Mystery in the library returns

Posted on 19 March 2021

Mystery in library returns to Waipā in April 2021.

The Ngaio Marsh Awards, in association with the Waipā District Libraries, invites booklovers to this event featuring four talented storytellers from the Waikato.

As crime writing has evolved from puzzle-like mysteries to novels delving deeply into people and places, it has continued to intrigue readers around the world. But what makes the genre so captivating?

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Cambridge Events

Libraries open

Posted on 11 January 2021

Our libraries in Cambridge and Te Awamutu are now open with regular hours back in operation. Our late nights are on Wednesday and Friday.

The Summer Holiday Reading Programme (Take a Shelfie) continues. Checkins recommence from Wednesday 13 January which is also the date for the next Story Session featuring 'Fun, fab fairy tales'.

We look forward to welcoming you back to Waipā District Libraries.

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Te Awamutu Cambridge

Craft supply swap success

Posted on 21 November 2020

Participants arrived early to Saturday’s Craft Supply Swap eager to get first pickings at available items.

This was the first ever Craft Supply Swap held by Waipā District Libraries, and for a first event the support was encouraging.

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Author events in November

Posted on 03 November 2020

We are delighted to showcase three local authors in three separate events in November - Carolyn M King, Oliver McLeod and Scott Bainbridge.

Join Carolyn. M (Kim) King for a presentation on her new book on invasive predators in New Zealand which offers a much-needed insight into one of New Zealand’s longest-running national crises.

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Get Active programme continues

Posted on 19 October 2020

Have you been along to one of our FREE Get Active 2020 classes? Or attended a session with one of our partner providers?

It's not too late to start working on an Activity Passport.

There is still a number of FREE classes to attend inhouse and partner providers will be handing out vouchers to new attendees for the duration of the programme.

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Events Community Te Awamutu Cambridge

Libraries reopen

Posted on 25 May 2020

After being closed for nine weeks our Waipā District Council’s libraries are now open (from Monday 25 May).

It has been a busy time for staff during the closure. As well as cataloguing and processing numerous new books, staff have been able to stocktake each of our collections.

While we will be open to patrons, our top priority is to ensure your safety and the safety of our staff so we ask that you work with us and adhere to restrictions which will be in place.

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Te Awamutu Cambridge Community

Libraries prepare for opening during Level 2

Posted on 13 May 2020

New Zealand is now at Alert Level 2 and our Waipā District Council’s libraries are preparing to reopen. Our libraries will reopen at Alert Level 2 in stages.

We’re excited to announce we will be opening our doors to patrons from Monday 25 May. Some services will be available from Monday 18 May.

Our top priority during this time will be ensuring your safety and the safety of our staff so we ask that you work with us and adhere to restrictions which will be in place.

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Te Awamutu Cambridge Community

Celebrate the music from New Zealand

Posted on 05 May 2020

It’s May, which is NZ Music Month, a celebration of music from New Zealand, and the people who make it.

We’re celebrating Level 3 style with a Songs in Lockdown Contest and an opportunity to learn to sing through the Zoom event, Discover your Voice.

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Te Awamutu Cambridge Events

eResource boom during lockdown

Posted on 21 April 2020

Waipā Libraries has experienced a boom in eResource loans since entering lockdown.

The increase is not unexpected. With the number of avid readers in Waipā, it was not going to take long before readers were looking for options online.

Waipā District Council announced that eResources would attract no charge and this and the need for continued reading material has sparked the boom.

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Te Awamutu Cambridge

Libraries closed until further notice

Posted on 23 March 2020

Following the prime minister’s announcement that New Zealand is now at COVID-19 Alert Level 2, Waipā District Council’s libraries will be closed effective Monday 23 March.

The move comes as a precaution to slow the spread of COVID-19 by promoting social distancing where possible.

The Te Awamutu and Cambridge libraries will be closed until further notice. ​

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Te Awamutu Cambridge

Art with books competition

Posted on 09 March 2020

Book art by Elizabeth Sagan has inspired our Art with Books competition which is being run during Author Month this March.

For more information on how to enter to access a selection of Sagan's inspiring work read on.

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Te Awamutu Cambridge Events Competitions

Author month continues

Posted on 09 March 2020

Author month opened with a bang with Get Published! by Ocean Reeve Publishing last week. The seminars on the book publishing industry were held in both Cambridge and Te Awamutu in front of highly appreciative audiences.

Next week younger audiences will be entertained by Sharon Holt and her Te Reo Singalong Show and in late March Trudi Caffell and Julie Thomas will be sharing their knowledge at events in Cambridge. There's also our 'Art with Books' competition.

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Plough of the Pakeha presentation to close Heritage Month

Posted on 21 February 2020

A successful month of Heritage related events will come to a conclusion next week with a presentation on the story of the first ten years of Cambridge as a township by Roger Gordon (Waipa District Councillor and Cambridge Historical Society) and Greg Gascoigne (farmer and Rotarian).

The presentation references Plough of the Pakeha, A Cambridge Regional History by Eric Beer and Alwyn Gascoigne (Greg's father).

All welcome Cambridge Library, Tuesday 25 February at 6.30pm.

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Cambridge Events

Heritage month launch

Posted on 04 February 2020

February 2020 is Heritage month for Waipā District Libraries.

We celebrate Waipā's rich heritage with a number of events scheduled throughout the month in both library locations.

Opening Heritage month is a presentation by Historians Alan Hall and Sandra Metcalfe about the development of Te Awamutu through some of the town's heritage commercial buildings (the result of three years' research).

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Te Awamutu Cambridge Events

Heritage Month

Posted on 16 January 2020

February 2020 is Heritage month for Waipa District Libraries.

Two highlights for Heritage Month will be the Cambridge Central Heritage Walk and the Te Awamutu Central Heritage Walk. Presentations will be made by Alan Hall, Roger Gordon and Greg Gascoigne, Te Awamutu Museum, Cambridge Museum and the NZ Remembrance Army.

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Te Awamutu Cambridge Community Events Cambridge & Te Awamutu