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At the Libraries In September Glen Eden and Titirangi Libraries will be part of the Going West Festival celebrating language and literature. The libraries share two guest speakers – David McGill and Elspeth Sandys. David McGill is the author of more than 50 published works. He will be launching his latest crime novel, On a Bodgie Bike, the third of a trilogy, with a plot set largely in Glen Eden in 1955. The Glen Eden Library talk will be on Tuesday, September 4, 11am and the Titirangi talk will be on Thursday, September 6, 6.30pm. Elspeth Sandys is a prizewinning author and Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to literature. She writes fiction, short stories and stage works. Her talk, Fact and Fiction: A Disputed Border, will take place in Glen Eden on Tuesday, September 11, 6.30pm and in Titirangi on Thursday, September 13, 11am. On Saturday, September 22, 11am Titirangi Library will host visiting artist Teresa HR Lane discussing her latest body of work. The visual story she presents is a real time reference to her living experiences. She is an active participant, but also plays the role of the observer, documenting the human form, celebrating the ordinary and recognizing the humorous and often perverse ways we interact with others. Her preferred media are collage and animation, which she will be screening as part of her presentation. Titirangi Library will be hosting Titirangi author Mike Graham on Thursday, September 27, 6pm. Secret SAS Missions in Africa, published by Pen and Sword in England is the first of two books Mike has written about his experiences with the SAS. In the Cold War years Mike led an SAS team against Russian and Chinese backed terrorist groups operating in Central Africa. Based in fact but reading like a thriller this story is a rare insight into the covert operations and the colourful characters of the SAS. Mike has recently been interviewed on National Radio, and has appeared on breakfast radio on TVNZ. Registrations are preferred for this popular event. September is comic book month at Auckland Libraries and Glen Eden and Titirangi libraries will be running a number of events for kids throughout the month. In October Titirangi Library will have a series of events to support Mental Health Awareness Month. More details will follow next month but one highlight will be local psychologist Jane Gabites outlining strategies and skills we can learn to reduce anxiety and depression on Wednesday October 10, 11. RSVP preferred. The theme for Titirangi’s school holiday sessions in October is Time Turner. Events include an adventure based on the Magic Treehouse series, family time capsules, craft activities and a scavenger hunt. To register for any of these events, find out more information or to be added event mail outs, email titirangi.library@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, phone 817 0011 or visit https://www.facebook.com/titirangilibrary/.
On October 13, Glen Eden Transition Town will hold a vegetable seedling swap outside the library, starting at 1.30 pm. At the same time, families can take part in a scavenger hunt around the building and be in to win a $100 prize pack, sponsored by the Glen Eden Business Association. Children can make seed bombs to plant in hard-to-reach places and representatives from Love Food, Hate Waste and Live Lightly will be on hand to answer questions around sustainable living. For more information about these events, contact the Glen Eden Library or visit www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz and click on Events. New Lynn Library is hosting a free two-day Raranga weaving workshop with Evelyn White. It will run on two Saturdays, September 15 and 22, 11am-3pm. Over the course of the two sessions attendees will learn all about the kaupapa of Raranga, the Māori tradition of flax weaving. This will include the philosophy, harvesting, preparation and making four weaving designs. Each session runs for four hours with a break for lunch. (Bring a packed lunch.) All materials provided. Bookings are required: email newlynn.library@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Saturday September 29, 11am-2pm, will see a Health and Wellbeing Community Information Expo at New Lynn Library. This free expo launches a new series of Community Information Expos in the Whau and will provide an opportunity to meet local organisations from the Whau and find out about services and activities in the local area to support the Health and Wellbeing of your family, whanau and communities. As part of the Auckland Heritage Festival, New Lynn Library and the Portage Ceramics Trust are hosting a Crown Lynn Afternoon Tea, an afternoon of tea, talks and demonstrations, celebrating the contributions made by Maori and Pacific island communities to the rich cultural success of Crown Lynn Potteries. This free event will take place on Saturday October 6, 1-3pm.
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Glen Eden Library is to host a Green Living Festival from September 1 to October 13. This free series of eco-friendly living events will kick off with a vegetable growing workshop and a demonstration featuring reusable alternatives to everyday disposable products. The festival includes a documentary screening on September 15 to celebrate Conservation Week, and continues on September 22 with a composting course run by the Compost Collective. (Bookings are essential: register online at https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/composting-course-gleneden-2/).
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