Sunday 27 May 2012 - Saturday 2 June 2012
For Samoan Language Week, southern libraries are hosting special Samoan Storytimes, craft sessions, scavenger hunts, quizzes, a presentation from Samoan author Lani Wendt-Young, and more.
Find out what’s happening at your local library:
Māngere East Library
Monday 28 May, 4.30pm: Scavenger Hunt (in Samoan) -- Your mission: Split into teams, decipher the clues and follow the trail. First team back wins!
Wednesday 30 May, 10am: Samoan Storytime -- Come and enjoy stories and songs with a Samoan flavour.
Thursday 31 May, 4pm - 7.30pm: Island Nite -- A fun-filled evening of all things Pasefika with an emphasis on Samoan culture and language.
Māngere Town Centre Library
Friday 1 June, 10.30am: Storytime -- Tasi, lua, tolu, fa … come celebrate Samoan Language Week with stories, songs and rhymes.
Manukau Library
Wednesday 30 May, 11am: Storytime -- Tasi, lua, tolu, fa … come celebrate Samoan Language Week with stories, songs and rhymes.
Manurewa Library
Wednesday 30 May, 11am: Storytime -- Tasi, lua, tolu, fa … come celebrate Samoan Language Week with stories, songs and rhymes.
Friday 1 June, 11am: Samoan Language Week Craft Activity -- Bring the children along to enjoy a morning of craft to celebrate Samoan Language Week.
Otara Library
Tuesday 29 May, 11am: Wiggle & Rhyme - Samoan style -- Come and enjoy our special Wriggle & Rhyme with a Samoan flavour.
Wednesday 30 May, 3.15pm: Sui lau ula / Lei Making -- Come along to learn how to sew your very own Samoan ula (lei). Suitable for children aged 7 years and up.
Thursday 31 May, 10.30am: Storytime -- Come hear the great Samoan legend 'O le Fee ma le Isumu. The Octopus and the Rat' and join in singing and dancing. Suitable for aged 2 years and up.
Friday 1 June, 3.15pm: Samoan Craft -- Bring children along and enjoy drawing Mamanu o le Siapo / Samoan Siapo pattens.
Plus: all week at Otara, use our template to design a T-shirt using our Samoan patterns!
Papakura (Sir Edmund Hillary) Library
Thursday 31 May, 11am: Storytime -- Tasi, lua, tolu, fa … come celebrate Samoan Language Week with stories, songs and rhymes.
Papatoetoe Library
Wednesday 30 May, 3.30pm: Quiz - Test your knowledge of all things Samoa -- Come and test your knowledge about Samoa in our after school quiz.
Thursday 31 May, 10.30am: Singalong Storytime -- Come celebrate Samoan Language Week with song and dance.
Te Matariki Clendon Library
Wednesday 30 May, 10.30am: Samoan Bilingual Storytime -- Come and listen to stories from Samoa
Friday 1 June, 4pm: Samoan Scavenger Hunt -- Kids Club members only.
Tupu Youth Library
Friday 1 June, 11am: Author Talk: Lani Wendt-Young – Hear this prize-winning author speak about her published books and her life as a Samoan writer. Find out more.
>> Celebrate Samoan Language Week across Auckland.