Culture Waitaki Blog
The collaborative blog of Culture Waitaki, featuring thoughts and ideas from the Forrester Gallery, North Otago Museum, Waitaki District Libraries and Waitaki District Archive.
Ever wondered what your staff at the Oamaru Library are reading? Read the list below to find out!
This instalment of Riveting Reads come to you from Assistant Youth Librarian Kerrie Gamble.
Her current read is ‘The Name of the Wind’ by Patrick Rothfuss.
A captivating edge of you seat fantasy. An exciting start to a new series.
Nui te Korero: Talking about Diversity, Wednesday 7 June 2017, Aotea Centre, Auckland.
June 7th this year will be the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Messines. While overall the capture of Messines Ridge was a success, around 700 New Zealanders died during this action. Another 3,700 people were wounded.
This list is comprised of books that either contain a library that is essential to the story or a similar literary field essential to the plot.
Ever wondered what your staff at the Oamaru Library are reading? Read the list below to find out!
30 years ago on the 15 May 1987 the Archive extension to the North Otago Museum was opened by then Minister of Tourism Mike Moore.
Philip Van Zijl, Waitaki District Libraries' Manager, talks about the Oamaru Public Library and why it had to change.
This instalment of Riveting Reads come to you from Assistant Youth Librarian Kerrie Gamble.
Her current read is ‘The Iron Trial’ by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare.
A thrilling coming of age story for all ages. A spectacular beginning to a new magical series.
Every year museums around the world celebrate International Museum Day on the 18th of May. The theme for 2017 is "Museums and contested histories: Saying the unspeakable in museums".
Behind the scenes at the museum work continues on our collections. This work supports the Cultural Facility Development Project. Currently I am working on the museum’s collection of agricultural equipment. Before I saw the light and became a museum worker I had dreams of being a veterinarian.
This installment of Riveting Reads come to you from Youth Librarian Fiona Kerr.
Her current read is ‘How (not) to start an orphanage…by a woman who did’ by Tara Winkler.
Today I was lucky to hear Professor Richard Walters talking about archaeology again. This time Maheno School had invited him in as they were studying early Maori in New Zealand, and the Treaty of Waitangi. These are my notes from his talk.
All these items can be found in the Children's area at the Oamaru Library and are not ranked in any particular order
I blogged about the Weston-Ardgowan Red Cross quilt when it was on display in 2015 as part of our World War One exhibition.
This installment of Riveting Reads come to you from Assistant Youth Librarian Kerrie Gamble.
Her current read is ‘The Selection’ by Kiera Cass.
‘The Selection’ by Kiera Cass is a perfect blend of Cinderella and the reality show ‘The Bachelor’, with a dystopian twist.
Last month I was lucky to get a grant from National Services Te Paerangi to attend a Museum Educators Forum. The one and a half day forum was held in Hinatore the newly renovated learning lab at Te Papa. The space was very multifunctional and transformative.
You are invited to hear Professor Richard Walter discuss current thinking about the prehistoric colonisation of Aotearoa at the North Otago Museum on Wednesday 5 April starting at 6pm.
