Help us celebrate Library Week

Library Week, 18-24 August is a week long celebration of libraries and librarianship in New Zealand taking place in libraries all across the country.

Library Week has been going for over 35 years and is a chance to learn more about the many services libraries offer and to celebrate the important role they play in our community.

This year the Library Week theme is 'What's Your Story? Nou te korero?' and you can tell us your stories via the activities and competitions for all ages on the national Library Week website.

Speaking of stories, the title for National Storytime this year is "Piggity-wiggity jiggity jig" by Diana Neild. It's the story of a little pig who complains to his Dad about the length of his name. Some of the libraries will be reading it at their regular Wednesday storytime. Helensville Library and Service Centre and Kumeu Library are having a special storytime. It's on at 10:30am on Wednesday.

At Kumeu Library on Friday at 10:30am Maggie Tarver is visiting to speak about her experience as a successful film writer, actor and director. Maggie is the current Chief Executive Officer of The New Zealand Society of Authors. This promises to be an exciting and interesting presentation.

So come into the library and celebrate how libraries contribute to our life stories with us.