Books and Libraries
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A night with two Randell Cottage writers
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- Huge thanks to everyone who joined us in person and online on Tuesday at the National Library to hear from 2023 Randell Cottage residents Rachel O'Neill and Caroline Laurent, in conversation with trustee Francis Cooke.
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Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Join us on 21 November with two Randell Cottage writers
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- Please join us on Tuesday 21 November at the National Library – or via zoom link if you're unable to attend in person.
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Special event on 21 November with two Randell Cottage writers
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- You’re invited to the National Library Auditorium on 21 November to get to know our latest writers. New Zealand poet Rachel O’Neill has just finished their placement at Randell Cottage and will share their experiences in conversation with Trustee Francis Cooke. The French Embassy’s Cultural Counsellor, Eric Soulier, will lead a discussion with newly-returned laureate, […]
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Hiwa: Contemporary Māori Short Stories Author Talk
- Wellington City Libraries
- Join us for a very special event at Karori Library on Thursday August 31st, 6 – 7 pm Hiwa: Contemporary… Continue reading Hiwa: Contemporary Māori Short Stories Author Talk →
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Karori Library, Karori Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Bag a Bargain at the Library Book Sale
- Wellington City Libraries
- If you love a bargain and also love literature, music and movies, you won’t want to miss our book sale! Bag a bargain, find a gem! The sale will be held at St Patrick’s College Hall (581 Evans Bay Parade) from Friday 7 July to Monday 10 July, 10am-4pm daily. Come and browse books, CDs and DVDs! Thousands of avid readers and book lovers have used our book sales to find the best book deals, to complete their personal collections or just to rummage and find a gem. Books on every topic imaginable are replenished at regular intervals during the sale ensuring there are always fresh bargains to be found. Prices start from just $1. We’ll see you at the sale!
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Saint Patrick's College, 581, Evans Bay Parade, Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha launch event
- Wellington City Libraries
- A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha Book launch event Friday 26th of May at Newtown Library, 6-7pm with Witi Ihimaera, Michelle… Continue reading A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha launch event →
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Reminder: Join us for a special evening event with our French writer in residence
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- Don't forget to add this event on 7 March at the National Library to your calendar and send an rsvp to tell us you'll be coming along.
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Bestselling Fantasy author H.G. Parry at Newtown Library: The Magician’s Daughter
- Wellington City Libraries
- We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we will be hosting a launch event with acclaimed bestselling historical fantasy fiction… Continue reading Bestselling Fantasy author H.G. Parry at Newtown Library: The Magician’s Daughter →
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Nefarious Novels at Newtown: Now available on YouTube
- Wellington City Libraries
- Recently at our Newtown Library we had the rare opportunity to hear three of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most outstanding crime… Continue reading Nefarious Novels at Newtown: Now available on YouTube →
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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A conversation with Rose Lu at the close of her Randell Cottage residency
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- Rose Lu, our NZ writer-in-residence, joined in a warm and open conversation with Randell Cottage Trustee Francis Cooke, at the National Library on 23 September 2022, hosted by the Friends of the Randell Cottage Writers Trust.
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Rose Lu Special Talk at National Library
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- Join Rose in this event hosted by the Friends of Randell Cottage as she talks about her work — her 2019 essay collection All Who Live on Islands and her new book — at the National Library at 12:10 this Friday, 23 September.
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Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Keeping Central Library's books safe
- Wellington City Council
- Powered by a bunch of passionate staff, Te Pātaka Collection and Distribution Centre is a smooth-running machine that ensures Wellingtonians have access to the books they love.
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Saving Randell Cottage: Video Screening and Website Launch
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- Join members of the Randell Cottage Writers Trust, the Friends of Randell Cottage and the Friends of the Turnbull for a special screening of Saving Randell Cottage at the National Library on Friday, 30 April at 5:30 for 6:00 pm.
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Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Book Club eBooks now ready to read on Libby
- Wellington City Libraries
- I once facilitated a book group every month on a Friday afternoon at the wonderfully diverse Newtown library involving 8 book-loving, library users.
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Learning English collection comes to Arapaki Manners Library
- Wellington City Libraries
- Books for learning English are now available to borrow from our CBD branch, Arapaki on Manners Street.
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Lest we forget the power of knowledge
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Discarding more than 600,000 books from the National Library's overseas collections will bury vast insights into two current crises, writes Associate Professor Dolores Janiewski.
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Borrowing books and Children’s Story Time have a future online
- Porirua City Council
- The amount of eBooks borrowed from the Porirua library system was up 100 per cent from the same time last year.
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Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Library online numbers a turn-up for the books
- Wellington City Council
- With most libraries reopened in the capital now, the library boffins have been crunching the numbers during the Covid-19 Alert Levels, and found online services broke every record in the book.
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Alexander Turnbull
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- Alexander Turnbull is most well known as a businessman whose collection of books and manuscripts form the foundation of the Turnbull Library and National Library of New Zealand.
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Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, 103, Oriental Parade, Oriental Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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James Norcliffe at the National Library, 6 December 2018
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- We finish the year with a presentation from our current resident, James Norcliffe, at the National Library on Thursday 6 December, from 12:10 to 1:00 pm.
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Writers Owen Marshall and Lawrence Patchett at the National Library
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- What makes a short story? Is it a question of length? Or is it the plot? What about flash fiction? Twitter fiction? The long form? What makes a New Zealand short story? Is it the landscape? The shape? The theme? Writers Owen Marshall and Lawrence Patchett will address these – and other – questions in in an evening of discussion and readings at the National Library on 2 December 2015.
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An evening with David Fauquemberg
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- Free public event at the National Library An evening with David Fauquemberg 6.
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Library Book sale - drastic price reductions!
- Wellington City Libraries
- Mega bargains to be had for the rest of this week only. All fiction and non-fiction books at the low, low price of $1.00 each and stock up your children?s book shelves for a mere 50c per children?s item. Sale finishes on Sunday.
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Plenty of bargains at library book sale
- Wellington City Libraries
- Every year thousands of avid readers and music lovers gather at Wellington Central Library for the pre-winter book sale. And judging by its past popularity, this sale should be no different.
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