The Edible Book Competition is back…

Back by Popular demand…The 2023 Edible Book’s Competition is here!

Create an edible interpretation of a book and be in to win great prizes!!!

Enter online at https://www.ara.ac.nz/forms/edible-book-competition/

Then bring your entry to the front desk of the Madras City Library Campus between 8-10am on Monday 3 April

You can see all of the exciting entries at the Rakaia Centre (outside the Library, at City Campus) from 8am until 12pm.

Vote for the People’s Choice Award is between 11am and 11.55am, and you can cast your vote for your favourite entry. Winners are announced 12.05pm and WE EAT CAKE! Find out more at https://myara.ara.ac.nz/ under events!

So what are you waiting for!? Let the cake creating begin!

(previous competition winning cake: ‘We’re off to see the wizard’).

~Library Team~

World Poetry Day

Blackout Poetry

Join us at City and Timaru Campuses, or online, to create and share your Blackout Poetry. Making Blackout Poetry is easy and lots of fun, and there are chocolate prizes up for grabs. Add your entry to the wall in the library, or share it with us here, before Sunday 26 March to be in to win

Check out the images for further instructions and ideas

Check out more poetry on Madras campus https://www.facebook.com/cantypoet

Changes to our hours of operation

From Monday the 20th March, the Library will return to our usual longer opening hours. This means we will be open mornings, Friday nights and over the weekends.

From next Monday the Ara City Campus Library will be open :

These hours should continue right through to the end of 2023 but we will advise of any changes as they occur.

Thank You

Celebrate Pride week

The bright side to this grey rainy weather was the rainbow I saw this morning, which put a smile on my face. The rainbow flag was first used in 1978 to represent the diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community. The pink, white and blue flag represents the transgender community and was designed by Monica Helms in 1999. Below are a few of our many resources available online.

Also check out:

https://www.chchpride.co.nz/

for events happening in the city.