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Kia ora!
Welcome to our Whiringa-ā-rangi/ November 2025 newsletter.

Library Noticeboard
Lush green landscape with trees and story panies in a park, set against a backdrop of a large, rugged mountain under a cloudy sky.
Kia ora, Kingston Storywalk®! 
We’re stoked to share that our latest StoryWalk has been set up in Kingston, bringing books outdoors to our rural community! With tamariki literacy rates on the decline (RNZ, 2024), it’s more important than ever that libraries go beyond our walls and meet people where they are! 
 
What are StoryWalks®?
StoryWalks® display an illustrated children’s book page by page in a public outdoor area. They’re a great family activity, encouraging literacy and time spent outdoors. They are looked after by Queenstown Lakes Libraries and stories are changed regularly, often to match the stories with seasonal themes or celebrations. 
 
StoryWalk® locations in the Queenstown Lakes District
  • Hanley’s Farm Playground, 45 Jack Hanley Drive, Kawerau Falls 9371
  • Kingston Public Park & Playground, 176 Kent St, Kingston 9793
  • Luggate, Hopkins Street Playground, 36 Hopkins St, Luggate 9383
  • Makarora Primary School, 31 Rata Road, Makarora 9382
The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson in 2007 and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier Vermont. Storywalk® is a registered service mark owned by the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.
 
We would like to thank Scholastic Publishers for granting us permission to display their titles and supporting our StoryWalk®.

Your Opinions Matter
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Public Libraries of New Zealand is conducting a Community Impact Survey and we're asking our wonderful patrons to help out!
 
The survey is designed to help public libraries better understand what you value most about the services and activities they offer.
 
Please share this survey with family and friends in New Zealand (regardless of whether they use the library); the more voices we hear from, the more valuable the information!
Complete the survey here
Your contribution to this survey is greatly appreciated and will help libraries nationwide!

New Fiction
Click on the book cover to place a hold on these new title in our library catalogue.  If you're having problems placing a hold on any new books, ask your local library team to help you!
Life and death, and giants
Gravity let me go
The birds began to sing
Show me where it hurts
The House of Wolf
Bookish
The samurai and the prisoner
Daughters of Batavia
Red dog farm : a novel
The Life Experiment
Nor the years condemn
Gunk
 

New Non Fiction
 
A dim prognosis : our health system in crisis - and a doctor's view on how to fix it
The position of spoons : and other intimacies
Entitled : the rise and fall of the house of York
Sewing with scraps : 15 projects to sew a sustainable wardrobe using leftover fabric
Healthy high protein
Journey Camino de Santiago : Camino Francés
Empire of AI : dreams and nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI
Anzac guerrillas : a World War II story of resistance, hope and humanity in occupied Europe
Hook, line and misadventure
Anything could happen : a memoir
Fallen
Atlas of the New Zealand Wars. Volume one, 1834-1864 : early engagements to the second Taranaki war

Young Adult Staff Picks
Each month, our passionate librarians handpick captivating and inspiring reads just for young adults.
Twenty-four seconds from now
The real body manual : your visual guide to health & wellness
Teen magick : witchcraft for a new generation

Children's Staff Picks
Each month our passionate children's librarians handpick the most delightful, heartwarming, and engaging books for young readers. Below is just a selection of this month's recommendations. Happy reading, little bookworms!
Murray the viking
Springtime with Frog and Toad
Minecraft survival challenges

What's on at the library

To keep up to date with all of our events, check our What's On webpage, follow us on social media, and keep an eye out for event posters and flyers when you're next in the library.
Event highlights
Kapa Kōrero - Practise your Te Reo Maori in a relaxed, friendly space.
End of the Day Chair: An Interactive Exhibition at Frankton Library
1 - 29 November 2025 
The Creative Spaces Project invites you to experience the quiet beauty of handcrafted design in this interactive exhibition featuring the End of the Day Chair by Wānaka Furniture Design maker Dave Millwater. Made from American White Ash, this thoughtfully crafted piece was designed for moments of rest and reflection. Visitors are welcome to sit, engage with the chair, and explore the story behind its creation, from design sketches to the philosophy of slow, sustainable craftsmanship.
 
Kapa Kōrero - Practise your Te Reo Maori in a relaxed, friendly space.
Harakeke Plant Guards Weaving Workshop at Hāwea Library
Wednesday, 5 November @ 5.30 pm 
Learn how to respectfully harvest harakeke leaves and create a simple woven plant guard with Te Kākano.
 
Welcoming week in the library
Weaving Exhibition at Frankton Library 
From Monday, 10 - 24 November 
Discover the stunning artworks that celebrate raranga, traditional Māori weaving techniques.  Featuring the creative works of Level 4 tauira from Ngā Mahi ā Te Whare Pora, this exhibition is both a celebration and a living continuation of the rich legacy of Māori weaving. Available during opening hours, until Monday, 24 November.
 
Adult Regular Programmes & Services
 
Digital Help
  • Arrowtown Library - Every Thursday @ 11.00am - 1.00pm
  • Frankton Library - Every Friday, apointment basis @ 10.00 - 11.30am 
  • Glenorchy Library - Wednesday, 26 Nov @ 2.30 - 3.30pm
  • Hāwea Library - Every Wednesday @ 11am - 12pm
  • Kingston Library - Wednesday, 13 Nov @ 3.30 - 4.30pm
  • Queenstown Library - Apointment basis
  • Wānaka Library - Every Monday @ 3.30 - 5.00pm
Frankton 
  • Mums 4 Mums - Tuesday, 4 & 18 November @ 10.30am 
  • Financial Literacy Workshops - Thursday, 6 & 13 Nov @ 5.30pm
  • Meditation at the Library - Saturday, 8 Nov @ 3.00pm 
  • Empowering Neurodiverse Adults - Friday, 14 Nov @ 10.15am
  • Whiskers & Wisdom - Monday, 17 Nov @ 10.30am
  • Social English Class - Thursday, 20 Nov @ 5.30pm 
  • Origami Club - Saturday, 29 Nov @ 1.00pm 
Hāwea
  • Hāwea Knitters - Every Tuesday @ 12.00pm
Queenstown
  • Shared Reading – Wednesday, 5 Nov @ 11.00am
  • Social English Class – Thursday, 6 Nov @ 5.30pm 
  • Queenstown Creative Writing Group – Thursday, 6 & 20 Nov @ 5.30pm 
  • Queenstown Library Book Club – Thursday, 27 Nov @ 5.30pm.
    • Theme: Drawn In.
Wānaka
  • Social English - Every Monday @ 10.00am
  • Senior's Movie Matinee - Thursday, 6 Nov @ 2.00pm
  • Kapa Kōrero - Thursday, 13 Nov @ 6.00pm
  • Book Club - Friday, 28 Nov @ 10.00am 
Children and Young Adult Events
 
Children's library programmes
 
SPECIAL EVENT: Aya and the Butterfly
A child’s journey back to happiness with puppetry and music 
This story is based on a children’s book by Ōtautahi/Christchurch author Dr Maysoon Salama, who wrote the story for her granddaughter Aya, after Aya lost her father in the Christchurch Mosque attacks in 2019.
 
Event locations and times:
  • Wānaka Library on Wednesday, 12 Nov @ 10am
  • Queenstown Library on Thursday, 13 Nov @ 10.30am
  • Frankton Library on Thursday, 13 Nov @ 1.00pm
 
Children's library programmes
Children's Regular Programmes
All of our regular term time programmes are on during Whiringa-ā-rangi/ November. Head to our What's On page to check them out.
 

 

Whakataukī o te Marama |
Proverb of the Month
Maunga | Mountain
 
 

NZ Sign Language 

Pukapuka | noun; verb

Book | booklet, brochure, card, comic, magazine, open a book, passport
NZ Sign Language drawing of the motion for 'mountain'

Kā mihi,
- Your Libraries Team.

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