Author: Jocelyn Woodward-Candy

Have you noticed the beautiful quilt on the wall on the Mezzanine floor? This quilt is made by Pam Eastcott who has made every quilt we have had in our library in the last few years – they have all been very impressive!

These quilts take an interesting journey to get in our library. They are dropped off at the Roslyn Library and then placed carefully in a book bin. They are then brought into the Central Library via our library courier where staff member Robyn arranges to get them hung up on display – I guess you can say it’s a real team effort!

This quilt is made up of lots of vibrant Kaffe Fassett prints Pam has collected or been given over the years.

Many people have admired this quilt while we have had it this month, as with all her other quilts. Thanks Pam, you do a fabulous job and we all look forward to seeing what we get next!

Every Thursday our New Book display gets a whole new batch of ‘new books’. If you can’t get into the library to see them, you can view the new books on our website at The Living Room of the City • Palmerston North City Library (pncc.govt.nz). Just select the ‘collections’ menu at the top, then select ‘Books, eBooks & eAudio’ and you will find a link to ‘new items’.

This week are we celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Radio New Zealand shared a great story about Te reo Māori growth being boosted by apps. It talks about how more people are learning and using Te Reo Māori thanks to social media, websites and apps. Such a great thing, why rely on traditional lessons?

This article has a great list of useful apps including:

• Kōrerorero app for Android and iOS
• Te Aka Māori dictionary for Android and iOS
• Kupu for Android and iOS

Other good apps not mentioned in the article are:

• He aha tēnei? – available for Android and iOS
• He haerenga – available for Android and iOS

What is a karakia?

Karakia are Māori prayer and a way in how we connect with our Atua, used for spiritual connection or guidance.

How do I do a karakia?

Before you start your karakia, you need to think about what you want to pray about. 

Some prefer to close their eyes, bow their heads to the Atua above or stare at a spot and focus in on the spiritual connection and what you are asking for.

When should I do a karakia?

Anytime, anywhere, any way that you feel is comfortable.

This could be anything, from guidance when travelling afar, starting your workday/hui, before you eat, going to bed at night or finishing for the day.

Why do we do karakia?

The reasons why we do karakia and what karakia is are the same. We seek connection with our Atua for spiritual guidance or to give thanks for what we have received.

Here is a short karakia that can be used before you start your day at work or at the beginning of a hui, or the start of something special to you.

Tuia

Tuia i runga

Tuia i raro

Tuia i roto

Tuia i waho

Tuia te kupu

Tuia te korero

Tuia te mātauranga

Ā kui mā

Ā koro mā

Haumie

Hui e

Taiki e!

Ngā mihi.

We were closed for the first day of Delta Level 2, Wednesday 8th September, but that didn’t mean we had the day off. We were kept busy with so many items being returned and over 600 items on our request list. We found almost all of them – only 45 left on the list at the end of the day!😁

I love looking through recipe books and the food magazines. In our library I can not seem to walk past the trolley of food books without stopping to have a ‘quick’ look through. Who doesn’t like food? Sadly with our library closed at the moment I don’t have access to the great book selection on our food shelves. One solution is looking at the great selection of magazines on Pressreader.

Pressreader is one of our digital resources available for free using your library card. You can find a link for it here Magazines & Newspapers • Palmerston North City Library (pncc.govt.nz)

Another idea is to dig out my well used recipe books. Check out my Edmonds cookbook. I can proudly say all pages are there and are in order, they just don’t look very pretty anymore. Though it makes it easy to find what recipes are good: they are the dirty pages!

This event is online – It will take place at any alert level.

• Thursday, 9 September 2021, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
• Zoom meeting Online

Accessible with Zoom or a web browser.

Local writers come together for the “Versions” project. A single prompt and a wide array of versions from that.

As part of the Palmerston North City Library’s focus on Kupu, and aligned with the submissions call for writers and other creatives for the library’s upcoming publication Versions Tuarua, we’re running online sessions with a focus on the writing craft.

Setting: how setting can make your writing rich and immersive. An interactive session with time for questions and answers.

Email sean.monaghan@pncc.govt.nz for the Zoom meeting link. You’ll be able to use the app, or just go through a web browser.

After the Tampa by Abbas Nazari is an inspiring story about Afghanistan and how the author managed to escape from the Taliban and arrive in New Zealand.

Check out the listings for this book on our catalogue here:

https://ent.kotui.org.nz/client/en_AU/pn/search/results?qu=After+the+Tampa+nazari&te=

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