Visiting the library under COVID Orange settings
All libraries in the Wellington City Libraries' network remain open under Orange settings of the COVID-19 Protection Framework, with the COVID vaccine pass, contact tracing and face masks required.
To keep everyone safe please:
- wear a mask unless you have an exemption
- have your vaccine pass ready for scanning
- scan or sign in on arrival
- follow any guidance from our staff or signs.
Please check our event calendar for when programming and events will resume. The HIVE Makerspace in Johnsonville Library at Waitohi Hub is open by appointment only – book your space at thehive@wcc.govt.nz
All library members can continue to access a huge range of online resources via our eLibrary – this includes ebooks, magazines, movies, and online courses.
Answers to frequently asked questions about library services under Orange settings can be found on our COVID FAQs page www.wcl.govt.nz...
⚠️ 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 ❤️
We're talking new year resolutions...
Tidying the house before going to bed each night, meditating upon waking or taking the stairs at work.
What’s something quick, or easy, that you started doing that made a major positive change in your life?