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Nau mai ki tō tātou whare pukapuka! Here's our update on what's happening in March |
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I spy, with my little eye... Thames Library celebrated the classic I Spy children's books this month with an I Spy challenge in the library. Can you spy a dinosaur? A red pencil sharpener? A cassette tape?
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New event! Let's get crafty after school at Tairua Library
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See what's on this month at all three of our District Libraries
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See our most-requested titles of 2023 so far
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NEW: Let's Get Crafty at Tairua Library
Join our new art and craft after-school club every Thursday at Tairua Library!
Sessions are free of charge, but bookings required. All ages welcome!
Term 1 activities:
March 2nd - Water colour painting
March 9th - Paper clay (part 1)
March 16th - Paper clay (part 2)
March 23rd - Salt painting
March 30th - Masking tape art
April 6th - Easter crafts
Contact Kayla at Tairua Library to book: 07 864 7960
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What's on at Thames Library? |
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Check out what's on at Thames Library this month:
Knitting Group - every Tuesday, 10am-12pm. Bring whatever you're working on for a knit and natter with other crafters.
Coding Club - every Tuesday at 3:30pm. Learn the basics of computer coding with fun challenges! Bookings essential.
Toddler Time - every Thursday at 9:30am. Join us for a fun morning of stories and activities for under 5s and their grown-ups!
Justice of the Peace service desk - Thursday, 12:30pm-2:30pm. Get your key documents verified by a JP. No appointments necessary.
Reading Group - first Friday of the month (that's Friday 3rd March), 10:30am-12pm. Bring whatever you've been reading and enjoy coffee and conversation with other book lovers.
Family History with the NZSG - second Friday of the month (that's Friday 10th March) 10am-12pm. Drop in and ask the experts about the mysteries in your family tree.
Free Film Friday - third Friday of the month (that's Friday 17th March), 11am. In this month's film, a widowed cleaning lady falls madly in love with a couture dress and embarks on an adventure to Paris. Due to film licensing requirements, we can't advertise the film's title - but you're welcome to ask our team at Thames Library!
Book Discussion Scheme - Our book club is currently looking for new members. If you are interested in learning more, contact Nicole at Thames Library.
Check out the What's On page on our website to find out about events and activities at our libraries.
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What's on at Mercury Bay Library? |
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Check out what's on at Mercury Bay Library this month:
Toddler Time - every Monday at 10am. Join us for a fun morning of stories and activities for under 5s and their grown-ups!
Crochet Club - every Monday at 2:30pm. Bring whatever you're working on and meet other crafters.
STEM Lab - every Thursday at 3:30pm. Try out our new robots and take part in cool science and tech challenges!
Drop in activities - there's always something happening for kids at the library. Drop in at Mercury Bay Library and build something amazing with our LEGO® bricks every Friday and Saturday. We also have brand-new activities and the Activity Table every week.
Family History with the NZSG - third Tuesday of the month (that's Thursday 21st March) 2pm-5pm. Drop in and ask the experts about the mysteries in your family tree.
Check out the What's On page on our website to find out about events and activities at our libraries.
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What's on at Tairua Library? |
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Check out what's on at Tairua Library this month:
Toddler Time - every Wednesday at 10am. Join us for a fun morning of stories and activities for under 5s and their grown-ups!
STEM Club - every Wednesday at 3:30pm. Try out our new robots and take part in cool science and tech challenges! Bookings essential.
Let's Get Crafty! - every Thursday at 3:30pm. Join our new art and craft after-school club! Bookings essential.
Justice of the Peace service desk - every Friday, 12pm-1pm. Get your key documents verified by a JP. No appointments necessary.
Learn about te reo Māori and tikanga Māori - in February, we hosted an introductory session with Betty-May Mason. If you're interested in joining us, contact Tairua Library on 07 8647960. Our group plans to meet weekly to go over what we've learnt so far.
Check out the What's On page on our website to find out about events and activities at our libraries.
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Most-requested titles of 2023 so far
Get 'em while they're hot! These books are the most-requested books of the year so far - make sure your name is on the waiting list!
There are several ways you can place a hold on our items:
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Birnam Wood
Eleanor Catton
A landslide has closed the Korowai Pass in the South Island of New Zealand, cutting off the town of Thorndike, leaving a sizable farm abandoned. This land offers an opportunity to Birnam Wood, a guerrilla gardening collective that plants crops wherever no one will notice. But they hadn’t figured on the enigmatic American billionaire Robert Lemoine, who also has an interest in the place. Can they trust him? And, as their ideals and ideologies are tested, can they trust each other?
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Spare
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling - and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last. With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.
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Arriving in May 2023: Atlas: the story of Pa Salt
Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker
1928, Paris: A boy is found, moments from death, and taken in by a kindly family. But he refuses to speak a word about who he really is. In his heart, he knows the time will come where he must flee once more.
2008, the Aegean: The seven sisters are gathered together for the first time, on board the Titan to say a final goodbye to the enigmatic father they loved so dearly. These long-buried secrets may still have consequences for them today.
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Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus
Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. But it's the 1960s and despite the fact that she is a scientist, her peers are very unscientific when it comes to equality. The only good thing to happen to her is a run-in with her super-star colleague Calvin Evans. Theirs is true chemistry.
But as events are never as predictable as chemical reactions, three years later Elizabeth Zott is an unwed, single mother and the star of America's most beloved cooking show Supper at Six. Elizabeth isn't just teaching women how to cook, she's teaching them how to change the status quo.
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Arriving soon: Someone Else's Shoes
Jojo Moyes
A story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances. Nisha lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband inexplicably cuts her off entirely. She doesn't even have the shoes she was, until a moment ago, standing in.
That's because Sam - struggling to keep herself and her family afloat - has accidentally taken Nisha's gym bag. Now Nisha's got nothing. Nisha wants her life back - and she'll start with her shoes.
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The Bullet That Missed
Richard Osman
Trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club is concerned. A decade-old cold case leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers. As the cold case turns red hot, Elizabeth wrestles with her conscience (and a gun), while Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim chase down clues with help from old friends and new. But can the gang solve the mystery and save Elizabeth before the murderer strikes again?
Check out the first two books in the Thursday Murder Club series - The Thursday Murder Club and The Man Who Died Twice. The next book in the series, The Last Devil to Die, will be released later this year.
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Were your reading plans thwarted by rain and road closures?
Phew! We've had a tough Febraury here on the Coromandel. Between the floods, slips and road closures, it's easy for library books to slip your mind.
If you can't get your books back in time, let us know before they become overdue.
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Renew them using the TCDC Libraries app, or our online catalogue.
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Phone or email any of our three District Libraries, and one of our team members can renew your items for you.
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Remember, apart from our Kit Collection, our items can be returned to any of our libraries. You can return items to Tairua Library, Thames Library or Mercury Bay Library. Our friends at Coromandel Community Library can also accept returned items on our behalf (although it's best to chat with them first, as they are not a District Library).
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If you think you've lost a book, get in touch with us as soon as possible.
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