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21 October 2021

Digital help sessions

We are reintroducing digital help sessions, but with some differences. You can book…

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19 October 2021

Bird of the Year

This year you can vote for Bird of the Year from 18th-31st of October. Who would you choose –…

19 October 2021

Library closed on Labour Day

Palmerston North City library will be closed on Labour Day, Monday…

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18 October 2021

Niue Language Week

Don’t forget that it is Faahi Tapu he Vagahau Niue this week – also known as Niue…

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18 October 2021

Did you know? Bibliosmia

The smell of a good…

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10 October 2021

The Front Line WWII photo exhibition

Visit the second floor of the central library to view a selection of images from New Zealand…

Upcoming Programmes

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1 November – 6 November

Awapuni in Pictures

A photographic display featuring pictures of the Awapuni area and it's activities. Do you have…

Part of "Local History Week"

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1 November – 7 November, 9:00am – 4:00pm

Scavenger Hunt - Local History Week

Grab a map from the 2nd Floor, Central Library then follow the clues to answer a secret question.…

Part of "Local History Week"

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1 November – 7 November, 9:00am – 4:00pm

Places and Personalities

Glimpses of Palmerston North's history. Display on the second floor of the Central Library during…

Part of "Local History Week"

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1 November, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Our party of the century

An illustrated talk on the city's centennial celebrations of 1971. Presented by Margaret Tennant,…

Part of "Local History Week"

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2 November, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Himatangi Beach - From the car shed to the water's edge

Discover why Himatangi Beach did not develop to the extent expected by its earliest promoters.…

Part of "Local History Week"

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3 November, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

The Hawkes Bay Earthquake, and the 'canvas towns' of Palmerston North Showgrounds and Awapuni Racecourse

Presented by Leanne Croon Hickman, Historian. Talk presented via Zoom. Please register in advance…

Part of "Local History Week"

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3 November, 2:00pm – 3:30pm

Music, Tea and Tales

River Stop Awapuni present... Music, tea and tales! Join us for local history week as we celebrate…

Part of "Local History Week"

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3 November, 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Relive Square Edge

Drop by after dark and see the facade come to life with a projection of heritage images. Also on…

Part of "Local History Week"

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4 November, 2:00pm – 3:30pm

Cricket at Fitzherbert Park - People and Places

Presented by Murray Brown. Reflections from 125 years of cricket in Manawatū. Gathering numbers may…

Part of "Local History Week"