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Carterton Events Centre
Find out more about the Carterton Events Centre and how you can help
Wairarapa Library Service Blog
A new blog has been created for the Wairarapa Library Service please view here
The Wairarapa Library Service opening hours survey
The Wairarapa Library Service is reviewing its hours and we would like your views. Please take the time to fill out the survey and return to any one of our libraries or the South Wairarapa District Council offices. During January 2012 trial Saturday hours will be 10 to 5pm at Greytown, Martinborough and Featherston Libraries. Please view the survey form here
e-books are coming to our libraries
On Wednesday 14th December Greytown Library will host an e-book showcase from 10 to 11.30.
This is a free public seminar showcasing ebooks and ereaders which is travelling around the lower north island. The focus on how to access them, how to download and navigate them.
Anyone can come and play with a range of devices and see how easy it is to borrow ebooks.
The roadshow/showcase is a pilot for the one which will be happening nationwide from February 2012. So our region is first off the mark.
The regional libraries are being sponsored to provide this roadshow by a range of companies and organisations. Approximately 45 public libraries throughout New Zealand are going live with ebooks within the next three months.
The participating libraries are offering a range of ebooks and e-audiobooks for library customers to borrow free of charge.
The behind the scenes technology that manages the issues and returns of the ebooks/e-audiobooks is from a company called Overdrive. Overdrive is the world’s largest supplier of ebooks via public libraries, with some 11,000 libraries worldwide delivering ebooks via this model. Overdrive negotiates with publishers to ensure that libraries are able to offer ebooks/e-audiobooks to customers.
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A library for Carterton was a priority for early settlers and the one established in 1874 …more |
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In October 1871, in a letter to the Mercury, the Hon. G.M. Waterhouse of Huangurua Station …more |
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The Featherston Library started life as the ‘Featherston Literary Institute’ in April, 1896. It was officially opened by Mr Alfred Matthews who had gifted the land and funds … more |
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