Tararua District Library October-November 2017

Dannevirke 374 4255 – Woodville 376 0200 – Pahiatua 376 0121 - Eketahuna 376 0114

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The past few months have been a busy time at Tararua

District Libraries.

We celebrated Adult Learners Week in early September.

Adult Learners' Week/He Tangata Mātauranga is a

UNESCO initiative supported by the Tertiary Education

Commission, adult and community education providers at

a local level and the New Zealand National Commission

for UNESCO. The Week also incorporates International

Literacy Day on September 8 each year.

Each year,

Tararua

District

Library hold

the popular

Adult Trivia

Quiz and this

year’s

competition

was as fierce as ever. Held across the district, quiz teams

battle it out. The reigning champs have managed to hold

on to this prestigious trophy for another 12 months:

Congratulations to The Four Horsemen of the Potato Chip

from Dannevirke.

Adult Learners celebrated their

achievements at Awards

Evenings held at Dannevirke,

Pahiatua and Eketahuna

Libraries. It is inspiring to see

so many talented adult

learners in our community and

a privilege to share their stories

and achievements.

Congratulations to all who

attended the evening.

Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day in August

proved to be a hit again in the Tararua, with our popular

competition receiving 38 entries nationwide. The two

winners both had Tararua connections: Amy Phillips won

with her poem “Forest Funghi” and the people’s choice

award went to Hayden McDonald’s poem “For the Love

of Music”.

The Woodville Poetry Evening drew a small but

enthusiastic crowd eager to share their poetry, and an

impromptu mouth organ performance by Badger

Bloomfield made for a very merry evening.

Poetry and Pikelets at Dannevirke Library was also well

received by a small group of Dannevirke poetry lovers.

“Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.” - Walter Cronkite

Po

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y in

the

Ta

raru

a Quiz Winners — The Four Horsemen of the Potato

Chip

Adult Learners Awards Night

- Dannevirke Library

Pahiatua Adult Learners

Children’s News

M aths is Fun children’s programme is running over the October school holidays . Registrations are still open, with some places

available at Dannevirke and Pahiatua, so if you want to register your child, contact your local library now. Maths is Fun is for children in Year 1 to Year 8 at school (or homeschooled). Children learn to enjoy maths by applying it to create and have fun. Age groups are separated into four age-appropriate separate sessions each: Level 1 = school year 1 & 2 (half day) Level 2 = school year 3 & 4 (half day) Level 3 = school year 5 & 6 (full day) Level 4 = school year 7 & 8 (full day)

Hell Pizza continues to reward Kiwi kids who read with free pizza! Children in Year 1-8 may participate, and complete a pizza wheel (voucher) by reading seven books. Then the pizza wheel may be redeemed at any Hell Pizza store for a free '333' pizza. Register at your local library

Th e children’s Winter Warmers

programme was rolled out

across most Tararua Schools with a

whopping 954 children completing this

programme! It culminated in a scavenger

hunt at each school. This amazing

programme could not be run without funding from the Eastern and Central

Community Trust and the hard work of the EC ReadN committee.

The annual year 7/8 children's Literacy quiz, based on the HELL Children’s

Choice award finalists, saw the trophy go to Pahiatua School this year.

Well done team!

Maths is Fun rolls out for the October school

holidays— run by Wairarapa REAP, this school

holiday programme is extremely popular with

the school children. Who knew that Maths

could be FUN?

District Winners—Pahiatua School

Little Ears is a fun and free early literacy learning and activities session for pre-schoolers and their caregivers.

Dannevirke Library - Mondays during term time (except public holidays) 9:30am – 10:00am

Pahiatua Library - Tuesdays during term time (except public holidays) 10.30am—11.00am

Woodville Library - Wednesdays during term time (except public holidays) 10.30am—11.00am

Prices:

Hardback $1.00

Paperback 50c

Mills & Boon 20c

Jigsaws 50c

Dvds $1.00

Magazines 20c

Eftpos available,

no credit cards.

Excellent bargains to be had,

but get in quick!

On for the month of November,

or while stocks last

YOLO Children’s Book Club (during term time)

Every third Monday, 4pm, Dannevirke Library

Term 4 times: 16th Oct, 6th Nov, 27th Nov, 18 Dec

All Welcome

Little Ears Story Time for Under 5s (during term time)

Dannevirke Library Mondays 9.30am

Woodville Library Wednesdays 10.30am

Pahiatua Library Tuesdays 10.30am

All Welcome

Maths Is Fun

During the October School Holidays. Registrations essential.

Contact your local library for registration info.

Woodville Book Club for adults

Woodville Library - Last Tuesday of every month, 2pm - all welcome

Stepping UP Adult Computer classes *Enrolments essential

Run by Wairarapa REAP - Contact Pahiatua Library or Wairarapa REAP

for further information.

Pamera New Parents Group

Pamera Ngatai-Wahlberg runs a parenting information coffee

morning for Rangitane o Tamaki nui a Rua at the Eketahuna

Library - Weekly on Thursdays, 10.30 – 11.30

Knitting Group Eketahuna Library every Tuesdays, 1pm-3pm All welcome

Self Check-Out and Smart Shelf a Winner

Dannevirke borrowers have taken to the new Self-Check

kiosk and the Smart Shelf like ducks to water! Staff at

Dannevirke Library are not surprised really, as we do

have a lot of smart people here in the Tararua, excuse the

pun. The addition of the optional self serve kiosk will free

up staff to assist our customers in all aspects of library

use. People come to the library for all manner of

reasons , scanning, email, printing, accessing government

services online, job applications, to name a few. The

library also run regular programmes and events. All in all,

our libraries provide a very important central hub for our

communities. These self-serve kiosks will never replace

our smiling friendly staff, (who are the deluxe model!) but

will provide an option for those

who choose to use them.

Presently, Dannevirke Library is

our only branch to boast these

kiosks however the whole

district is RFID tagged (yes

every single book!)

This will allow for a much

simpler stocktake process, and

make searching for missing

books easier.

Lorraine Walshe uses the

Self Check Kiosk at

Dannevirke Library

Sta

ff Pic

ks

The Fireman is a contemporary novel by Joe Hill, set in a possible future where a fungal spore has infected humans. The prevailing theory is that global warming melted the polar ice and the spore was underneath it. Regular people call it ‘Dragonscale’ because when you

catch it, your skin starts to show black streaks and get scaly. That’s not so bad – the worst part is that it causes uncontrollable spontaneous combustion, and many thousands are dying. Harper is a nurse, volunteering at a local hospital. She wears full body rubber suiting, and is very careful to follow all safety protocols, because no one seems to know how the disease spreads yet. After the hospital burns down, she retreats to her home to hide out with her husband Jacob. After discovering she is pregnant, she also finds black streaks… Jacob is furious, and becomes more paranoid as time goes on. Eventually, he decides they must commit suicide together, because there is no hope… Fortunately, Harper manages to escape and is guided to a camp of infected by a mysterious stranger dressed as a

fireman. The camp is full of long-time infected, who have found a way to co-exist with the fungus. They sing to it … and the oxytocin released brings them into a state of being they call The Bright. The fireman explains that the spore feels what the host feels, so if the host feels happy and safe, the spore doesn’t harm the host … it’s only when the spore feels exposed that it may combust and create ash, which is how it transfers to a new host. Everything is going very well, until the leader of the camp is attacked. His paranoid daughter takes over, and Harper feels increasingly in danger. The fireman, Harper, and a few friends are secretly planning to leave but when their ‘conspiracy’ is discovered, the leader of the camp takes very extreme measures. All hell breaks loose, but in the chaos Harper manages to escape. After an arduos journey, she and the Fireman finally make it to the famed CDC treatment facility on a remote island, where a cure is being sought. But it’s not what they hoped for…. I enjoyed this novel. It’s not really a horror, more a dystopia and with plenty of action, but also drama and a touch of romance, I think it would appeal to both men and women. Natalie

Forest Funghi I amble

through the forest

inhaling kauri and kawakawa,

brushing fingers with

harakeke,

when my nostrils alert me

to mushrooms –

that concoction

of dank earth

and fungus.

I recall my first bite,

the assault

on my tastebuds –

atomic.

Malodorous

and acrid, like

bleached-almond-meat.

Stooping,

I see

repugnant gills

sweat

under domed caps,

amanita phalloides

lurking in deadly disguise

(standing motionless

they pose

as the

common

straw).

Spurred on

by the stench

of deceit,

my wellied foot rises.

Smoosh! Mush! Crush!

Eradicate all fungi!

But, nature resists –

dispersed spores

defend

their forest floor.

Answers to last

newsletter quiz

FOR THE LOVE OF

MUSIC

A long slender neck

With a copious body

Bulging at the sides

Contours on the flanks

A long slender neck

Topped with a

handcrafted head

Sparking hardware

Lining one side

Bands of steel

Hover over abalone

Mother of Pearl

And stainless rows

Massaged by fingertips

Along a slender neck

Strings screaming ballad

For tuned ears

Arpeggiating melody

And symphony

Ears are pricked

A tender lullaby voiced

A passion is the fuel

Fingers move

intentionally

But without the

discipline

A log of sound-wood rots

Hayden McDonald

People’s Choice Winner

Poetry Competition 2017

Poetry Winners To read more poems, search “poetry” on our blog

Amy Phillps Winner — Poetry Competition 2017