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Big Library Read is on now! Visit our Nove-L digital collection to borrow the featured title ‘The Darwin Affair’ by Tim Mason with no waitlist. *BONUS: Use #BigLibraryRead for a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Tablet from @OverDriveLibs novel.overdrive.com

Timeless Tuesday: Radio Chess Match. Gisborne Photo News, No.94, April 19 1962. Members of the Gisborne and Tokoroa Chess Clubs recently had the novel experience of playing each other, with the use of radio,... facebook.com/GisborneLibrar…

Timeless Tuesday: Thrilling Aerial Display, Gisborne Photo News No.82: April 20, 1961. Nearly 6000 people assembled at Darton Field one evening towards the end of last month to watch a thrilling display by the... facebook.com/GisborneLibrar…

April is Autism Awareness Month and April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day. If you would like to know more about Autism Spectrum Disorder we have some resources on the topic. tinyurl.com/y3l8w4pk Or... facebook.com/GisborneLibrar…

Timeless Tuesday: Television Comes to Gisborne, Gisborne Photo News No 117 : March 26, 1964. Gisborne residents had their first opportunity of viewing television in their own homes earlier this month when a... facebook.com/GisborneLibrar…

Timeless Tuesday: Open-air Dance and Concert, Gisborne Photo News No 117 : March 26, 1964. The Gisborne Skating Club recently held an open air dance and concert at their rink in Alfred Cox Park, the proceeds of... facebook.com/GisborneLibrar…

Timeless Tuesday: Dahlia Show, Gisborne Photo News No 93 : March 22, 1962. Although entries were slightly below those of previous years, bloom quality was of a high standard at the Poverty Bay Horticultural... facebook.com/GisborneLibrar…

Timeless Tuesday: Running in the Rain, Gisborne Photo News No 92 : February 22, 1962. On the day of the carnival at Manutuke, every patron received a numbered ticket on arrival. Later in the day, Gisborne... facebook.com/GisborneLibrar…

Timeless Tuesday: Gisborne Gets a New High School. Gisborne Photo News No 80 : February 23, 1961. Although the contractors are still on the job, and years of work will be required before all facilities are... facebook.com/GisborneLibrar…

Timeless Tuesday: Grand Display of Vintage Cars, Gisborne Photo News No 164 : February 28, 1968. Anniversary Weekend this year was of great interest to many folk when the Hawkes Bay branch of the Vintage Car... facebook.com/GisborneLibrar…

Timeless Tuesday: Summer Pottery School, Gisborne Photo News No 140 : February 23, 1966. An enthusiastic class of twelve enrolled recently at the Lytton High School for a week's course in the art of the potter.... facebook.com/GisborneLibrar…

Timeless Tuesdays: Wot! No WOF?, Gisborne Photo News No 79 : January 26, 1961. Go-Kart drivers will have anything on--otherwise they wouldn't drive go-karts -- so Tom Kane, the vehicle inspector at Gisborne's... facebook.com/GisborneLibrar…

Timeless Tuesday: Surf Carnival Highlights, Gisborne Photo News No 163 : January 31, 1968. The combined Midway and Waikanae surf carnival held early in January attracted a large crowd. Three or four highlights... facebook.com/GisborneLibrar…

Timeless Tuesday: Opotiki to Gisborne - On Foot, Gisborne Photo News No 43 : February 6, 1958. When motorists say it's a long way from Opotiki to Gisborne round the coast, they mean it. But last week a Mt.... facebook.com/GisborneLibrar…

Timeless Tuesday: Wonderful Weather, Gisborne Photo News No 91 : January 25, 1962. Completely reversing the form shown by the weather man during the 1960-61 holidays, Gisborne's holiday climate this vacation was... facebook.com/GisborneLibrar…

What a magical morning we had down here at the Library. The Little Dog Barking - Theatre Company put on a wonderful show for the children, the kids were engaged and mesmerised by the brilliant performances by the... facebook.com/GisborneLibrar…

Timeless Tuesday: Christmas Eve, Gisborne Photo News No 43 : February 6, 1958 Gladstone Road on Christmas Eve 1958 with the Gisborne Silver Band set up in Bright Street. photonews.org.nz/gisborne/issue…

Timeless Tuesday: Beach Time, Gisborne Photo News No 7 : December 23, 1954 Compare what was happening in 1954 to what we do today. Anyone know what agog means? "Yes, it's Beach Time at Waikanae! It's Saturday... facebook.com/GisborneLibrar…