Happy New Zealand Poetry Day!

It's Poetry Day!  To celebrate why not go to Paula Green's Poetry Box to find 10 cool things to do. Paula is one of New Zealand's best poets, having published lots of poetry collections of her own for both adults and children.

This is one we love! Pop into your library at Timaru, Temuka or Geraldine and try a tasty poem!

Ursula Moray Williams Creative Writing Competition

This cool competition is open to children and teens that live in, or attend school in South Canterbury, and are in Years 1-13, or if home-educated, are 5-18 years old. 

The Ursula Moray Williams Cup will be awarded for best overall story in Years 1-8 categories, and there are great prizes for winners and runners-up in each age category.

• To enter, students must write an original story of no more than 500 words on any topic. 
• Stories will be judged on originality, language skills, characterisation, story construction and how they have captured the spirit of Ursula Moray Williams’ writing.  
• Only one entry per person may be submitted.
• A completed entry form must be attached to each entry. 
• Entry forms are available at Timaru District Libraries at Timaru, Temuka or Geraldine.
• Entries may be handed in at Timaru, Geraldine or Temuka Libraries or posted to Timaru District Libraries, PO Box 228, Timaru 7940, Attention: Youth Services Librarian. 
• Entries close at 5pm on Friday 25 September 2015

Write on!!!

Winchester School at the library!

It was great to see all the keen readers from Winchester School at the Timaru Library last week :-)

Library staff are looking forward to seeing them come back in the holidays to try our fun holiday programmes at Temuka and Geraldine Libraries too.

Happy reading!

It's Dino-mite at the libraries these holidays!

Louisa, Emily and Sophie made very cool dinosaurs with moving legs at Timaru Library today.

Jenna and Zara played the Dinosaur Stomp Challenge.  Go to Temuka, Geraldine or Timaru Libraries to play the game - it's Dino-mite!!!

 

Here is talented and creative Ashleigh James-Corcoran with her awesome dinosaur at

Geraldine Library. Come in to any of our libraries to see the dinosaurs that kids have made

these holidays :-)

Be in to win a tablet!!!

Be in to win a tablet!!!

• Enter the draw simply by downloading the Wheelers ePlatform app and borrowing a library ebook. 
• First you need to be a Timaru District Libraries member with up-to-date membership - check with us if you're not sure. 
• Then go to your appstore - Apple, Google Play or Amazon, and download the free Wheelers ePlatform app. 
• Choose Timaru District Libraries from the list then log in and select your books. Contact your library at Timaru, Temuka or Geraldine if you need some help. 

 Good luck!

Best books chosen by the Xtreme Readers

Jessica:

Magyk by Angie Sage

Lots of different things going on, the characters are really cool

Isa:

Charlie Bone series by Jenny Nimmo

Lots of magic and lots of adventure

Jack:

Darke by Angie Sage

Heaps of adventure and really funny

Sam B:

The maze runner by James Dashner

Action packed and full of surprises

Ella:

Anne of Green Gables

Anne  is always getting into trouble and doing things wrong

Sam A:

Just stupid by Andy Griffiths

Lots of short stories, usually really funny

Riley:

My brother the werewolf (Crying wolf) by Sienna Mercer

About a werewolf in love and going on dates

Eyeball stew by Alan McDonald

Iggy the cave boy is smarter than everyone else in the Ug tribe – really funny.

Dana:

Black Stallion by Farley Walter

After a slow start it gets quite exciting with new possibilities and a surprise ending

Rosie:

Cookie by Jacqueline Wilson

Funny, bold plot

Lucy:

A snicker of magic by Natalie Lloyd

About a family that moves around a lot, a very shy girl and an ice cream that helps people

Black Stallion by Farley Walter

Because it was unpredictable

Sophie:

Canterwood Crest by Jessica Burkhart

All about my favourite animals, horses!

Brodie:

The testing by Joelle Charbonneau

Its like The Hunger Games and Divergent thrown into a pot and mixed together

Sam:

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

It’s the Hunger Games!

Cassie:

Hello Kitty by Linda Chapman

Two stories in one. It starts out good, the middle is bad and the rest is good….but the Christmas tree burns down!

Find these great books at your nearest library at Timaru, Temuka or Geraldine, or on our eplatform ...

Happy reading!!!