Stephen Clothier @_steclo
things i am: librarian. flying like a bird. musician. drinking wine directly from the bottle. Wellington City, New Zealand Joined October 2018-
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very proud of this wee exhibition, and very proud of the talented young poets whose works are a part of it!
very proud of this wee exhibition, and very proud of the talented young poets whose works are a part of it!
Exciting news! We have a brand new programme, Reading to Kurī! Each Thursday during the school holidays, kids can book a session to read to one of our doggy pals from Canine Friends Pet Therapy. Meet the pups and book a session over on our Kids' Blog: wcl.govt.nz/blogs/kids/ind…
Witness Librarian Cats for International Cat Day! BEHOLD! LOOK UPON OUR CATS YE MIGHTY AND DESPAIR! bit.ly/3QvMAg7
Law for Lunch is back this Tuesday 8 August, 12-12.30 at Te Awe Library, and this week’s topic is tenancy law. Learn your rights as a tenant and how to navigate the power imbalance between tenants and landlords. This is a free talk; all welcome! wcl.govt.nz/about/calendar…
Hairy Maclary turns 40! Our very own Stephen Clothier, Children and Youth Services co-ordinator, talks about his Hairy Maclary memories for @ThePost Read it on PressReader with your library card information tinyurl.com/56cu5d28
Ok, so if you've seen Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse and want to get into the comics, where do you start? Well, one of our gifted librarians has created an incredibly comprehensive guide to the Spiderverse. Part 1: bit.ly/3N5khlb Part 2: bit.ly/3qvQBWQ
🥳Here they are. The 2023 New Zealand Book Award for Children and Young Adult finalists. 👉 Learn more here: bit.ly/3WF9RgL #NZCYA #BooksAlive
Have you hit a New York Times paywall? Annoying isn't it? Your library card gets you unlimited access to all of their articles. You can also get to heaps of other newspapers for free too. Have a look at our Newspaper database here: wcl.govt.nz/mygateway/news…
We had so much fun bringing new books, VR, lego and robots to the community at the Central Park Flats recently. Check out this behind-the-scenes video of our Little Library collection refresh and open day antics...
Just a reminder that you have access to the incredible Gale Archives of Sexuality and Gender through your library membership. You can learn the history of LGBTQIA+ across the world in one detailed source. Go to: bit.ly/40bUdKK
Have you seen the news?! The submission date for Tūhono has been extended! Wellington writers aged 5 to 18 now have until December 14 to submit a poem on the theme of Whakangā | Breath. See previous entries and submission info on our blog: bit.ly/3ExGsxU
Do you know a young person (5-18) who writes poetry? Tell them to submit to this journal! wcl.govt.nz/blogs/kids/ind…
Do you know a young person (5-18) who writes poetry? Tell them to submit to this journal! wcl.govt.nz/blogs/kids/ind…
Do you know any Wellington writers aged 5-18? Submissions for this year's edition of Tūhono, our poetry journal for kids and teens, are now open! This year's theme is whakangā - breath, and taking time to relax, be calm. Find all the submission info here bit.ly/3ExGsxU
Of all the places in the world I've listened to Hex by Bark Psyhosis, the bath is definitely the second nicest.
I'm not quite sure if my name should really be quoted alongside a luminary like Gavin Bishop, but I'll take it! Congratulations to all the winners and finalists for the #NZCYA Book Awards!
Longtime library user David Hill on the evolving role of an essential service thespinoff.co.nz/society/09-08-…
Take a look at some of the gorgeous Out on the Shelves displays that have been up in our libraries lately! Out on the Shelves is an online resource that supports rainbow young people to find stories that represent them. Find out more on our blog: bit.ly/3NsBVNT
Join us at Cummings Park Library next Tuesday at 2pm for Stories From Our Place, a bilingual storytime and guided nature walk with our friends from @ZEALANDIA! Sign up, and find more #BeyondthePage2022 events for the school holidays, here: bit.ly/3aquxVT
Our next performer for #BeyondthePage2022 is London-grown slam poet Sara Hirsch! We're so excited to be hosting an amazing poetry workshop for kids with Sara at Newtown Library on 15 July -- find out more and register here: bit.ly/3bOsfAa @Sarsbars89

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