Category: Events

Library showcase! Celebrate our building refurbishment and 30th anniversary!

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Invercargill City Libraries & Archives staff and management invite you to attend the blessing and opening ceremony of our newly refurbished building. We are also celebrating 30 years at our Dee Street location.

  • Friday 19 July
  • 4:00 - 7:00pm
  • All ages

There will be live music, cake, and fun for all ages! The festivities will begin at 4:00pm with the ribbon cutting and blessing featuring honoured guests His Worship the Mayor, Sir Tim Shadbolt and Library kaumatua Michael Skerrett. Performances from Russ Dear, Ken Wellington, Jo Cooper and Emma Wells.

Evening Timeline

  • 4:00pm: Blessing & Ribbon Cutting
  • 4:15pm: Showcase Begins!

Featured Events

Virtual reality!

Make-your-own

GIF Booth!

Live music performances!

Cake! Cake! Cake!

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Feel the music in Beat Saber these school holidays!

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Tuesday 9 July

2:00 - 4:00pm

Ages 13+

Free!

These school holidays come in and experience the virtual reality rhythm game taking the world by storm! No registers needed - just come into the Library and get in line!

What is Beat Saber?

Dive into an immersive rhythm experience and slash your way through the beats of adrenaline-pumping electronic music. You are a dancing superhero!

World Wide Knit in Public Day

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World Wide Knit in Public Day began as a way for knitters to come together and enjoy each other’s company. Consider this a spark, to ignite a fire; getting all of the closeted knitters out into fresh air.

Spend as much (or as little) time as you like. Work on projects together, show off your latest knitting project or help someone new to the craft learn with tips and advice.

We will provide some extra needles and wool for people who may like to give it a go!

Details

  • Saturday 8 June
  • 11:00am - 2:00pm
  • Suitable for all ages
  • Invercargill Public Library Lounge

What is World Wide Knit in Public Day?

World Wide Knit in Public Day was started in 2005 by Danielle Landes. It began as a way for knitters to come together and enjoy each other’s company. 

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An evening with Greg Wilson

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Greg Wilson has spent much of his life in New Zealand’s remote regions. An experienced outdoorsman who lives and thrives in the wilderness, he has a great love for the birds, wildlife and landscape of Fiordland and enjoys sharing its beauty with others. 

Come with him and experience something unforgettable as he shares some poetry and some of his wondrous wilderness experiences. Greg believes in engaging the wilderness with minimal interference from the techno world we live in.

Event Details

  • Wednesday 29 May
  • 6:45pm - 8:30pm*
  • Meeting Room, Invercargill Public Library
  • Please note: the Library and car park close at 7:00pm

Build a fort at the Library and read stories with your whanau!

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Would you love to be in the Library after it closes? Do you love stories and fort building? Then this event is perfect for you – a fun evening for families with young children (or grandchildren)!

Bring your whanau and listen to the best stories we have handpicked by our librarians! Then, once the Library is closed, use all of our props to make your very own fort and enjoy reading by torchlight together as a family.

Event Details

  • Friday 17 May
  • 6:30 - 8:00pm
  • Families with kids aged 2-7
  • Free, registrations required
Register for the Forts & Fairytales night!