Learning Centres

Our Rārākau Esports space going great. Highlights of our Latest Rocket League Open. Young &Old competing and having a great time! Thanks @pbtechnz & @pbtecheducation! @MoirMan83 @WiljDekkers @NZ_Esports_ @UCGamingGuild @JotterB1t @AftershockFgc @AHOMango @ideekaynz #SocialGaming

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My coworker ended her five-year marriage over something most people would probably call “small.” She told me that in their home, she naturally took on the chores. She cooked. She did the laundry. She kept things running. It wasn’t something they formally discussed... it just became the routine. And she went along with it. Then she got sick. Not just a light cold... the kind where your body feels heavy and even standing up is exhausting. For once, she couldn’t function the way she usually did. That evening, her husband came home, saw the laundry basket, and separated his clothes from hers. He washed only his. Later, he made himself dinner, plated it, and ate. When she asked if he could make something simple for her too, he replied, “I’m exhausted. I don’t have the energy.” She said it wasn’t even the words that hurt. It was the absence of instinct. The absence of care. The fact that helping her didn’t occur to him automatically the way serving him had always occurred to her. That night, lying there sick and hungry, she realized she wasn’t in a partnership. She was in an arrangement where her labor was expected, but his effort was optional. People think love disappears in dramatic arguments or explosive fights. But sometimes it fades in moments like that... when someone watches you struggle and chooses convenience over compassion.

A "virtual" experience at a "real" Team Building exercise at the Library today. This was the @RendeverHealth "Winged-Flight" experience. Still great engagement to be had with VR & AR. We have 8 of these. Who is keen? @Makerspaces_com @WiljDekkers @Mr_Liu17 @L2_S2S @lightshow

We love upcycling. An innovative Rec & Sport swim instructor works in Library makerspace to laser cut trophies from old EVA foam kick boards. Learning new skills & less landfill. @Makerspaces_com @ChristchurchCC @WiljDekkers @L2_S2S @Mr_Liu17 #reuse

Awesome to have community based free 3D Print workshops at our Rārākau Esports & tech hub. Huge thanks to @pbtecheducation & @Creality3dP @CrealityCloud for the amazing support. @Makerspaces_com @WiljDekkers @L2_S2S

So priveleged to be able to follow this Canterbury Special Olympics BBall crew o their journey. Silver Medalists!!!! Pictured with the winners. Great sportspeople! Parakiore awesome venue! @SpecialOlympics @ChristchurchCC @Mr_Liu17 #CommunityFirst

Great athletes part of a great team of athletes from Ōtautahi competing in Special Olympics. @ChristchurchCC

Happy students from Te Komanawa - Rowley school taking part in a #Minecraft build challenge at Tūranga Library. 160 students involved in this awesome design & build project. Thanks to @WiljDekkers for the massive effort! & @MoirMan83 for support @Makerspaces_com @L2_S2S

Honoured to be able to watch our Canterbury Special Olympics BBall team today at the amazing Parakiore facility. Two wins so far!!! @Mr_Liu17 @L2_S2S @SpecialOlympics @ChristchurchCC @WiljDekkers

All the AV training in the library makerspace put to practice as high school students interview Special Olympics athletes. Great story with impact all round. Games begin this week! @Makerspaces_com @Mr_Liu17 @SpecialOlympics @ChristchurchCC @WiljDekkers #CommunitySupport

One of the more special projects that we have been working on so far. So excited to be supporting this amazing team. @SpecialOlympics @chchLibLearning

Library Makerspace used to produce "fine art" pieces by one of our regular users. Exhibition consisted of work by the guy pictured, his Mum, Sister and Dad for engineering work. Access to the gear was crucial. The work was awesome! @Makerspaces_com @L2_S2S @lightshow @WiljDekkers

Another great Fighting Games Community event yesterday. Rārākau helping grow the community with regular free access. Thanks as always to @ideekaynz & @MoirMan83 as well as @pbtecheducation for gear. @NZ_Esports_ @WiljDekkers @UCGamingGuild @JotterB1t @AHOMango @AftershockFgc

Love this. Utilizing our Library makerspace & gear to teach AV skills to young sportswomen from local School. Program is called "The Back Up" Tech skills as a back up plan. They film special olympics athletes very soon. @Mr_Liu17 @WiljDekkers @lightshow @Makerspaces_com @L2_S2S

Public holiday in Ōtautahi today but our Rārākau Esports centre cranking! @JotterB1t with another Rārākau Rumble followed by a Youth group this evening! Community Gaming! Thanks @ideekaynz @pbtecheducation @AftershockFgc @NZ_Esports_ @gamestah @MoirMan83 @UCGamingGuild

Awesome Makerspace project. Heat Transfer Vinyl onto Laser Cut wood to create stunning medals for these amazing young people who volunteered for the Pasifika Mātua Olympics. Made in the Library! @Makerspaces_com @L2_S2S @WiljDekkers @GCSNinAction

Library staff show-off their final Laser-cut results at a "Creative Gothic" workshop for customers "Sketch then Etch". What an awesome #makerspace outcome! @Makerspaces_com @L2_S2S @lightshow @WiljDekkers @GCSNinAction #creativity #CommunityImpact

Great to see some rangatahi competing in #RocketLeague at our Rārākau esports space. We're building a community. Thanks @MoirMan83 for his ongoing support & @pbtecheducation for the amazing PCs @AHOMango @UCGamingGuild @ideekaynz @NZ_Esports_ @WiljDekkers @explosiv_fury

Shoutouts to our friends @pbtecheducation for the sponsorship. Crazyhead took 1st Place for 2XKO and walked home with a $50 GiftCard for the W. twitch.tv/aftershockfgc/…

Lincoln Uni student used our Library Makerspace to produce sustainability week trophies for category winners. He used only upcycled materials for this stunning result. #sustainability and #makerspace in action here! @Makerspaces_com @WiljDekkers @L2_S2S @lightshow @LincolnUniNz