Children's holiday event 08

Imagine being thrown a party as a send off to school..! Whakatane District Libraries has just done that and is inviting children of the district to a free, fun end of summer holidays event on Friday 25 January 2005 in the Margaret Mahy Court at 9:30am.


Libraries Coordinator, Carol Spanhake says storytellers, authors, musicians and entertainers Mary Kippenberger and Peter Charlton-Jones who travel around New Zealand and Australia entertaining children with wacky fairytales, stories, music and drama will be the highlight of the day.

“They bring to the stage a uniquely Kiwi approach to their young audiences. This is a fitting finale to our very successful summer reading programme and we are encouraging parents and caregivers to bring children along for a fun filled time.”


Mrs Spanhake says the programme is not only designed to build and foster a reading culture in children but also to introduce children to the library so that they feel comfortable asking questions and approaching staff.


Over 90 children took part in the summer reading programme. Children taking part in the programme are encouraged to read at least four books and get a chance to retell the story in their own words.