We're excited to announce that
the Carnegie Room, our new meeting space at Thames Library,
is now open to the public. Named after Andrew Carnegie, the
philanthropist who helped to fund Thames' first free public
library in 1905, the Carnegie Room looks out onto Rotary
Park and will host author visits, book clubs, Young Library
Champ sessions and plenty of other public events.
"Since
opening in early November it has accommodated 3 author
visits, 1 cheese-making workshop and it has also been used
for meetings by 3 departments of Council. When not in use
for meetings and events library customers are enjoying
being able to sit in a quiet space where they can read or
use laptops and mobile devices” says Linda Hayfield,
Thames Library Co-ordinator.
The Carnegie Room is
available to hire, please contact Thames Library on 07 868
6616 for more information.
Don't forget, we also have a
meeting room at Tairua Library, which is available for both
commercial and non-profit groups. Contact Tairua Library on
07 864 7960 for further
details.
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