Just a quick note to let all our patrons know that the Laurieton & Wauchope branches will be closed from 5pm on Christmas eve and will reopen on the Monday 4th of January 2010. Port Macquarie library will be closed on the 25th, 26th & 28th of December 2009 and the 1st of January 2010. Wishing [...]
The Hooked with Love knitters, Joy, Anne, Phyllis and Adrienne enjoyed their Christmas get-together.
These ladies (plus others not shown) meet on the first Friday of each month at Kempsey Library to knit and natter. So far, this very productive group has sent 14 of their knitted blankets sent to Samoa as part of the Tsunami relief [...]
Sixteen years after the passing of Fred Hollows, this exhibition, titled “In Fred’s Footsteps,” offers locals a chance to learn more about Fred’s dream of treating avoidable blindness and improving indigenous health.
The exhibition will be at Kempsey Library from Monday 11th January through to Thursday 21st January. During this time, the library will also be showing a DVD about [...]
[ December 10, 2009; 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Jeremy Tarbox will be talking at Kempsey Library about his experiences in Guatemala, where he volunteered for 10 weeks with an agricultural cooperative, living in indigenous communities focusing on organic production. He will discuss the experience of village living and the 3 projects he completed on seed harvesting, village attitudes to seed sovereignty and the [...]
[ December 3, 2009; 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Jeremy Tarbox will be speaking at Kempsey Library about his volunteer experiences in Cuba – a land that is famous for rum and cigars, music and dance, Revolution and Resistance. Part of the Southern Cross Brigade that visited Cuban education, health and government institutions, unions, permaculture/sustainable agriculture cooperatives during December 2008/January 2009, Jeremy’s particular interest [...]
Looking for some last minute Christmas gifts? Once again the Port Macquarie branch of A&R are offering a 10% discount on all full priced books purchased in December. This offer is available to Port Macquarie-Hastings and Kempsey Shire Library members. All you need is to show your library card.