June events and exhibitions at Takapuna Library

Art on the Shore exhibition opening 
When: Monday 8 June, 6pm - 8pm

Where: Takapuna Library
Cost: Gold coin/donation 

Join us to launch an art exhibition in support of Cyclone Pam recovery in Vanuatu.

Paintings are a mix of watercolour and acrylics by artists from the Auckland Watercolour Society.

All paintings are for sale and are cash and carry. The exhibition starts with an opening event on Monday 8 June and continues running as an exhibition in the library until Sunday 21 June.

Refreshments start at 6pm with a 6.30pm opening.

Bookings are essential for the opening event. To reserve your place, email Helen Woodhouse or phone Takapuna Library on 09 890 4903

http://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/EN/Events/Events/pages/artontheshore.aspx

Meet Deborah Shepard 

When: Tuesday  23 June, 6pm
Where: Takapuna Library
Cost: $5 ($3 members)

Join us to hear Deborah Shepard speak about her recently published book, Giving Yourself to Life: A Journal of Pain, Hope and Renewal

Deborah is a biographer, teacher of memoir and  a  Michael King Writers’ Centre resident.

‘To anyone familiar with negotiating the parameters of pain, Deborah Shepard’s personal story will resonate loud and clear.’- Wallace Chapman, TV and radio broadcaster.

Refreshments start at 6pm with a 6.30pm opening.

To reserve your place, email Helen Woodhouse or phone Takapuna Library on 09 890 4903

Bookplates: the artistic signature of ownership

When: Monday 8 June to Sunday 12 July
Where: Takapuna Library Angela Morton Art History Reading Room, Level 1
Cost:  Free

While you are visiting the Takapuna Library, take time to pore over the many and varied bookplates from our collection and from the Ex Libris Society

Ex Libris (from the books of), is often a label founded pasted on the inside of a book, stating to whom it belongs.  Stylistically, bookplates may be very simple, but can also be obscure, ornate, or even heraldic in style.  They are often a reflection of their owner’s interests. 

Acquiring bookplates is a branch interest for many book collectors. This exhibition draws on the generous donations to the Library’s collections as well as drawing on the collections of members of the Auckland Ex Libris Society, the only such group in New Zealand..

Bookings are not required, but if you wished to enquire further about this  exhibition, email colleen.christie@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz or phone 890-4921

Helen Woodhouse| Takapuna Community Library Manager| Auckland Libraries – Ngā Whare Mātauranga o Tāmaki Makaurau - Ph 09 890 4903  Extn (46) 4903 Mobile 021 945 179  Takapuna Library, 1 The Strand, Takapuna Private Bag 93-508, Takapuna, Auckland 0740

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