Category Archives: Your Library Local

Each year NZ celebrates the Best of New Zealand books for Children and Teens, with the New Zealand Post Book Awards. The HB Williams Memorial library is helping to celebrate with the following fun events: Pyjama Party Tuesday 8th May … Continue reading →

So this week is International Screen Free Week, an annual event trying to encourage individuals and households to switch those electronic screens off and switch onto life.         So do your part this week by switching off that screen, ( just … Continue reading →

“You are the understudies of the leaders of today. The best leaders are those with imagination, vision and practical knowledge. We are anxious to interest and help you”. The above little gem was sourced from a book you can find at the library … Continue reading →

And it’s such a great book, that you can read yourself, after watching this great clip reserve it now by clicking here

Last week I attended the “Poetry Shot” event held here in the Library, what an amazing evening. We were lucky enough to have 3 contemporary Maori Poets visit to share their work: Rowley Habib – Taupo (left), Vaughan Rapatahana -Hong … Continue reading →

Cook: The County and its People Written by Iain, John and Angus Gillies Only $10 each.  Copies available from the HB Williams Memorial Library. This is a fresh, exciting look at New Zealand’s most important historical region …..  the Gisborne-East … Continue reading →

Staff in the Library have been hard at work preparing to make the Namibian Rugby World Cup Team feel welcome…. Look at the HUGE Namibian Flag that the Librarian’s in the Children’s section have made.(although we are unsure if Rangi looks … Continue reading →

Mannaakitanga He Whakataetae mo Te Wiki o to Reo Maori 2011 Match the Rugby Team with the right flag for Maori Language Week 2011 Te wiki o Te Reo Maori Match the Flags Competition PDF 2011 Stuck and need help? … Continue reading →

Monday 16th to Sunday 22nd August 2010 LIANZA BOOK AWARDS Winners will be announced Monday 16th August ‘NEW ZEALANDS LARGEST STORYTIME’ Wednesday the 18th August at 10.30am Come along to Toddler Time and enjoy reading ‘Mr Muggs the Library Cat’  … Continue reading →