Libraries / February 2021
March 2021 | January 2021-
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The value a society places on knowledge is judged by how it treats public libraries
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Anne Goulding from the School of Information Management explains why the part privatisation of Wellington's Central Library is dangerous in this opinion piece originally published on Stuff.co.nz
- Accepted from VUW News feed by feedreader
- Tagged as:
- central-library-closure
Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Listing buildings
- Eye of the Fish
- Not sure if you realise this yet, but the proverbial cat has just been thrown amongst the proverbial pigeons. Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (what used to be called the Historic Places Trust) has just announced three new grade 1 heritage listings in Wellington: Trades Hall, Wellington Central Library, and a combined Gordon Wilson and McLean flats as well.
- Accepted from Eye of the Fish feed by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
- central-library-closure
- heritage-buildings
Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Ranting
- Eye of the Fish
- Suddenly out of nowhere, a storm brews up.
- Accepted from Eye of the Fish feed by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
- central-library-closure
Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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PureSound Studios Interview
- Wellington City Libraries
- PureSound Studios is a new music production business based in central Wellington, run by Anthony Limbrick who produces under the names Bravo Bonez & Learning To Dive, and Rosie Spearing who is lead singer of the band Corduroy.
- Accepted from WCL Blog feed by tonytw1
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Dining out in Wellington in the early 1990s
- Wellington City Libraries
- Newly digitised on our Recollect site, the Sheridan Restaurant Guide from 1993 is another snap-shot of our eating-out habits and a startling contrast to the Menu Guide published a decade earlier.
- Accepted from WCL Blog feed by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
- local-history
- restaurants-and-bars
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