Oamaru Library Tour: Day 8

Oamaru Library Tour: Day 8:
Andrina Butcher is our Large Print Co-ordinator, which involves buying Large Print books, co-ordinating the arrival of the National Library Audio Book tapes, buying DVDs and more! She is pictured by our DVD collection which we have been expanding over the last few months. Are there any DVDs you would like to see in this collection? You can comment here or fill in one of our online suggestion to purchase forms www.library.waitaki.govt.nz

Oamaru Library Tour: Day 7

Oamaru Library Tour: Day 7:
Library Assistant Yvonne Wilson is pictured with our Dorothy Cayford music collection. Miss Cayford was a well-respected musician and singing teacher in Oamaru and bequeathed her sheet music collection to the library after her death in 1995. This collection is a unique and valuable asset and is of particular interest to music students and teachers. It contains notated musical scores of classical, musical and operatic genres. It also includes popular music of Miss Cayford’s time. Feel free to come and browse through the collection at your leisure.

Oamaru Library Tour: Day 6

Oamaru Library Tour: Day 6:
The Community Noticeboard is a great place to find out about different activities happening around the community. Community Services Librarian Jean Rivett organises this board so come and see her if you want to promote a community based activity.

Oamaru Library Tour: Day 5

Oamaru Library Tour: Day 5:
Our public use computers are a great resource for the library. They allow students to print out homework materials, tourists to keep in touch with their families, provide access to government websites and much more. We are super lucky that the Waitaki Community can use these computers for free as they are provided by APNK ( Aoteroa People’s Network Kaharoa). APNK is part of National Library and works with local government staff at public libraries to bring a free broadband Internet service to communities around the country. Thanks @Peepsnetwork!
You can find out more about APNK here: http://www.aotearoapeoplesnetwork.org/content/about-us

Oamaru Library Tour: Day 4

Oamaru Library Tour: Day 4: Chris Meech is our Reference and Heritage Librarian. He is pictured here browsing books in our reference section which is located near the APNK internet computers. These books are not for loan which means you can’t borrow them but they do contain a wealth of information. Books in this section include Black's Medical Dictionary, The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, The Oxford Companion to American Literature and much more. Feel free to ask staff at the desk for direction!

Oamaru Library Tour: Day 3

Day 3:
Fiona Kerr is our Youth Librarian. She's our ukulele star and plays at Toddler Time and Wriggle and Rhyme each week! Fiona is pictured in our Young Adult area. This section is full of great books, magazines and audiobooks which you can take out for free. With the comfy armchairs and couch, it’s a great place to hang out with friends or use the wifi. What is your favourite part about our YA area? What would you like to see in it?

Oamaru Library Tour: Day 2

Oamaru Library Tour: Day 2:
Jean Rivett is our Community Services Librarian. What is that, you say? Well, amongst many other things, Jean plans and promotes the majority of the events at the library, buys fiction books and much more! Jean has been working at the library for nearly 20 years so she has a lot of experience to draw on, especially in helping you find the perfect book to read. The fiction section is a treasure trove of reading material so why not come in and explore?