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Crime Stories as Home Truths

A Panel Discussion

Claire Baylis talks with Charity Norman and Michael Bennett about exploring social issues in fiction and how their backgrounds working in the legal system have shaped their crime novels. This special event is happening at Te Kete Aronui Rototuna Library on Friday 22 August.

More info on this panel discussion

Branches of Time

 Discovering your Ancestry

Join us on Saturday 23 August at Central Library for a morning of research using our extensive Family History Resources. Members from the New Zealand Society of Genealogists Hamilton Branch and associated interest groups will be visiting to offer their expertise and guidance.

More info on Branches of Time

RAW Beauty

Reclaiming Identity. Reframing the Narrative. RAW Beauty is a transformative photographic master’s exhibition curated by Annah
Stretton, bringing to light the stories of waahine with lived experience of incarceration not as statistics, but as women of deep strength, mana, and untapped potential.

See RAW Beauty Exhibition details

Highlights

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Scotland's People

Tuesday 29 July

Te Kete Aronui - Rototuna Library

Join us for an engaging genealogy seminar where you’ll learn how to trace your Scottish ancestry using the official Scotland's People website.

See Scotland's People genealogy seminar details
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Author Talk with H C Roberts

Friday 1 August

Te Kete Aronui - Rototuna Library

Come and meet Holly Roberts, author of the Harp and the Lyre series. This interactive talk will feature readings and poetic songs from Holly's novel trilogy within the Harp and the Lyre series.

Learn more about Author Talk with HC Roberts
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芳香润唇膏手作坊 | Essential Oil Lip Balm DIY Workshop

Saturday 9 August

Te Kete Aronui - Rototuna Library

Join us for a hands-on bilingual workshop to create your very own natural lip balm infused with essential oils. Learn how to care for your lips using gentle, plant-based ingredients that nourish and protect.

See details for Essential Oil Lip Balm Workshop
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Get Hooked! Intermediate Classes

Starting Thursday 14 August

Te Kete Aronui Rototuna Library

Over six weeks, we will introduce you to a range of intermediate-level techniques and stitches, levelling up your double crochet game to create beautiful patterns and textures in your work.

Register for Get Hooked! Intermediate Classes
Hearing

Hearing Health Check

Every third Wednesday of the month

Chartwell Library

Kent Spence, from Resonate Health, will be available to check the general health of your ears.

More information on hearing checks
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The Wellness Hour

Last Monday of the month

Te Kete Aronui Rototuna Library

This is a FREE wellness class aiming to improve community health and well-being. Sessions are for adults of all fitness levels, especially those looking for a gentle introduction to exercise and wellness.

See The Wellness Hour details and registration