All branches of the Library at Ara will be closed on Monday the 6th June 2022 for the Queens birthday weekend. Our usual services will resume on Tuesday 7th June.
Queen Elizabeth II was not born on this day…her actual birth date was the 21st April 1926. Queen’s Birthday holiday is celebrated in New Zealand on the first Monday in June so the date moves year by year.
We hope you have a peaceful day and look forward to seeing back on campus after the long weekend.
Cheers
Monday the 7th June is the day we celebrate the Queens Birthday. All campus of Ara will be closed on that day and the Library will re-open at 7am on Tuesday the 8th June 2021.
Queen Elizabeth II was not born on this day…her actual birth date was the 21st April 1926. Queen’s Birthday holiday is celebrated in New Zealand on the first Monday in June so the date moves year by year.
We hope you have a peaceful day and enjoy the last public holiday until Labour Day in late October.
Cheers
Both branches of Ara Library will be closed from 5 pm on Friday 29th May – 8am on Tuesday 2nd June as it is the Queen’s Birthday Weekend.
The Queen’s Birthday public holiday is held on the first Monday in June. New Zealand has ten statutory holidays, of which Queen’s Birthday is one.
Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday is actually on 21 April, but it is celebrated on various dates across the Commonwealth of Nations to fit with each country’s roster of public holidays.
Those who have the day off will spend it with family or friends or will use the long weekend as a opportunity for a extended holiday away. It is an excellent opportunity to spend time in the outdoors before winter fully sets in.
Queen’s Birthday also sees the announcement of the Honours’ List where the Queen makes appointments to the Order of New Zealand including Orders of Merit, Dames, Knights, Companions, Officers and more. These appointments are nearly always based on a person’s services to the community or the nation in sport, business, charity, the uniformed services and arts.
We will resume our usual hours from 8 am on Tuesday 2nd June.
We hope you have a safe and relaxing long weekend.
All Ara library branches will be closed on Monday the 3rd June as we celebrate the Queens Birthday holiday. Here is some more information about the Queens Birthday celebration.
The official head of state of New Zealand is the Monarch of the Commonwealth Realms, Queen Elizabeth II. The monarch’s birthday is officially celebrated in New Zealand.
Her representative in New Zealand is the Governor General, who has symbolic and ceremonial roles but is not involved in the day-to-day running of the government.
The Queen’s actual birthday is April 21, but it is celebrated as a public holiday on the first Monday of June through an Act of Parliament.
The Queen’s Birthday is a public holiday in New Zealand & many people will have the day off. Schools, government offices, and many businesses will be closed.
The Queen’s Honours list is released around the time of the Queen’s Birthday public holiday. This list has hundreds of recipients: from the military, emergency services, politics and civilian life who are honoured and recognized for their public service.
The Queen’s birthday holiday is held on the first Monday of June.
Those who have the day off will spend it with family or friends or will use the long weekend as a opportunity for a extended holiday away. It is an excellent opportunity to spend time in the outdoors before winter fully sets in. The Queens Birthday weekend also marks the official opening of the ski season in New Zealand.
I would like to wish you a safe and happy holiday from all of us in the Library.
Ara Library is closed today as Queen’s Birthday is a statuatory holiday, however if you are wanting to study Ara will be open (swipe access only), including the Pod which is open 24/7 as usual.
New Zealand has ten statutory holidays, of which Queen’s Birthday is one, and whilst a lot of businesses will be closed, such as Ara, you may however find many shops are open.
The Queen’s birthday is actually on 21 April, but it is celebrated on various dates across the Commonwealth of Nations (of which there are sixteen), to fit with each country’s spread of public holidays.
Queen’s Birthday also sees the announcement of the Honours’ List where the Queen makes appointments to the Order of New Zealand, which includes Orders, Orders of Merit, Dames, Knights, Companions, Officers and more. These appointments are nearly always based on a person’s services to the community or the nation.
We will resume our usual hours from Tuesday 5 June, 7am on.
We hope you have a safe and relaxing long weekend.
The Library will be open as usual this weekend.
Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday 12 noon – 5pm
We will be closed on Monday 6th June
There is a IT outage planned for this weekend. On Saturday 4th June there will be no printing, photocopying, or computer network access
Full access should resume on Sunday 5th
The Library will be open as a warm place to study. We can issue books manually, although the catalogue and website will not be available to help you find resources.
Ask a Librarian and they will be able to point you in the right direction for books, journals and AV resources.
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