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Kia ora!
Welcome to our Hakihea/December 2025 newsletter.

Library Noticeboard
You may have seen news recently about a range of coloured sand products being recalled after testing positive for asbestos.
We want to reassure everyone that Magic Sand has not been used in any QLDC Libraries. If you have Magic Sand at home, please take a moment to read the advice from QLDC.
Library opening times over Christmas and New Year
Check our opening hours over Christmas and New Years. 
And remember - Queenstown Lakes Libraries are fine free. If you can't return or renew your books over the holidays, please get in touch with us to let us know.
Libby App - Verify your Library Card
Sometimes Libby will prompt you to verify your library card. Read our instructions for how to do this.
Libby App - Verify your Library Card
From 1 January 2026, Queenstown Lakes Library members will have free access to a brand new eResource.
UniversalClass offers over 600 courses in everything from computer skills to candle making.
We'll be updating our website soon with more information on this resource.

Inspire a love of learning and get creative
Keeping your children entertained over the long summer holidays can be a challenge. We can help with our comprehensive range of eResources for children that can help you keep your kids entertained over the holidays.
From space to history, nature, crafts and more - all of these resources are free for library members. Learn more about each of them in our latest Digital Spotlight blog.
Read about our summer holiday activities

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!
Watching over her by Jean- Baptiste Andrea
Two Storm Wood by Philip Gray
The berry pickers by Amanda Peters
The buffalo hunter hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
A particularly nasty case by Adam Kay
Men in love by Irvine Welsh
Fresh Green Life by Sebastian Castillo
Fonseca by Jessica Francis Kane
House of day, house of night by Olga Tokarczuk
 

New Non 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!
 
Dirtbag billionaire : how Yvon Chouinard built Patagonia, made a fortune, and gave it all away by David Gelles
The long shadow : how introduced species changed the fauna of Aotearoa by Cally Whitham
Nature's ghosts : the world we lost and how to bring it back by Sophie Yeo
Rebel Rising: A Memoir of Singing, Sobbing, Laughing and Loving by Rebel Wilson
Bird of the year : twenty years of ruffled feathers : a celebration of the birds of Aotearoa by Ellen Rykers
The little book of Miriam by Miriam Margolyes
Nadia's Farm Kitchen by Nadia Lim
Feathers of Aotearoa : an illustrated journal by Niels Meyer-Westfeld
The floral dream : a guide to growing cut flowers in New Zealand by Olivia McCord

Young Adult Staff Picks
Each month, our passionate librarians handpick captivating and inspiring reads just for young adults. Here are 3 of our December favourites.
Witch hat atelier kitchen by Hiromi Sato
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
The Talk by Darrin Bell
Read the full recommendations blog

Children's Staff Picks
Each month our passionate children's librarians handpick the most delightful, heartwarming, and engaging books for young readers. Below is a selection of this month's recommendations. Happy reading, little bookworms!
An immense world by Ed Wong
Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio
The secret green by Sonya Wilson
Read the full recommendations blog

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
Gift Wrapping Station at Frankton Library
Throughout December, we will be offering a free gift wrapping station at Frankton Library. Come along, bring your presents and add a touch of festive magic!
Adult Regular Programmes & Services
 
  • Arrowtown Library - Thursday, 4 and 11 Dec @ 11.30am - 1.30pm
  • Frankton Library - Friday, 5 and 12 Dec, appointment basis @ 10.00 - 11.30am 
  • Hāwea Library - Wednesday, 3 and 10 Dec @ 11am - 12pm
  • Kingston Library - Wednesday, 10 Dec @ 3.30 - 4.30pm
  • Queenstown Library - Appointment basis
  • Wānaka Library - Monday, 1 and 8 Dec @ 3.30 - 5.00pm
  • Mums 4 Mums - Tuesday, 2 & 16 Dec@ 10.30am 
  • Empowering Neurodiverse Adults - Friday, 5 Dec @ 10.15am
  • Meditation at the Library - Saturday, 13 Dec @ 3.00pm 
  • Social English Class - Thursday, 18 Dec @ 5.30pm 
  • Hāwea Knitters - Every Tuesday @ 12.00pm
  • Social English Class – Thursday, 4 Dec @ 5.30pm 
  • Queenstown Creative Writing Group – Thursday, 4 Dec @ 5.30pm 
  • Online Safety for Seniors - Wednesday, 10 Dec @ 10.30am
  • An Evening with Ruth Shaw - Thursday, 11 Dec @ 5.30pm
  • Social English - Monday 1 and 8 Dec @ 10.00am
  • Senior's Movie Matinee - Thursday, 11 Dec @ 2.00pm
  • Kapa Kōrero - Thursday, 4 Dec @ 6.00pm
Children and Young Adult Events
Santa Claus Storytime
You're invited to a seasonal Storytime with Santa Claus.
Explore, read and grow with Forest Quest, our 2025 Summer Reading Challenge
We've teamed up with partners Te Kākano and the Whakatipu Reforestation Trust to bring you this year's Summer Reading Challenge 'Forest Quest'. Read more about how to take part on our website.

 

Whakataukī o te Marama |
Proverb of the Month
Poipoia te kakano kia puawai | Nurture the seed and it will blossom
 
 

NZ Sign Language 

This is the NZ Sign Language motion for Kirihimete | Christmas 
NZ Sign Language drawing of the motion for 'Christmas'

Kā mihi,
- Your Libraries Team.

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