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Tuesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>31</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
WESTERN NEWS<br />
Email georgia.oconnor@starmedia.kiwi<br />
by 5pm each Wednesday<br />
Babytimes/Wā Pēpi<br />
Today, 10-10.30am<br />
Encourage learning through<br />
language. Babytimes is an<br />
interactive programme including<br />
rhymes, songs, stories and play.<br />
Upper Riccarton Library, 71<br />
Main South Rd<br />
Knit and Yarn<br />
Today, 10am-noon<br />
Take along your knitting,<br />
crochet or any portable craft<br />
and join the library’s friendly<br />
group for an hour or two of<br />
companionship and crafting.<br />
Beginners most welcome and the<br />
programme will suit all ages.<br />
Hornby Library, Goulding Ave<br />
Storytimes/Wā Kōrerō<br />
Today, 10.30-11am<br />
Encourage learning through<br />
a love for stories. Storytimes<br />
is an interactive programme<br />
including stories, songs, rhymes<br />
and play. Suited to pre-school aged<br />
children.<br />
Fendalton Library, cnr of Jeffreys<br />
and Clyde Rds<br />
CSO Music<br />
Wednesday, 10.30-11.15am<br />
Join in the singing, dancing<br />
and storytelling with a string<br />
quartet from the Christchurch<br />
Symphony Orchestra. The CSO, in<br />
partnership with the Christchurch<br />
City Libraries, introduces Music<br />
Trails through the Library. This<br />
free, 45-minute performance will<br />
provide a fun and interactive way<br />
of introducing young people to<br />
live music. The programme is a<br />
great opportunity for your wee<br />
one to see the instruments up<br />
close and join in with the musical<br />
fun. A caregiver is required.<br />
Fendalton Library, cnr of Jeffreys<br />
and Clyde Rds<br />
GenConnect<br />
Wednesday, 1-1.45pm<br />
Nothing compares to the<br />
knowledge of helpful teens who<br />
have grown up with technology.<br />
Riccarton High School students<br />
will be available to help you find<br />
answers to all your technology<br />
questions.<br />
Upper Riccarton Library, 71<br />
Main South Rd<br />
Scrabble Club<br />
Wednesday, 1.30-3.30pm<br />
Go along to the Scrabble Club.<br />
No obligation, just go along when<br />
you can and join the friendly<br />
group. Some boards provided, but<br />
feel free to bring your own.<br />
Te Hapua Halswell Centre, 341<br />
Halswell Rd<br />
ROOSTER: Celebrate the Lunar New Year with stories and rhymes to<br />
bring in the year of the rooster. The storytime session will suit<br />
pre-schoolers and will be held on Thursday, 11-11.30am, at the Te Hapua:<br />
Halswell Centre, 341 Halswell Rd.<br />
UR Club<br />
Wednesday, 3.30-4.30pm<br />
Go and join the fun at the<br />
library’s after school club.<br />
Open to all school-aged<br />
children. There will be stories,<br />
crafts, games and more.<br />
Upper Riccarton Library, 71<br />
Main South Rd<br />
Play Mahjong<br />
Friday, 2-4pm<br />
Go along to the library and<br />
learn to play Mahjong – a<br />
game to stimulate your brain<br />
and keep you on your toes.<br />
The programme will suit<br />
adults.<br />
Fendalton Library, cnr of<br />
Jeffreys and Clyde Rds<br />
Rooster Painting Craft<br />
Activity<br />
Friday, 3.30-4.30pm<br />
Create your own rooster<br />
painting to celebrate the<br />
Lunar New Year. You will<br />
use paint and forks to craft a<br />
unique piece of art. The crafty<br />
session will suit all ages.<br />
Fendalton Library, cnr of<br />
Jeffreys and Clyde Rds<br />
Lunar New Year Bilingual<br />
Storytime<br />
Saturday, 11-11.30am<br />
Celebrate the Lunar New<br />
Year with bilingual stories<br />
and rhymes in English and<br />
Chinese. The session will be<br />
followed by a zodiac maskmaking<br />
craft activity.<br />
Upper Riccarton Library, 71<br />
Main South Rd<br />
Lunar New Year Family<br />
Fun Day<br />
Saturday, 11am-3pm<br />
There will be cultural<br />
performances, traditional<br />
Chinese games, Lunar New<br />
Year arts and crafts, and more.<br />
Te Hapua Halswell Centre,<br />
341 Halswell Rd<br />
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