Friends of the Library
Current Friends of the Library activities
We do hope you are going to join us for our major fundraising event of the year - our Readers' Quiz Night - lots of fun and fellowship and prizes to be won! Perhaps you have already bought your tickets, but if not, they can be bought from any of the three libraries or by contacting Keith Carley, (details below). We would love to make this evening a success and the only way to do that is to get everyone involved! Please talk to your friends and family and convince them to come along and have some fun. Anthony Dreaver will be our quiz master, wine and supper will be served, and there are some great raffles and prizes to be won!
Readers' Quiz Night:
Date: 30 July 2010
Time: 7:30 pm
Place: Community Centre, 15 Ngahina Street, Paraparaumu
Cost: $10.00 per person
A night of fun and good company.
Prizes, raffles and a delicious supper!
Bring your own team of four or come and join a team on the night.
Funds raised will buy ‘talking books’ to add to our popular collection.
Tickets can be purchased from -
Paraparaumu Library - Information Desk - Waikanae and Otaki Libraries - Main Desk.
Keith Carley at 905 0834; or email kcarley@paradise.net.nz
National Poetry Day: Date: 29 July 2010
Time: 7:00 - 9:30 pm
Place: Paraparaumu Library
Cost: Free!
This event is run by Gill Ward and her Lembas Poets. Adrienne Jansen, poet and novelist, will be coming with some of her friends from Te Papa writing team, they will be performing poetry for us, but the evening will start with an open mic session. All welcome. Juice, wine and nibbles will be served.
Tau Mai e Kapiti Writers in Residence for 2010:
Kapiti Island will again host a Maori writer during Matariki, 2010 - New Zealand's only writer's residency by Maori for Maori. Applications close July 31. Email minnie@kapitiislandalive.co.nz
Tea and Tales: What fun, and what a great turn-out for the first session! Come along to the readings in the Paraparaumu Library on the first Tuesday of each month. Tea at 9:45 am, readings start at 10:00 am.
Advance Notice: Date: Friday 17 September - Guest speaker - Ruth Pretty. Mark the date in your diary and more details soon.
Formed in 1979, Friends of the Kāpiti Coast District Libraries Inc. is one of the longest lasting and most active public library friends’ groups in New Zealand.
Our aims are to maintain free library services, organise entertaining book events, support the three Kapiti Libraries – Paraparaumu, Waikanae and Ōtaki –as requested by the District Librarian, and make representations to the Kāpiti Coast District Council on library matters.
We’re a non-profit organisation able to raise funds from a variety of sources, including sponsorship. In recent years we have donated over $40,000 to the libraries. This money has been used to buy popular books, large print books, art works reference books, CDs, cassettes, videos, DVDs and library furniture. The
Historic Photo Collection and the increasingly popular Summer Reading Programme for children have also benefited from grants made by us. The Friends oppose annual subscription and fees for borrowers but recognise there may be a need to charge for some services.
We support district rates being used as the principal form of library funding but as there are now 20,000 active district-wide borrowers, there is a need for
voluntary public donations of time and money to ensure the libraries provide the services the community needs. You can help by becoming a Friend. You could also pass a copy of this brochure to one of your friends!
Member’s benefits include:
- invitations to events featuring local and national authors, stimulating speakers and book launches for local writers,
- our annual dinner and drinks.
- Readers' Quiz Night 30 July 2010
- Off the Page Literary Festival 14 - 16 August 2009
- Body in the library - Waikanae Library 22 June 2009
- Second Hand sale to raise money for the new Kāpiti Writes Collection held 6th September 2008.
- The Personal Essay Writing Workshop was held at Paraparaumu Library July 26th & 27th 2008 with convenor Lindsay Rabbitt and special guest Fiona Kidman.
- Funding for the childrens' annual Summer Reading Programme.
- Commissioning a carving for the Waikanae Library to highlight the art space and Māori Collection.
- Advocating for improved audio visual resources, free internet access and an upgrade for the Waikanae Library.
- Making submissions to the Kāpiti Coast District Council when it reviews its Annual Plan and Long Term Community Plan.
Subscription forms with addressed envelopes are available at Paraparaumu, Otaki and Waikanae Libraries.
- Annual Subscription of $10.00 is due in November each year.
- Donations of $5.00 and over are tax deductable and very welcome.
For more information please contact:
Janet Secker ph. 902 1173
Hilary Wooding ph. 297 9704
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