what’s on!THE CITY LIBRARY CONNECTS PEOPLE TO KNOWLEDGE AND

INFORMATION, CREATIVITY AND INSPIRATION. OUR PROGRAMME

OF EVENTS HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE LIBRARY

“EXPERIENCE” FOR ALL USERS. WE WANT TO EXCITE AND SURPRISE!

WE HAVE SOME REAL TREATS OVER THE NEXT MONTH

Stand Up PoetryPoets: bring 5 minutes of your best writing to share Poetry lovers: come and enjoy the words

with guest poet Apriana Taylor Wednesday 3 February, 7pmSound & Vision Zone, Ground Floor

Music in the Library DIRT BOX CHARLIE are a blues-funk trio from Palmerston North. Dirt Box Charlie is... Hayden Lauridsen (drums), Chris Gain (guitar), & Mike Crawford (bass)Wednesday 10 February, 6pmSound & Vision Zone, Ground Floor

Book Club'sThe first get together of a new evening book group with Adult Learning Librarian Nicola Harris. Nicola will be running this group on a regular basis and the first meeting will be to gain ideas. Bring yourself, your friends and good ideas, we would love to see lots of passionate book lovers! Wednesday 17 February, 6.30pmFiction Zone, First Floor

Thursday morning book group resumes with Fiction Librarian Jill Pearcey who has been running this group for the past 5 years. It runs with a monthly theme idea and new people are always very welcome to join. Thursday 18 February, 10amNZ & Pacific Islands Zone, Second Floor

A Morning With… Steve Parsons Virgin Galactic: “the future is now” Accredited Space Agent Steve Parsons will take you on a journey of excitement from the challenge of commercial space travel to the reality of it happening. The people, the spaceship, the technology, the life changing experience that only a few will be able to participate in. The benefit to mankind and huge leaps in aviation and space travel will be covered.Thursday 25 February, Morning tea 10.45, talk 11amSound & Vision Zone, Ground Floor

Next Month Library Book Sale Mark your diaries for the weekend of Friday 12 to Sunday 14 March

Festival of Cultures Keep your eyes open for exciting events happening at the library during the week of Friday 26 to Wednesday 31 March

Local Newspapers Go Digital - 26 February 2010Live on Papers Past website, Manawatu Evening Standard and Manawatu Daily Times pre 1900 newspapers. Fully searchable. Visit us on the 2nd floor, NZPI Zone, to find out HOW to access these! Get some hot search tips too …..