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March 2021
what's
at Hutt City Libraries
Wellington Pride Festival
Neighbour's Day
Sea Week and Parks Week
library.huttcity.govt.nz HuttCityLibraries
Hutt City
Libraries
Author Talk: Judy Melinek + Are you an Adult Fan of LEGO®?
T.J. Mitchell 3 March, 6pm
24 March, 6:30pm War Memorial Library
War Memorial Library Learn from our local expert LEGO®
Join New York Times best-selling builders from Well-LUG (Wellington
co-authors Judy Melinek M.D. and Lego® User Group) about different
T.J. Mitchell for a candid discussion ways to construct a tree, then get
on writing together, the life of a creative and make your own version!
forensic pathologist and their latest This is aimed at adults but you are
book, Aftershock. welcome to bring your whānau.
Happy Birthday, Dr Seuss! FACTOPIA
2 March, 3:45pm 25 March, 3:45pm-5pm
Naenae Library War Memorial Library
Celebrate Dr Seuss's birthday at Did you know an ostrich’s eye is
Naenae Library with Seussilicious bigger than its brain?
stories, then design a new hat for
The Cat in the Hat. Let our expert tour guides take you
on a wander around Factopia and
discover quirky and fascinating facts!
Kaupapa Moana
Sea Week (6-14 March)
Sea Week Storytimes Antarctic Sea Ice
9 March, 10:30am 6 March, 1:30pm
Wainuiomata Community Hub Petone Library
10 March 10:30am 9 March, 3:30pm
Naenae Library Eastbourne Library,
10 March, 11am 13 March, 2:30pm
Moera Library Koraunui Community Hub
11 March 10:30am Join Associate Professor Craig
Petone Library Stevens (NIWA) to learn how the ice
and oceans around Antarctica are
11 March, 11am changing with climate change – and
Koraunui Community Hub what this means for Aotearoa.
12 March, 10:30am We’ll play some games using a
War Memorial Library paddling pool and a fan to help
Join us in the library for a half-hour us understand the challenges
of sea-themed stories to celebrate of oceanography in extreme
Kaupapa Moana. environments! For ages 8+.
All ages welcome!
Science in the Hutt: Impacts
of climate change on NZ’s kelp
Pop-up Bricks & Pieces forest ecosystems
10 March 3:45pm 10 March, 6:30pm
Naenae Library War Memorial Library
Join us in the library for a Chris Cornwall (Victoria University
sea-themed LEGO® building Wellington) on ocean warming
session at Bricks & Pieces. and acidification threatening
New Zealand’s iconic kelp forest
All ages welcome!
ecosystems.
Run in conjunction with Lower Hutt
Cafe Scientifique.
Garden Swaps for Neighbours Children's Day - Saturday
Day Aotearoa Storytime
20 March 10am-1pm Saturdays, 10:30am
Eastbourne Library Eastbourne Library
20 March, 10am We’re celebrating Children’s Day with
War Memorial Library a Storytime every Saturday in March!
27 March, 11am-2pm Bring the whole whānau for stories
Naenae Library and crafts with us in the library.
28 March, 11am-1pm Suitable for ages 3-7.
Koraunui Community Hub
Take part in The Great Plant Swap Celebrate Children's Day
for Neighbours Day! 6 & 7 March, 2pm
Petone Library
Bring your garden surplus, seeds
and stuff to the library to swap Join us for a special storytime and
with others and say kia ora to your craft to celebrate tamariki from
neighbours from around Te Awa around the world.
Kairangi.
Social Drama for Seniors
Neighbour's Tree for Tuesdays, 10:30am-12noon
Neighbours Day Aotearoa Petone Library
Help us celebrate Neighbours Day No lines to learn, no audience,
by acknowledging those who live just fun!
and work around us.
Use improvisation, drama and
Write a message of appreciation storytelling to gently stretch the
to a kind or helpful neighbour on a grey matter and keep the mind active
leaf and add it to the neighbourhood and creative.
tree inside War Memorial Library
anytime from 20-30 March Classes are full of play, laughter, and
connection. Morning tea provided.
Books on Wednesday: Anne Stepping UP Computer
Manchester Classes - Term 1 2021
3 March, 11am Hutt City Libraries and Digital
Eastbourne Library Inclusion Alliance Aotearoa offer
Join us to chat about what you’ve FREE computer classes for people
been reading and get inspired for with basic or no computer skills.
what to read next! Term 1 classes start Monday 1 March
This month we are joined by local and are available at Naenae, Petone,
author Anne Manchester and her Stokes Valley, Taita, Wainuiomata,
recently published book Memory and War Memorial Libraries.
Visit http://library.huttcity.govt.nz
or see in-library for the class
timetable.
Phone 04 570 6633 or ask at your
local library to register for a class.
Car Seat Clinic
11 March, 8:30am-11am
Koraunui Community Hub
Car seats are compulsory in New
Zealand for children under 7, but they
can be confusing to install!
Parks Week Storytimes
10 March 10am Get your seat checked and get advice
Bishop Park (Eastbourne Library) and support from a registered child
restraint technician at this free clinic.
11 March, 10:30am
Petone Library
Celebrate Parks Week with special
storytimes outside!
Regular Events & Services
Book Talks Senior Social Group Help With Family History
Library staff talk about new Get together and share Members of the NZ Society
and interesting non-fiction. stories with others over a of Genealogists (Hutt Valley)
cup of tea. can assist with researching
N 1 Mar, 10:30am
P 22 Mar, 12pm your family history.
S 3 Mar, 1:30pm P No sessions in March
T 4 Mar, 10:30am Justices of the Peace
Need a JP? No need to book,
WM 25 Mar, 10:30am pop in anytime during the hour. Family History Drop-in
Get help with your family
E 6 Mar, 12pm
Book Groups history enquiries. No need
Friendly and casual monthly T 1 Mar, 1pm to book, just drop in!
book discussion groups. W 9 Mar, 1pm
WM Wednesdays, 11:30am
E 3 Mar, 11am N 10 Mar, 1pm
N 24 Mar, 1pm
M 4 Mar, 10:30am T 17 Mar, 1pm
P 26 Feb, 2pm
W 11 Mar, 10:30am E 18 Mar, 1pm
W Thursdays, 2pm
P 17 Mar, 1:30pm
Writers' Table Craft Groups
N 15 Mar, 1pm Meet-up with other writers Nash Knitters
to share experiences. T
S 15 Mar, 7pm Tuesdays, 1pm
WM 18 Mar, 5pm Craft Group
W
Steady As You Go Thursdays, 2pm
Gentle exercise to increase Scrabble Club
Enjoy playing Scrabble with Craft and Chat
balance, strength & mobility, N
others. All ages welcome. Fridays, 2pm
with Age Concern. Entry by
Koha. E Fridays, 2pm-4:30pm Crafty Volunteers
WM
Mondays, 1:30pm Saturdays, 10:30am
T WM 12 Mar, 1pm
Wednesdays, 12pm Craft Group
Sundays, 1pm
Tuesdays, 11am Social Drama for Seniors P
S Colouring In
Thursdays, 1pm No lines to learn, no audience, Sundays, 2pm
just fun!
Ready. Steady. Balance. Community Law Clinics
Class for seniors. Includes P Tuesdays, 11:30
Hour-long legal advice
exercises for improving
Movie Morning clinics provided by the
stability, balance and
Join us to watch Agatha Wellington and Hutt Valley
coordination. All welcome!
and the Truth of Murder. Community Law Centre.
P Mondays, 11am
E 18 Mar, 11am N Tuesdays, 2pm
N Tuesdays, 1pm
W Wednesdays, 11am
WM Thursdays, 1pm Petone Flicks
W Fridays, 11am P 23 Mar, 11am
Petone Library Stokes Valley Library Taita Library Wainuiomata Library
P 7A Britannia Street S Koraunui Community Hub T Walter Nash Centre W Wainuiomata Community Hub
Regular Events & Services
Baby Bounce & Rhyme Bricks & Pieces Inklings Book Group
A half-hour of songs, Make amazing LEGO® Exploring books and beyond!
rhymes, and fingerplays for builds at the library! Ages 5+ For ages 8-12.
your pēpi aged 0-2 years. 12 Mar, 3:30pm
T E 18 Mar, 3:30pm
27 Mar, 2pm
E Mondays, 10am N Tuesdays, 3:45pm
E 11 Mar, 3:45pm
Mondays, 10am
6 Mar, 2pm (NEW!) P 13 Mar, 2pm
WM Mondays, 11am
WM
Wednesdays, 2:15pm 19 Mar, 3:45pm
N Mondays, 10:30am P 28 Mar, 2pm [Common Room]:
Creative Writing
Tuesdays, 10:30am W Tuesdays, 3:30pm Get inspired at these weekly
P Fridays, 10:30am creative meet-ups for youth
Fridays, 3:45pm
Saturdays, 10:30am N aged 13–21.
Saturdays, 11am
Tuesdays, 10:15am
S WM Fridays, 4:30pm-6pm
Saturdays, 2pm Rip, Snip and Create!
T Wednesdays, 11am Unleash your inner artist as
we explore story with fun, After-school Events for
W Thursdays, 10:30am creative and collaborative Tamariki and Rangatahi
Level 4, Bob Scott Retirement activities.
W Weekdays, 3:30pm
Village Petone WM 11 Mar, 3:45pm
24 Mar, 10:30am N Weekdays, 3:30pm
Dungeons and Dragons P Weekdays, 3pm
Preschool Storytime Calling all warlocks, monks,
A half-hour of stories and T Fridays, 3:30pm
barbarians, rangers and
songs for tamariki aged rogues! Learn how to swing
2-5 years. Silver Screen
a sword, cast a spell and
Enjoy a cuppa and a movie
W Tuesdays, 10:30am grapple monsters! All levels
on the big screen.
and abilities welcome.
T Thursdays, 11:30am Ages 10-18. T 11 Mar, 10am
N Wednesdays, 10:30am N 14 & 28 Mar, 1pm WM 17 Mar, 10am
M Wednesdays, 11am
Wednesdays, 10am Board Games Time
Bring friends and whānau to
E Saturdays, 10:30am
play our awesome selection Note: Events and
(during March)
of games, or bring your own! programmes may be
P Thursdays, 10:30am cancelled or postponed
N Thursdays, 3:45pm
depending on Covid-19
S Thursdays, 11am
Alert Level.
WM Fridays, 10:30am Discover: Stories For up-to-date information
Enjoy stories followed by a
visit library.huttcity.govt.nz
creative activity. Ages 5+. or phone 04 570 6633.
E 4 Mar, 3:15pm
War Memorial Library Eastbourne Library Moera Library Naenae Library
WM
2 Queens Drive
E 38 Rimu Street M 107 Randwick Crescent N 341 Cambridge Terrace
Rainbow Storytime with Rainbow Storytimes
Hugo Grrrl and Friends 16 March & 23 March, 10:30am
27 March, 2pm Wainuiomata Community Hub
War Memorial Library 20 March, 11:30am
Join Hugo Grrrl and friends at the 24 March, 10:30am
library for a fun filled storytime full of Naenae Library
songs and stories about love, 20 March, 11:30am
acceptance, diversity and inclusion. Taita Library
A safe and accepting environment 25 March, 10:30am
for all ages. Petone Library
Let’s Get Queerzical Celebrate the Wellington Pride
27 March, 6:30pm Festival - Tū Whakahīhī e Te
Whanganui-ā-Ta at our special
Walter Nash Centre
Rainbow Storytime!
Come along to a free queer quiz for Bring the whole whānau and join us
ages 13+! for fabulous stories about diversity,
Awesome prizes up for grabs belonging and being yourself.
including vouchers from Seashore
Cabaret and Kāpura. Pride Scavenger Hunt
30 March, 4:30pm-6pm
Email Librariesevents@huttcity.govt.nz
to register your team of 2-6 people. War Memorial Library
Spaces are limited so get in quick! As part of Wellington Pride Festival,
join us for a special Pride scavenger
hunt celebrating LGBTQIA+ literature
for youth!
Event starts 4:30pm on the top floor.
Note: Events/programmes may be cancelled or postponed depending on Covid-19
Alert Level. For up-to-date information visit library.huttcity.govt.nz or phone 04 570 6633.
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