Laying out gratitude “We couldn’t have done this without the help of the community and the businesses that got behind us,” said Katikati Toy Librarian Sandy Goode.
Katikati Community Toy Library Committee had spent two years working to upgrade the facility – to begin a new weekly activity for preschoolers – only
to hit trouble at their last hurdle in October 2024. After paying a $7000 deposit to replace the old, grimy carpet in their facility, the carpet company went
at the beach
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into liquidation and the deposit was unrecoverable. Now the library has new carpet under foot and is ready for 2025. Read the story in full on page 3.