News Archive

View an archive of all news items from the Tasman District Libraries website.

• April 2021

• The Pop-Up Library is on the road

• March 2021

• Do Digi Drop-In
• Your Adult Graphic Novel Collection Keeps On Growing
• TUKU21 Whakatū Heritage Month
• An Invitation to a Celebration
• March author talks at Richmond Library
• Family History Friday is back at the end of March
• Your Library at Level 2

• February 2021

• Kōtahitanga Cloak
• Important Notice

• January 2021

• Calling all Creative Bugs
• Looking for Work?

• December 2020

• Get in quick for your holiday reading
• Summer Road Trip Reading Adventure
• The Big Give comes to Richmond Library

• November 2020

• Last Family History Friday for this year
• New Motueka Library building
• Ambition, Escape, Reinvention
• Richmond Library Documentary Festival
• More Law With Your Lunch
• It was a dark and stormy night ...

• October 2020

• Get Some Law With Your Lunch
• Want To Write Your Life Story?
• Free computer classes available again at Richmond Library
• The Sapling
• Books on Order

• September 2020

• Your Library At Level 1
• Online Homework Help
• Heroes and Heroines in the Holidays

• August 2020

• Want To Write Your Life Story?
• Young Adult Reading Alliance
• What’s On at Your Library?
• Haiku Competition
• Dive Into Art at Richmond Library
• Family History Friday Now Weekly

• July 2020

• Book Launch at Motueka Library
• Computer Classes at Richmond Library
• Family History Friday

• June 2020

• Matariki Fun for Children
• Listen To Your Book
• What's On at your library
• NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults

• May 2020

• Library During Lockdown
• Welcome Back
• Level 2 at Your Library

• March 2020

• Your Library Can Help
• Libraries Closed
• What Makes Good Writing?
• Read Around The World With Us

• February 2020

• Children's Team Out and About in March!
• Vehicle problems? Try these free e-Resources

• January 2020

• Tiny Tots Resumes
• Are you safe and savvy when banking online?
• Summer Loving at the Library
• Brazilian Brain Gym Expert in the Library
• Fantasy Author to Visit Richmond Library
• Box of Birds Puppet Show
• DORA is coming to Tasman and Nelson

• December 2019

• Summer Reading Fun!

• November 2019

• Building Bricks Club at Motueka Library
• Art Appreciation at Richmond Library
• From The Country To The Town
• Changes to Stuff Titles Availability
• Scan Your Slides and Photos

• October 2019

• Reflexology at Richmond Library
• Make Handmade Christmas Gifts
• New Graphic Novel Collection for Adults
• Youth Maker's Market
• Author Talk at Richmond Library
• Word Feast
• Computer classes
• Spring Seed Swap and Seed Saving

• September 2019

• Form in Formation at Richmond Library
• Kaitiakitanga at Richmond Library
• Extinction Rebellion
• Introduction to Pilates
• Whio, Our Blue Duck
• Driven By The Wind at Richmond Library
• School Holiday Fun
• Helping Abel Tasman
• Tasman’s Freshwater Fish
• I Spy … At Your Library
• Festival of Adult Learning

• August 2019

• Book Launch at Richmond Library
• Focus on the Environment
• National Poetry Day
• Bowel Screening Information
• 2019 Margaret Mahy Book of the Year
• Find out How To Look At Art at Richmond Library

• July 2019

• Let’s meet at the library
• Free Computer classes
• Family Friendly DVDs
• Blood Of The Flax at Richmond Library

• June 2019

• Down The Bay With Philip Simpson

• May 2019

• How To Look At Art at Richmond Library
• Free computer classes at Richmond Library

• February 2019

• Te Ao Māori at Richmond Library

• October 2018

• October Movie Night at Richmond Library

• May 2018

• Events at the Library

• July 2016

• Te wiki o te Reo Māori

• October 2014

• Springtastic Scavenger Hunt Winners Announced
• Stepping UP Computer Classes
• A Literary Find for Future Generations

• August 2014

• Robbie Robilliard Talks About Her New Book Hard Country
• 1914 Words of War
• New Zealand Post Book Awards 2014
• BeWell Books are Coming to Richmond Library

• July 2014

• Firooz Zadeh Book Launch at Richmond Library

• November 2013

• Eleanor Catton continues her winning streak
• Catching Fire Competition for Teens

• October 2013

• Your Library, Your Technology Hub
• A Ghoulish Gathering at Richmond Library
• Weirdest Animals Popular in Tasman District
• Eleanor Catton Wins Man Booker Prize
• Prestigious Science Book Prize Shortlist Announced

• September 2013

• Fantastic Line Up of Writers at Nelson Arts Festival
• Enchanted Tree Cake Winning Entry
• Motueka Library closing for a day
• Crocodiles and Adventures with Author Justin D'Ath

• August 2013

• New Zealand Post Book Awards Winners Announced
• Food Glorious Food
• Local Authors Launch Penguins Book at Takaka Library
• Urban Fantasy Series Hits the Big Screen
• Tasman Street Directory Online
• Creative Teens Urged to Enter Writing Competition
• NZ Post Book Awards - Have Your Say and Be In to Win
• Author Christine Hunt Daniell at Richmond Library

• July 2013

• Winter Series at Takaka Library
• J K Rowling's Secret Bestseller
• Steve Braunias visits Motueka Library
• Winners of Illustrated Letter Competition Announced
• Clear Your Diary for Family History Month
• Women's Fiction Prize Winner Announced
• Library Catalogue Changes on the Way

• June 2013

• Scheduled Outage for Council Websites
• Lanterns Light up School Holiday Programme
• Make and Win: Crafty Winter Competition
• Crafty Events to Brighten Winter
• Books for Babies Sponsorship Announced
• How to Survive as a Writer: David Hill's Inside Story

• May 2013

• Parade to Celebrate Book Week
• Get Inspired by Graphic Novels
• Join the Big Library e-Book Read
• Hook Up Prize Winners
• Coming Soon: Free Music Online
• Feeling the Blues? Change Your Mood with an Uplifting Read
• Celebrate New Zealand Music Month
• Motueka Library Prize Winner Announced

• April 2013

• e-Books About to Get Easier
• Top UK Novelist to Visit Richmond Library
• Here Be Dragons! School Holiday Fun at Your Library
• Hook Up with a Random ...
• Poetry Box : a New Zealand Poetry Blog for Children

• March 2013

• Pikihuia Awards for Māori Writers
• Poetry and Romance Alive and Well in Richmond
• Top Authors Talk It Up in Takaka

• February 2013

• Nelson Potters Association Exhibition
• Get Real Help with Your Homework
• Barbara Else Headlines NZ Book Month Activities
• Get With the Programme at Your Local Library
• Meet International Spook’s Author Joseph Delaney

• January 2013

• Census 2013 is Online at Your Library
• The Michael King Writers Fellowship

• December 2012

• Takaka Teens Read Winners Announced
• Final Book in Wheel of Time Series Almost Here
• Local History Collection Now Online
• Hobbits and Santa Meet in Takaka
• Summer Reading Programme Almost Here
• Summer, Santa and Sizzling Reading in Motueka

• November 2012

• New Art Space at Takaka Library