Wednesday, 7 September 2016

Winnie Wins Teen Category of Poetry Competition

Congratulations to one of the Wrappers, Winnie Van't Hof-Pacheco, who won the teen category of the 2016 Kāpiti District Libraries Poetry Competition.  The theme was winter and/or Matariki and Winnie has beautifully combined the themes to produce the wonderful poem below called Statues.



Glistening from cold
the Seven Statues of ice lay frozen
Skin as blue as the glassy lake
their hands danced upon
they lay still and cold
Eyes like pools of hopes
Drowning in the snow
The cold of their hearts begin to thaw
their icy glare softens
as they see their snowy white image
stretching before their eyes
day by wretched day
they would lay being vain
begging the sun for
just one more minute of the day
until the sun went away
and the moon came to play
behind the clouds he would hide
In fear that his mind
Would fall in love with these girls
And their selfish eyes
Until the day came, he would play this game
Once every new year till they melted away


Wednesday, 24 August 2016

Answer a question and win

The Reading Challenge starts soon! It's a fun personal challenge to read a variety of books and it's open to everyone from age 13 and up who use Kāpiti District Libraries. One of the categories is to read a book recommended by a librarian or Wrapper. If you could recommend one book from the teen collection that you think adults would enjoy as well as teens what would it be?

Fill in the title of the book in the Google Form below and be in to win a brand new book. Open to Kāpiti District residents only. The winner will be drawn at the next Wrappers meeting on Friday 2 September.

Monday, 8 August 2016

The Wrappers Recommend

The following books were recommended by Wrappers at our August meeting. Try one - you might find your new favourite story! Just click on the title to go to the library catalogue and place your reservation. Online stories have links directly to the websites.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J K Rowling  

The Natural History Book by Becky Alexander 

The Outliers by Kimberly McCreight

The Clocks and other murder mysteries by Agatha Christie

After by Morris Gleitzman

The Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Johanson



Tuesday, 26 July 2016

Answer a Question and Win

What does your bookshelf look like? Are the books mostly organised in a tidy manner or are they more of a higgledy-piggledy mess? 

Fill in your answer on the Google Form and be in to win a brand new book. Open to Kāpiti District residents only. The winner will be drawn at the next Wrappers meeting on Friday 5 August. 



Monday, 4 July 2016

The Wrappers Recommend

The following books were recommended by Wrappers at our July meeting. Try one - you might find your new favourite story! Just click on the title to go to the library catalogue and place your reservation. Online stories have links directly to the websites. 

Unrivaled by Alyson Noel

The Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

Namesake (online story)    Read the blurb
                                       Read the story


 

Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Winter by Hollandaise (AKA The Wrappers)


deep velvet darkness
the sleeping hush of the world
cosy quiet solitude
knitted blankets
burpees
sharp
like
influenza
but
guava
snowshoe hare
magic
is
Minnesota
public transport breakdown
dancing in the rain
unsocial family meals with books
miraculous sunny days
pine cones
and quiet days
are
pinpricks of exploding light
shivering through school
indoors
miserable cold and wet
reading by the fire
the crunch of burning wood
steaming mugs
blankets piled high
rain lashing windows
spiderwebs with raindrops
as
dragon’s breath
Christmas
hot chocolate
cold chocolate
snow flake
frosty air
blue, white, red, green, muted colours
in hot porridge
ice fishing at hockey
crystal kiss
morning frost
crackling fire
pearl droplets of ice
frozen lake
Ice hockey but
fire burning bright so
marshmallows melting in cocoa
hot chocolate
frost into snow
spikey stars of snow