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Leeston June Programme MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Scrabble Club Rhymetimes T Teen Artspace T Storytimes T Rates Rebates Storytimes T 11am–12.30pm 10–10.30am 3–4pm 10–10.30am 11am–12pm 11–11.30am Rates Rebates Discovery Time Learn to Safely Hui Ma¯tua Device Drop-in – Adults Book Club 2–3pm 3.30–4.30pm Bank Online 10am–12pm Tech Help 19 June, 10–11am 2 June, 1.30–3.30pm 2–4pm LEGO® Club Learn to Safely Tawera Memorial Hall, Springfield Quiet Time 3.30–4.30pm Bank Online 12–2pm Board Games Club 1 June, 1.30–3.30pm Adults Book Club 3–4pm Tai Tapu Community Centre 16 June, 10–11am Virtual Reality 2–4pm Learn to Safely Tracking Tunnels Herbal Tea Workshop Bank Online 1 June 3.30–4.30pm 23 June, 6–8pm Employment Zone 4 June, 10am–12pm, Leeston West Melton Community and Seminar Library and 1.30–3.30pm, Recreation Centre Online Selwyn Book 3 June, 12.30–1.30pm Dunsandel Community Centre Lovers Club 29 June, 7.30–8.30pm Learn to Safely Bank Online 3 June, 10am–12pm, Glentunnel Hall and 1.30–3.30pm, West Melton Community and Recreation Centre Children’s Book Club 17 June, 3.30–4.30pm T TERM-TIME ONLY PRESCHOOLERS SCHOOL-AGED TEEN ADULT FREE Learn to Safely FREE Tracking Tunnels Bank Online Get ready for World Join our free digital banking sessions Environment Day by delivered in partnership with Digital learning what wild Inclusion Alliance Aotearoa (DIAA) and creatures live in your own Kiwibank to help Selwyn residents backyard! Make a tracking get online safely. The workshop will tunnel – a simple device cover the basics of internet banking used by conservation (regardless of who you bank with) rangers all over New and how to keep safe online. Zealand. 5+ years. Drop-in. FREE FREE FREE Employment Discovery Time Zone Seminars Device Drop-In: Tech Help Come along to our weekly sessions Delivered by the Ministry of Social Our weekly device drop-in sessions are at all libraries with fun activities Development, Employment Zone informal support groups to help you familiarise and experiments. Each month will seminars provide information around job yourself with your digital device. Whether it’s a focus on either science, technology, seeking, redundancy, staff retention and tablet or mobile phone, someone will be able engineering, art or maths. recruitment. 16+ years, drop-in. to help you with the basics. selwynlibraries.co.nz.

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