Alexander Library - Te Rerenga Mai o Te Kāuru

16/06/2026

Today the amazing Tania TeHuna shares the story of AJD the Kuaka, at the Davis Library.

15/06/2026

Come on in and have your say on one of the biggest changes local government has faced: the Head Start pathway. The government has given councils across NZ a three-month window to develop proposals to reorganise local government in their regions.
You can find out more information and take the survey to have your say on this important change here: https://www.whanganui.govt.nz/Your-Council/Have-Your-Say/Consultations/Head-Start-what-matters-most?utm_content=buffereb1c4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
If you would like to fill in a survey in hard-copy you can do so here at the Alex!
Submissions close at the end of the week!

The government wants to simplify local government and has asked councils across New Zealand to develop proposals for how they could merge with others. We want to hear from our community on what matters most.

15/06/2026

Happy Pride Week whānau! One of our lovely librarians made a rainbow ribbon cape for our book display which adds some much needed colour on these grey winter days. We've got activities happening across our libraries over Pride Week - to book your place or to see further information follow this link https://collections.humanitix.com/pride-2026
𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 | 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 | 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆
Discover rainbow reading at our Out On The Shelves book display.
𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗯𝗼𝘄 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗳𝗲́ | 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟳 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 | 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺-𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻 | 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆
Bring your kai, find your flow, and write together in the peaceful surrounds of the Alexander Library. 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱.
𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗱𝗴𝗲 | 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 | 𝟭𝟮.𝟯𝟬-𝟭.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 | 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆
Come and celebrate Pride Week, and make a handmade badge with Gonville Wisdom Circle.

For more local Pride Week events, see https://www.pridewhanganui.co.nz/pride-week/

03/06/2026

Bring the mokopuna to the Davis Library Wed 17 June at 10am, to hear about our own celebrity bird. Tania Te Huna will share her children's book about the Kuaka (Bar tailed Godwit) "ADJ". ADJ makes an epic journey from the Whanganui River Estuary to Alaska every year via Korea and Japan and then returns home.
Taikura o te Awa Tupua will sing the waiata composed by Tania for the Kuaka.

25/05/2026

Greased Lightning is rolling into the Alexander Library Lounge this Wednesday night! 🎶 Make sure you get your booking in as spaces are limited! https://events.humanitix.com/grease-at-the-alex

Grab your leather jackets, warm up those vocal cords, and join us for a fun-filled Grease Sing-A-Long screening at 6pm! 💋🕺🎤

✨ BYO kai
✨ Sing your heart out
✨ Dress-ups encouraged
✨ All ages welcome

Whether you’re a Pink Lady, a T-Bird, or just here for the nostalgia, come along for a relaxed night of music, laughs, and iconic movie moments at the Alexander Library.

22/05/2026

Busy day in the Alex yesterday! We were excited to host lots of wonderful local rangatahi for a heritage think tank as part of the Rangatahi Tech Expo. We wanted to hear what they would do to bring our Biographical Index into the digital age. The biographical index is one of our most powerful tools for researching whakapapa and Whanganui family history. They gave us lots of great ideas and we love working together with our community in this way!

14/05/2026

Coming in hot and bringing you not one, but TWO awesome events in one afternoon! Don't miss out on either of these amazing sessions today. First, a very special gig just for our library whānau from Bobbi Rae at 1pm, and then we're bringing some historical content with Andy Dolling remembering resistance and activism on the International Day of Conscientious Objectors at 2pm.

14/05/2026

We know we have a reputation for being a 'quiet' space, but if you've met any of our librarians, you'll know that we most definitely aren't a quiet bunch 😁 So music at the Alex?! Why not?! Come and check out the Alexander Library's wonderful acoustics with a special gig from Bobbi Rae tomorrow (Friday 15/05). Swing by on your lunchbreak and enjoy a perfect start to your Friday afternoon 😎

11/05/2026

We Stand for Peace – Songs & Stories

Join us for an afternoon of music, storytelling, and history exploring the legacy of conscientious objectors during World War I.

Andy Dolling shares stories of figures like Archibald Baxter, alongside songs and reflections which inspired the illustrated book We Stand For Peace.

🕑 2pm, Friday 15 May
📍 Alexander Heritage and Research Library
🌿 International Day of Conscientious Objectors

Please note: this session follows Bobbi Rae’s 1pm Music Month set, so feel free to arrive flexibly.