Library Closures
From Rick Miller for Whangarei Heads Commuity Library Committee:
1. Whangarei Heads Community/ school Library closed
The library will be closed until further notice due to the Governments Covid-19 Status
People can still return and borrow books until 3pm Tuesday 24th March 2020
2. Extract from Whangarei District Public Library Website Dated 23.3.2020
Covid-19 Updates
Information about library services that are available during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Updated: 23/03/2020 4:20 p.m.
All Whangarei District Libraries are closed until further notice
As the Government has raised the Covid-19 Alert Level to 3 in an effort to contain the spread of the virus, all Whangarei District Libraries are closed.
No Returns
Please keep your items:
• All current loans are extended to 31 May 2020.
• All fines are waived.
Requests and holds
• Please do not place requests and holds on physical items - books, talking books, magazines and DVDs. We cannot process them at this time.
• You can still place holds on eBooks and eAudiobooks.
We will be regularly reviewing this situation and will publish updates on our websites and Facebook page.
Explore our online library
We have extensive online resources you can access anywhere at anytime: magazines and newspapers, eBooks, Lynda Learning and much more.
Would you like a free copy of our February 2025 issue?
Kia ora neighbours. We give away free copies to readers whose recipes are used in our magazine. We're still on the hunt for tomato recipes, so send your family's favourite way to use up your homegrown harvest, to: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. If we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of the mag
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️