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NZ Herald
28-06-2025
- General
- NZ Herald
Rotorua library service delivers thousands of books to schools and housebound readers
A mobile Rotorua library service has delivered more than 80,000 books to housebound residents, school children and youth offenders over the past five years. Rotorua Lakes Council's Library to You service – previously the housebound delivery service and onsite outreach van selection service – has operated for more than 25
BBC News
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Leicestershire council's artworks offered out for home loans
A scheme has been launched to allow people to borrow artworks and cultural objects from a council's museum collection to display in their County Council said hundreds of items in its stores would be made available to initiative, called Culture to You, is being piloted in the Oadby and Wigston authority said the move would open up access to "high-quality contemporary" paintings normally kept under lock and key. The council said the loans could last up to six move is an extension of an existing programme where schools in the county are able to borrow paintings the council does not have room to display in its museums and galleries. It also aims to make the collection available to people who have difficulty getting out and about. Marion Poppleton, 82, is among the first people to borrow a painting under the Little Port, painted in 1950 by Dora Khyatt, now has a temporary pride of place in the living room of her Wigston home."People like me have been in the same house for a long time, and everything in the house is very old," she said."The pictures I have in the house are all ones we have brought back from holidays or have family memories."It's just lovely to have something new to look at, something different, and something that will challenge me for a while." Kirsty Ballard, the scheme's cultural outreach manager, said: "Most of [the paintings] are 20th Century or 21st Century artworks largely by British artists which were all intended to be shared in non-museum spaces. "So many studies have shown that actually having access to art and culture improves your well-being, and it just brings joy to people - you can see it in their faces."Ms Ballard said all the paintings available for loan would be insured."We recognise that with a project such as this there may be accidents, and that's okay," she added."We have kind of accepted that."This collection was always intended to be shared in non-museum spaces and it's much more important to us that we share it than keep it in the stores."The scheme, funded from a part of a £750,000 Arts Council England grant, also allows for people to arrange for council volunteers to bring objects from the museum collection for activity sessions in their homes.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Hundreds helped by Seymour woman: A lookback on a Remarkable Woman
SEYMOUR (KFDX/KJTL) — Since winning Texoma's Remarkable Woman Contest two years ago, Kimberly Stevenson has continued to be a helping hand to those throughout Baylor County. When she first received the title, Stevenson had a goal of opening a physical community center for Seymour Helping Hands. She's accomplished that goal and much more since 2023. 'We started as a Facebook group, and people kept asking me what [I wanted] to see,' she said. 'I said, 'I'd love to see something that's a cross between, like, the YMCA and the Boys and Girls Club;' we just didn't have it. And they said, 'Well, why don't you start it?'' A haven for help in the middle of Seymour thrives. Kimberly Stevenson's nonprofit has outgrown its virtual walls and has served over 600 residents in that time. 'We've recently started our Senior Socials, which is for our legendary community members, the older group. Little things that help them have things to get to do outside of the house,' she said. 'We also are working toward getting AA and al-anon class. We've also partnered with Region 9 to be able to help people understand GED classes, and if they don't have internet at home, we have internet and computers here.' Seymour Helping Hands offers social services like the New to You clothes closet and free food pantry. 'It's a heartfelt thing when I watch people who, maybe, had nothing to do on a Saturday, and they come out here, and they help us sort through donations, and they help us clean up things,' Stevenson said. The founder has no plans to stop any time soon. 'My goal is to leave something with our community, to instill something with our volunteers so that they want to continue to volunteer so that when I'm gone, my kids and other generations will get to see this continue to be part of our community,' Stevenson said. And her message to her 2023 self? 'Don't give up. Don't let the frustrations and anything where you think you can't stop you because you can,' Stevenson said. The former Remarkable Woman winner added that Seymour Helping Hands' vice president, Kim Hill, has been instrumental in helping bring that growth to Seymour. Stevenson said that because they serve up to ten people weekly, they need volunteers. Call 940-366-5212 to learn more. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
