Stephen Clothier

things i am: librarian. flying like a bird. musician. drinking wine directly from the bottle.

[Stephen Clothier @_steclo]

friends, check it out! i'm so proud of the 200+ (!) young Wellington poets who contributed to this bastion of joy and creativity, and prouder still that the library could be part of bringing that awesomeness into the world.

[Wellington City Libraries @wcl_library]

Tūhono 2021 is out & available to borrow from OverDrive & Libby. We collected over 200 poems from young writers aged 5-18 on the theme of ‘whakaata – reflection.’ We had so many submissions that we split Tūhono into two volumes: poems by kids aged 5-12; poems by kids aged 13-18.

[Stephen Clothier @_steclo]

very proud of this wee exhibition, and very proud of the talented young poets whose works are a part of it!

[Wellington City Libraries @wcl_library]

Earlier this week we had the pleasure of installing the first ever Tūhono exhibition! Our Tūhono poetry journal features poems written by Wellington kids and teens, and our sparkling new exhibition includes just a few of the incredible submissions we’ve received over the years.

[Stephen Clothier @_steclo]

@HollyPelesky @bollewrites Here's some info about the penpal programme @bollewrites mentioned in Wellington NZ. Libraries love this kind of thing; this programme literally started because of a random email exchange between two librarians about something completely different: https://t.co/e2m90vKfC8

[Stephen Clothier @_steclo]

@ForrestC8 @daleyreads @aldingley It was so fun to be there (though I definitely felt like an imposter among such luminaries as Kate, Megan and Alan!)

[Wellington City Libraries @wcl_library]

Exciting news! We have a brand new programme, Reading to Kurī!

Each Thursday during the school holidays, kids can book a session to read to one of our doggy pals from Canine Friends Pet Therapy.

Meet the pups and book a session over on our Kids' Blog: https://t.co/JJaXBISQ2s

[Stephen Clothier @_steclo]

@DahliaMalaeulu @nzcya Thank you for being so amazing, Dahlia! I'm sure you sparked many young minds at Books Alive. And yes, Mat's book is a taonga that New Zealanders young and old will be treasuring for a long time to come <3

[Wellington City Libraries @wcl_library]

Witness Librarian Cats for International Cat Day!

BEHOLD! LOOK UPON OUR CATS YE MIGHTY AND DESPAIR!

https://t.co/Kwzq5Ta2lj

[Wellington City Libraries @wcl_library]

Law for Lunch is back this Tuesday 8 August, 12-12.30 at Te Awe Library, and this week’s topic is tenancy law. Learn your rights as a tenant and how to navigate the power imbalance between tenants and landlords.

This is a free talk; all welcome! https://t.co/iobZZZFd0U

[Wellington City Libraries @wcl_library]

Hairy Maclary turns 40!

Our very own Stephen Clothier, Children and Youth Services co-ordinator, talks about his Hairy Maclary memories for @ThePost

Read it on PressReader with your library card information https://t.co/IcEzWWQJ2w

[Wellington City Libraries @wcl_library]

Ok, so if you've seen Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse and want to get into the comics, where do you start? Well, one of our gifted librarians has created an incredibly comprehensive guide to the Spiderverse.

Part 1: https://t.co/owsmFEeDOP

Part 2: https://t.co/ftox6GfZpf

[NZCYA Awards @nzcya]

🥳Here they are. The 2023 New Zealand Book Award for Children and Young Adult finalists.

👉 Learn more here: https://t.co/2CDXvaBxUe

#NZCYA #BooksAlive

[Wellington City Libraries @wcl_library]

Have you hit a New York Times paywall? Annoying isn't it? Your library card gets you unlimited access to all of their articles. You can also get to heaps of other newspapers for free too. Have a look at our Newspaper database here:

https://t.co/pEOXY13vLf

[Wellington City Libraries @wcl_library]

We had so much fun bringing new books, VR, lego and robots to the community at the Central Park Flats recently.
Check out this behind-the-scenes video of our Little Library collection refresh and open day antics...

[Wellington City Libraries @wcl_library]

Just a reminder that you have access to the incredible Gale Archives of Sexuality and Gender through your library membership. You can learn the history of LGBTQIA+ across the world in one detailed source. Go to:

https://t.co/vWP1RpdEkB

[Stephen Clothier @_steclo]

@OneHatMadder So exciting!! Praha is my dream destination. Lemme know if you wanna learn some Czech lol

[Wellington City Libraries @wcl_library]

Have you seen the news?! The submission date for Tūhono has been extended!

Wellington writers aged 5 to 18 now have until December 14 to submit a poem on the theme of Whakangā | Breath.

See previous entries and submission info on our blog: https://t.co/Hmd6sWMWdV

[Chris Tse @chrisjtse]

Do you know a young person (5-18) who writes poetry? Tell them to submit to this journal!

https://t.co/lD3VwUt71V

[Stephen Clothier @_steclo]

@whatthesamhall @frosty_aotearoa Well, there are 3 libraries in the CBD (Manners St, Brandon St, Molesworth St). All smaller than Central but still good :)

[Stephen Clothier @_steclo]

@jacobjakeybrown Catullus is my all-time fave Roman poet

[Wellington City Libraries @wcl_library]

Do you know any Wellington writers aged 5-18?
Submissions for this year's edition of Tūhono, our poetry journal for kids and teens, are now open! This year's theme is whakangā - breath, and taking time to relax, be calm. Find all the submission info here https://t.co/Hmd6sWvlmn

[Stephen Clothier @_steclo]

@OneHatMadder surely they will have become an anarcho-syndicalist commune by then?