Celebrate Pasifika at Auckland’s libraries
Celebrate Pasifika at Auckland’s libraries
Take the family down to your local library for this year’s Pasifika 2015 celebrations.
Free, family-friendly entertainment with a Pacific flavour from 15 – 29 March will include bilingual Storytime and Wriggle & Rhyme sessions, arts and crafts, quizzes, games, cooking demonstrations and other cultural activities.
Manukau Ward Councillor and councillor liaison for the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel Cr Anae Arthur Anae says that Pasifika is a time for all Aucklanders to come together and celebrate Auckland's rich diversity.
“Auckland has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world, and Pasifika is an important part of our cultural identity. It will be fantastic to see Auckland Council’s libraries across the region packed with people celebrating our Pacific heritage.”
“There are a wide range of activities available for families at their local library, from making ula lole (lolly leis) and Pasifika Storytime for younger kids to ukulele lessons and craft workshops for older children.”
The Auckland Libraries collection offers Pacific stories and legends, bilingual books, CDs and DVDS in various Pacific languages, plus language learning tools and travel guides.
Library members can also
stream Pacific music free using Music Online.
Library events
include:
Pasifika grandparents' storytime
Mahurangi
East Library
Tuesday 24 March, 10.30am - 11.30am
Family are so important in the Pacific we thought we'd
take this opportunity for you to bring your grandparents
along to storytime. Celebrate the songs and stories of the
Pacific with them.
Mangere East Cultural Festival
2015
Mangere East Library
Saturday 28 March, 10am -
2pm
Celebrate Pasifika at the Mangere East Cultural
Festival, a family-friendly event with food stalls, craft
shops, face painting and bouncy castle! Most importantly
enjoy the cultural performances by local groups.
Flavours
of the Pacific
Panmure Library
Saturday 28 March, 2pm
Experience the flavours of the Pacific by making ‘Ula
lole (lolly leis) and other delicious Pacific food.
Stars
of Pasifika poetry
Thursday 26 March, 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Join us for an unforgettable evening of performances and
readings featuring poets Albert Wendt, Selina Tusitala
Marsh, Robert Sullivan, Tusiata Avia, Courtney Meredith,
Serie Barford, Doug Poole, Louise Tu’u, Amber Esau, and
the Rev. Mua Strickson-Pua; with Johnny Angel, author of The
Adventures of Afi, as MC.
For more information about
Auckland Libraries’ Pacific collections and Pasifika
events in your area go towww.AucklandLibraries.govt.nz.
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