A Big Day In at the Library – Whangarei Central Library

There is something for everyone at A Big Day In at the Library

Come along to explore and discover there is so much more in your library and local community with displays and demonstrations featuring:

Arts and crafts

• Children’s Art Exhibition by preschools visited by the Mobile Library:
  Geckos Early Learning Centre
  Hikurangi Educare
  Kamo Childcare Centre
  Kensington Educare
  Mairtown Kindergarten
  Parihaka Kindergarten
  Smith’s City Childcare Centre
  Tikipunga Educare
• Community art
• Origami with Kumiko
• Zines – making short magazines

Community groups

• Department of Conservation Whangarei
• Falls Estate Craft Group and Knitters and Natters
• Girl Guiding New Zealand
• Inner Wheel Club Parahaki of Whangarei
• Mangakahia Gardening Club
• Men’s Shed
• Multicultural Whangarei
• New Zealand Society of Genealogists
• The Papermill
• Tiakina Whangarei
• Volunteering Northland
• Whangarei Lions Club – sausage sizzle
• Whangarei Medieval Combat Club
• Whangarei Youth Space
• Yoga Ora – Holistic Wellbeing

Especially for children

• Sport Northland – games and healthy snack tasters
• Story reading in the grotto
• Victoria University School of Engineering and Computer Science
  QuiverVision for small children – turn colouring-in creations to life with 3D augmented reality
  Bristle Bots for tweens and teens
  LED brooches for teens and adults
• Colouring table
• Face painting

Performances

• 10.15 am: Sistema Whangarei – Toi Akorangi
• 10.30 am: DOC rodent detection dogs
• 10.45 am: Happy Feet Line Dancers
• 11.15 am: DOC dogs demo
• 11.30 am: Whangarei Rock ‘n’ Roll Club

and more…

• Plants and Seed Swap: Bring plants you want to share. Take plants you fall in love with.
• Enter our competitions on the day and be into win great prizes.