Highland Park Library

Saturday Giggles

Build a 3D tree and experiment with seasonal colours.

Saturday 31 August 2.00pm - 3.00pm

For those parents who have school children and are interested in knowing about Edinburgh Awards, please do join this one-on-one consultation tomorrow (Saturday) from 11:15am.

A reminder that Robogals will be with us for two sessions on Saturday! 10.30am - 12.00noon and 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Robogals Robogals has chapters at over 30 universities across Australia, Canada, UK, USA, Japan, China, South Africa, New Zealand and the Philippines.

Unfortunately, this event has been rescheduled. New time to be confirmed.
很遗憾，本次活动已重新安排时间了，新的时间有待确认。

Some of our bees with pretty wings from storytime!

What was the favourite ice cream flavour of your generation?

Come into the library, grab a sticker, and add yours!

Buzz along to our Storytime, 10am Wednesday!

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Please find the attached Events Next Week. Highlights: Basic English Learning Skills on Friday, Robogals Workshop and Brush Strokes Japanese Dolls on Saturday, Mother's Information Group on Sunday. Please do join us next week. (updated version)

It’s National Dog Day!

Show us your floofy friends!

Here’s Bowie, his hooman is our Children’s Librarian, Sally🥰 🛀

Also, Leia with two little friends! She lives with our Senior Library Assistant, Lisa.

https://www.nationaldogday.com

A busy afternoon talking about lollies, sweets and ice cream! We hope you had fun making sherbet. We enjoyed making lolly cake for you.

Jelly bean jar count was 267 and our winner got it bang on the button!

Ice cream in a bag experiment was from this book https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=7b478c6c-9c80-5ff8-8a4b-678a1e912e0a&entityType=FormatGroup

Who has booked for our Sweet Treats session Saturday, 2.00pm?

Batch 1 of lolly cake ✅ ready for tasting… Batch 2 will be prepared in front of your eyes 👀.

We are delighted to be partnering with Kiwiora Community Trust for their Read Aloud the World - Philippines!

Join us for events, the first 100 children to join also receive an activity booklet!

Join us this September for an exciting series of events at Highland Park Library as part of our "Read Aloud the World" project, spotlighting the Philippines! We're thrilled to present four fun-filled activities that will bring Filipino culture to life for everyone.
- **Tuesday, 3 September:** Delight in the flavors of the Philippines with our Filipino Sweet Workshop. Learn how to create traditional Filipino treats that are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. - **Tuesday, 17 September:** Get ready for some friendly competition with Filipino Games! Discover traditional games that have been enjoyed by generations of Filipino children.
- **Sunday, 22 September:** Gather around for Story Time, where we’ll share captivating tales from the Philippines, perfect for children and families.
- **Wednesday, 25 September:** Unleash your creativity in our Art & Craft session, inspired by Filipino art and culture.

Turn your little monster into a baby shark! 😁 🦈 🐟

Wednesday 10am Storytime.

Highlights for next week's programme and events : Pilates (Mandarin) on Friday and Ice-cream and Sherbet on Saturday (booking required). Here is our booking website:
https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/o/highland-park-library-73664566493

Saturday Giggles

Hopping good (noisy) fun today!

A friendly reminder - Manukau DHB will run a bowel screening workshop at Highland Park Library tomorrow (Wednesday). No booking required. Please see details below. Please do not miss the opportunity.

Next Week's highlights : Bowel Screening Workshop by Manukau DHB on Wednesday, Introduction to Pilates (Chinese) on Friday; Portraits for Beginners on Sunday. Please do join us next week.

Ready for play!

Saturday Giggles

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Saturday 2.00pm, Game On family fun!

Big games, little games… Come see what’s cooking in our new toy kitchen!

Thanks to support from Sport Auckland ActivAsian.

Rawr 🦁

Lion Storytime Wednesday 10am!

The rose symbolizes love and passion. Today, Ben Zhang demonstrates his love and passion for the community by delivering a talk about rose growing. 🤩

Highlights coming up : Immigration Policy Workshop on Wednesday ; Game On on Saturday ;
Please do join us. 😀

Ben's talk on rose growing (in Mandarin) is happening this afternoon (August 4).

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A quick update on the mothers information group (Pregnancy, labour and birth). From September, the meetings have been scheduled for the first and third Sundays of the month, 2.30pm - 3.30pm. There will be no sessions during August. For more information on this wonderful new offering, check out the events page.

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In addition to a new set of Besties for We Read Auckland, you can find a range of events too!

We Read Auckland Festival returns to Tāmaki Makaurau Get ready for a month of great local reads and insightful author talks as We Read Auckland / Ka Pānui Tātou Tāmaki Makaurau returns for 2024.