Snakes and ladders was popular with the librarians... and the children. The weather forecast was for heavy rain, hail, thunder, so we went anyway and had a pretty perfect day...
 
 
 
 

Photos from the Ambury Farm park day held at Mangere Bridge every year, quite a good sized event, some 20000 visitors, door count bang on 3000. Kids were kept happy playing with the fairy and the pirate, and scared witless by the witch complete with cauldron full of lollies, eye balls and rats.
 
 
 
 

This is where the bus lives now... stagecoach co, here in Manukau. lots of buses, one mobile library.

 

 

Proof you are able to get a mobility scooter onto a mobile library.

 

Kids at ABC Kindy , Botany Downs

 

 

 

 

Mangere Bidge food festival.. yum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visit to Superstart Kindy in Botany. We have been on the road now for a couple of months, usage is still building up.. we are issuing approx twice the amount than with the old bus... very good, more than a number of our static branches I might add.

 

First time parked against a kerb with the ramp down. I have had two wheel chair bound borrowers so far this week.

 

One of my Home school families came along for the opening.

 

Part of the crowd.

 

 

 

Mirla Edmundsons first official job as the new Manager of Manukau Libraies... cutting the cake.

 

Maori TV gave a really good spot on their news that night.

 

The local kids helping Sir Barry with his reading.

 

The Mayor, Sir Barry Curtis cutting the ribon.

 

The Model "Monique" we used for the official photo shoot.

 

Daughter Camille thinks its pretty cool.