Epsom Community Library

⁤Join us tomorrow afternoon for an exciting mix of science and storytelling! ⁤✨🌈

: Get ready for a hands-on, fun-filled workshop where you'll explore the mysteries of our planet with Rising Scientess . ⁤⁤Perfect for curious minds! ⁤🌏😇

: Step into the world of the " Mrs. Wishy-Washy" story with the talented storyteller from Tim Bray Theatre Company 🐄 🐖 🪿

⁤See you all there.✨🌈

We were thrilled to welcome Hydie Balle-Hands and her adorable dog, Beau, for a special Tamariki Time today!✨🐾 It was a morning full of smiles and tail wags! Beau and his furry friends took us on a roller-coaster ride🎢 throughout the story in Hydie's brand-new book, "Beau and the Stone Giant," grabbing our attention from beginning to end. The most exciting part was meeting the real-life Beau in person! 🐶🎉🐕🎁🐾

A HUGE thank you to Hydie and Beau ❤️for making our morning so special, and thanks to everyone who came along to join in the fun❤️! ✨✨🐕🐾🌈

Beau Books

Check out what's on this week at Epsom Community Library.

🐾We are very excited to celebrate International Dog Day with NZ children author Hydie Balle-Hands and her dog Beau at special tamariki time this Thursday at 10am! 🐕📚🐾🐶

This Saturday we will be having the terrific Tim Bray Theatre Company to do a story reading of Mrs Wishy-Washy at 3pm. 🫧🫧

We have more exciting events coming up.
Keep watch this space.👀

Have a lovely week everyone. 😊

A huge thank you to all of our community as well as the Epsom Community Library community for participating in our Blackout Poetry Competition to celebrate ! ❤️

The winners have been selected and our librarians will be getting in touch over the next week - keep an eye and an ear open to see if you're one of the lucky four! 🤩

An honorable mention goes to the submission below, proving you're never too young to give blackout poetry a go! ✍️

On a gloomy day like today, have you ever wondered about the type of light you're seeing? In today's Rising Scientess , we'll dive into the science of light, exploring its different wavelengths and the colors they correspond to. See you there 🌈🌱

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Here's what's on Epsom Community Library. Check our events for Moon Festival.

Last Saturday, we had an important discussion with Amelia about climate change. It's everyone's responsibility to take action to protect our environment and our planet. 🌎🌱🌈
Join us tomorrow at 2pm for a hands-on experience with Rising Scientess, where we'll explore static Electricity. 🧭⚡

A bit late but on Thursday 1 August we had our very first Winter Poetry Festival! It was an amazing experience getting to see creative people in our community read their poetry! Special thank you to Oh No! Po Co. for their special poetry performance and a shoutout to our fellow librarians Divyaa and Chloe for hosting! We can't wait to have our next Winter Poetry Festival.

Here's what's on Epsom Community Library this week. Also check the rest of the images for the upcoming events for August. We will post Epsom Library's Moon Festival celebration as soon as we can.

Don’t forget to bring your friends and join us at 2 pm today for an exciting science session with Rising Scientess ! Explore the world in a fun way!

See you there ✨🌱🌎

Get ready for more exciting celebrations at Epsom Library this August!✨🎉🎉

✅Check out our two fabulous free events:

🧸Thursday 29th August 10AM: Epsom Library is thrilled to welcome children's author Hydie Balle-Hands for a very special Tamariki Time to celebrate the release of her new book,“ Beau And The Stone Giant,” and International Dog Day. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet Hydie and her furry friend. Curious about the book or want to add it to your bookshelf? Sneak a peek or place an order here: https://beaubooks.co.nz/ 🐾🐕🐾

🧸Saturday 31st August 3PM: Amazing storytellers from Tim Bray Theatre Company will return to the library for a special storytime featuring the fun storybook "Mrs. Wishy-Washy" by Joy Cowley. Plus, don't forget to grab a colouring-in sheet for a chance to win tickets to the show. Come along with your whanau and friends to join us for this special storytime.🐄🪿🐷

See you there✨🫧🧸🌸🌱

🌸 Join Us for Cook Island Language Week Tamariki Time! 🌸

Tomorrow, our awesome librarians Nikki and Deidre have organized tons of fun activities to celebrate! Bring your little ones for a morning full of excitement and learning.✨🌈🧸✨

We had an incredible science session last Saturday with Vanessa from Rising Scientess, studying the solar system and learning about each planet. Have you ever gazed up at the night sky? you might just spot the Milky Way as Vanessa did.✨🌌🌠
🌈✨Join us tomorrow at 2 pm at the library for another fun science session with Rising Scientess.

Be sure to do a blackout poetry at our library to go in the draw to win an awesome prize!

To celebrate the month of Poetry Day, Mt Albert Library, Mt Roskill Library and Epsom Community Library invite poets and otherwise to get out their black markers and old books!

Give blackout poetry go – blacking out parts of sentences on a page to form a new poem from the remaining words – and submit them to the competition. Go into the draw to win spectacular poetry prizes for both children, and youth & adults.

There will be a randomly selected winner as well as a ‘librarian’s choice’ winner in both adult/youth’s and children’s categories. Everyone has a chance to win, so give it a go!

✨Our buddies are ready on board the rocket🚀 for tomorrow's Tamariki Time blast. Join us for a ride to the 'moon'. 🌕🧸🚀✨

See you there!!

❗❗Great news: All systems are back in service including:

✅Printing services
✅WiFi and Public computers

Thank you for your patience.🌈🌷

What's on today:

Wriggle & Rhyme at 10am: Join our free program that promotes active movement and brain development. Perfect for babies and toddlers! 👪🎶🧸✨

Chess Club at 4:30pm: Enjoy a free game, meet friends, play with others, and develop your skills with coaches! ♟️♟️✨

See you there! 🌈🌻✨

Kia ora! here's What's on at Epsom Community Library this week.

Winter Poetry festival is happening around selected libraries. Please check your library FB page for the time and date.

Free Live Poetry /Open Mic.
https://www.facebook.com/share/KwPKGYFR95nciuhx/

Also check details for our blackout poetry competition.

for queries message us on FB or [email protected]

🌌✨ Are you a universe wonderer?🤔 Do you love discussing the mysteries of our cosmos? Tomorrow at 2 PM, join our Rising Scientess workshop for an exciting journey to learn and explore the universe!

We'll be recapping planets, explore the idea of the multiverse, and discussing its implications. Plus, we'll get hands-on and create our own cosmic models!

See you there 🌈🫧

Join us at 10 AM for songs, stories, and bubbles. 👶🌻👶🧸👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

🌈✨Wriggle & Rhyme returns for term 3! Come join us at 10am for songs, bubbles and fun. ✨✨🫧🫧👨‍👨‍👧‍👦🧸🧸🔮

The coding class returns!✨✨🎉

It's open to ages 6 and up, and all skill levels are welcome—from beginners to those wanting to enhance their coding skills. Code Club Aotearoa offers a thoughtfully structured program for children at all levels to help them progress. Please bring your own device.💻✨💻

See you there at 4pm 🌻🌈

Check out what's on at Epsom Library this week!

Our regular library events are back! 😊

Dinyar from Auckland Table Tennis Association will be coming to host Table Tennis Beginner Class on next Monday after school.
To sign up, please message us or email us [email protected]

⚠️⚠️Epsom Library is currently experiencing IT problems. All online services such as WiFi, internet, computer and printing services are down until further notice.

For holdshelf pickups, please check your email for shelf details.

Apologies for the inconvenience