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Travel Talk made easy: Mango Languages
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- Get ready for your next trip with Mango Languages! Learn French, German, Italian, Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese and many more languages… Continue reading Travel Talk made easy: Mango Languages →
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Un Mundo de Libros: Celebrating Spanish Language and World Book Day
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- April 23rd holds a special significance as it commemorates both Spanish Language Day and World Book Day, as designated by… Continue reading Un Mundo de Libros: Celebrating Spanish Language and World Book Day →
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ComicFest 2024: Workshops and panels
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- ComicFest 2024 is just around the corner, which means it’s time to plan what workshops you’re going to! These events… Continue reading ComicFest 2024: Workshops and panels →
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ComicFest 2024: 5 minutes with Giselle Clarkson
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- While we look forward to ComicFest 2024, meet Giselle Clarkson in this “5 minutes with” interview. What first got you… Continue reading ComicFest 2024: 5 minutes with Giselle Clarkson →
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“There’s no escaping fate”: new mystery titles
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- Image via Giphy “Drink up!” urged the Chief. “There’s no escaping fate. Drink while the champagne lasts!” ― Andrey Kurkov, Death and… Continue reading “There’s no escaping fate”: new mystery titles →
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Dame Kiri Te Kanawa at 80: recordings and tributes
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- Despite its geographical isolation from the traditional centres of the operatic world, Aotearoa New Zealand has produced a remarkable number… Continue reading Dame Kiri Te Kanawa at 80: recordings and tributes →
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100 Kaituhi Māori 2024: Alice Te Punga Somerville and Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall
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- Māori Literature Trust has embarked on a Project of 100 Kaituhi Māori, and has recently highlighted two gifted Te Āti… Continue reading 100 Kaituhi Māori 2024: Alice Te Punga Somerville and Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall →
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ComicFest 2024: 5 minutes with Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
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- While we look forward to ComicFest 2024, meet Isobel Joy Te Aho-White in this “5 minutes with” interview. What first… Continue reading ComicFest 2024: 5 minutes with Isobel Joy Te Aho-White →
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Congratulations Huia Publishers
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- It was a delight to read that Huia Publishers have been announced as winners of the Bologna Prize for the… Continue reading Congratulations Huia Publishers →
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Meet the Poets: Katūīvei launch this Friday at Newtown!
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- Our Katūīvei Pasifika Poetry Readings event is almost here, so we thought we’d introduce you to some of the talented… Continue reading Meet the Poets: Katūīvei launch this Friday at Newtown! →
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Forever strong: New health books in the collection
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- Whether you’re wanting to build your body strength, understand autism, build resilience in the face of a changing climate or… Continue reading Forever strong: New health books in the collection →
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School Holidays: WHODUNNIT? at Wellington City SPYbraries
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- From the 13th to the 28th of April, we invite you to join us for WHODUNNIT? at Wellington City SPYbraries and enter a… Continue reading School Holidays: WHODUNNIT? at Wellington City SPYbraries →
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ComicFest 2024: 5 minutes with Lily Duval
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- While we look forward to ComicFest 2024, meet Lily Duval in this “5 minutes with” interview. What first got you… Continue reading ComicFest 2024: 5 minutes with Lily Duval →
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“Genghis Khan bathed in sherbet ice cream”: New science fiction and fantasy
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- via GIPHY It extols death with the luminescent brilliance of a dying star. It is Genghis Khan bathed in sherbet… Continue reading “Genghis Khan bathed in sherbet ice cream”: New science fiction and fantasy →
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New Book by Daniel Clowes: Recent graphic novels
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- Daniel Clowes is one of the great alternative comic book writers of all time, with titles such as Ghost World… Continue reading New Book by Daniel Clowes: Recent graphic novels →
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Deconstruction and Reconstruction – New Personal Growth Books
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- These new books critically examine how dominant ideas and power dynamics have influenced our interpretation and application of shared concepts.… Continue reading Deconstruction and Reconstruction – New Personal Growth Books →
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What Have We Here? New Biographies in the Collection
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- There is something magical about delving into the life of a person who is so different to yourself, and finding… Continue reading What Have We Here? New Biographies in the Collection →
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Cartoons & Comics Curator Sam Orchard on the highlights of ComicFest 2024
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- Fast approaching is the wonderful, unmissable celebration of all things comic and graphic that is ComicFest 2024. Join us on… Continue reading Cartoons & Comics Curator Sam Orchard on the highlights of ComicFest 2024 →
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Win tickets to local family film ‘The Mountain’, in cinemas now
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- From the Producers of Hunt for the Wilderpeople & Jojo Rabbit and directed by Rachel House, ‘The Mountain’ is a… Continue reading Win tickets to local family film ‘The Mountain’, in cinemas now →
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Feijoa Fever: New Popular Non-Fic
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- Feijoa season is upon us! This abundant little fruit is everywhere in autumn – falling off trees and filling up… Continue reading Feijoa Fever: New Popular Non-Fic →
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New online resource: the Wellington Provincial Council Gazette, 1854-1876
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- Digitised for the first time is the complete collection of the weekly gazette of the Wellington Provincial Council, which offers… Continue reading New online resource: the Wellington Provincial Council Gazette, 1854-1876 →
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Art on Conservation talk: Award-winning artist Phillip Waddington
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- 5:30-6:30pm Thursday 2 May at Te Awe Library Come along to Te Awe Brandon Street Library on Thursday 2 May… Continue reading Art on Conservation talk: Award-winning artist Phillip Waddington →
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New Service: Portable CD Players
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- Libraries are no longer just places to get books. We have a large collection of non-book items from music equipment,… Continue reading New Service: Portable CD Players →
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Ngā Pukapuka Hou: Recent Picks from our Kohikohinga Māori
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- Our latest batch of recent picks lean heavily into the arts, suggesting skills to be developed as the days grow… Continue reading Ngā Pukapuka Hou: Recent Picks from our Kohikohinga Māori →
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Flying solo: New travel books
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- Traveling is an incredible experience, being able to see other parts of the world and to learn about different cultures.… Continue reading Flying solo: New travel books →
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Villainous Newtown event: Now available to view on YouTube
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- Recently at Newtown Library we had the rare opportunity to hear four fabulous crime writers in full flow talking about their… Continue reading Villainous Newtown event: Now available to view on YouTube →
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Janis Freegard and Reading the Signs: Poetry and soundscape performance recording
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- I am blue. I am a deep, electric shade of blue and I sound like waves crashing. My colour is… Continue reading Janis Freegard and Reading the Signs: Poetry and soundscape performance recording →
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Pet: Our April eBook Club pick!
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- eBook Club pick: Pet by Catherine Chidgey. Read the phenomenal new book from the bestselling author Catherine Chidgey. For… Continue reading Pet: Our April eBook Club pick! →
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Transgender Day of Visibility 2024
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- This Sunday March 31st we celebrate the International Transgender Day of Visibility. A day in which we celebrate the lives… Continue reading Transgender Day of Visibility 2024 →
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March’s New Music for Te Awe…
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- via GIPHY Statler: Well, it was good. Waldorf: Ah, it was very bad. Statler: Well, it was average. Waldorf: Ah,… Continue reading March’s New Music for Te Awe… →
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