SATURDAY 25TH APRIL HOURS: Kurow Library and Omarama Library will be open as usual, Hampden Library will be closed. Oamaru Library will be CLOSED.MONDAY 27th APRIL. All Waitaki District Libraries will be closed for the official public holiday.
Come and join us in the library to celebrate the centennial of the birth of Ōamaru’s most famous and highly esteemed literary figure, Janet Frame. From 10.00am there will be a display to view and birthday cake to share.
The Ōamaru Public Library houses the Janet Frame Collection - over 160 items celebrating Janet Frame's life, her writing and the many foreign translations of her written material. Included among the collection are DVDs, autobiographies, biographies, literary critiques, commentaries, reviews, short stories and of course, Janet Frame's novels. The Janet Frame collection is a not for loan collection and individual items may be viewed within the library. Please ask at the Help Desk if you would like to gain access to this collection. The Ōamaru Library also hold copies of many Janet Frame titles which can be borrowed.
Ōamaru Public Library
Free