A Dickensian tale of love, gin and the pox. Acclaimed performer Penny Ashton brings orphaned hero Olive, and a squalid gaggle of hilarious Victorians to crusty life.
Waitaki District Libraries is running its biennial Survey, November 2018. You can TAKE THE SURVEY ONLINE HERE
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The 11th of November 2018 is the centennial of the World War One Armistice. An armistice is a truce. Opposing forces might agree to an armistice while they work out peace terms.
Mike O'Kane takes an ironic and reflective look at war toys; he locates scale models of war materiel into Photoshopped worlds where nobody gets hurt and nothing gets broken.
Hannah Joynt, Miranda Joseph, Robyn Bardas, Fiona Van Oyen and Sue Pearce are all graduates of the Dunedin School of Art, Master of Fine Arts Programme.
"A wonderful selection of inspiring art!"
- Carol, UK (Forrester visitor book)
The Oamaru Ordinary Cycle Club presents the places they visit and the adventures they have had.
Presented by Graeme Simpson and David Wilson.
Poetry Slam is the competitive art of performance poetry.
Arrrrr, calling all ye wee salty scallywags! Come an’ shake ye booty with Captain Pinky and her dancing friends Jolly, Roger and Stinky the Parrot.
"There are many moments in the day when I wish time could stand still and I could take the girls out of school and just hang out, with daily visits to the library"
Jan (email comment)
Wriggle & Rhyme is an active movement programme for 0-2 year olds and caregivers.
It runs Fridays during term times from 10:30-11:00am at The Oamaru Opera House.
A multi-faceted exhibition about place and the heritage buildings of Oamaru. View artworks and architectural drawings from our collection.
Part of Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations 2018.
"Excellent assistance, I found exactly what I wanted. Many thanks."
-Stephen (Archive visitor book)
Love to do jigsaw puzzles and want to meet others?
Come to the Community Space at the Oamaru Library, keep warm this winter and indulge your passion in puzzling.
"Extremely well put together exhibit and beautiful building"
- Elaine, NZ (Forrester visitor book)
Interested to know more about your family? Join others and learn from the experts.
Learn how to record family information.
Need help researching your ancestors?
Do you love reading and finding new books to dig into?
Come along to the BookChat group at Palmerston Library! We meet the third Wednesday of the month at 2pm.