosted by the City Library. You'll find all the details in the What's On section of the City Library website.

Nankeen Night Heron - Forest & Bird Talk

There are only about 50 Nankeen Night Herons left in this country, and renowned photographer Paul Gibson has been able to photograph them from nest building to chick fledging. On Tuesday Sep 12, Paul will present a highly illustrated talk about these feathered marvels.

LibLab

LibLab is the library’s term time (vaguely) science-based fun session for ages five to twelve. With new themes and ideas each week, the sessions involve concepts and crafts, imagination and playfulness. There are even jokes. They might not be great jokes, but they’re the jokes we’ve got. Thursdays during term time 3.45pm – 4.45pm in the Children’s Zone. Coming up in September we have three raucous sessions filled with fun and mystery. First off, on September 7th, we’ll be following the footsteps of giant stone age beasts like the smilodon, the megatherium and the glyptodon. These huge creatures roamed the world with our ancestors. September 14th we’ll follow more footsteps with Epic Kiwi Adventures. Ever wonder how the DVD player works? On the 21st of September we have a stack of obsolete electronic equipment and we’ll be carefully pulling it apart to see what’s hidden away inside. Probably no rats or cockroaches, just all that clever circuitry that made it go. LibLab is free to all, no registration required.

Random cool/interesting stuff from around the net.

Here's a really interesting article about how books are chosen to study in NZ schools. Includes some absolutely wonderful and insightful words from schoolchildren themselves.

Responsible for some of the most socially and environmentally-conscious lyrics in rock (and best basslines too), Geezer Butler says he hasn't eaten meat since he was eight.

If you ever feel like you might have too many books at home, this piece should make you feel a little better. It would be interesting to visit the writer to see how many books they have, but their doorway is probably blocked by a drift of unclassified tomes...

Malcolms are a thing (not just a person) apparently. Now you know what they are, are you for or against them? (Book Malcolms, not real ones. We all love real Malcolms, right?)

Whitcoull's Top 100

Some great books in the latest Top 100 list. A mixture of old and new titles, and a few different genres too.

Barbie Comics

More Barbie fun - The Lackluster (sic) World of Barbie Comics

Is there something you’d like to see in these newsletters? A question about the library? A suggestion? Let us know and we’ll see if we can help. You can email us at pncl@pncc.govt.nz, or use the phone number below.

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