https://wellington.gen.nz/books+libraries Items tagged with Books and Libraries. https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2025/11/rachel-oneill-awarded-burns-fellowship-2026-2/ Don’t miss the highlight of our Randell Cottage writing year! Come along to the National Library on the evening of Wednesday 3 December to hear from our fascinating current writing Fellow, Saraid de Silva, as she shares early glimpses into her second novel, following the critical acclaim of ‘Amma’. You’ll also meet the new French Cultural […] libraries art books thorndon places Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2025/11/rachel-oneill-awarded-burns-fellowship-2026-2/ Randell Cottage Writers Trust 2025-11-26T00:00:00Z -41.2786009 174.7683929 Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2025/10/national-library-60th-birthday-open-home/ We are delighted to join in celebrating the Sixtieth Birthday of the National Library. libraries art books thorndon places Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2025/10/national-library-60th-birthday-open-home/ Randell Cottage Writers Trust 2025-10-09T00:00:00Z -41.2786009 174.7683929 Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2025/09/an-evening-with-randell-cottage-writers-featuring-saraid-de-silva-wednesday-3-december/ Alert: Save the date of 3 December for our annual evening event at the National Library. Please invite your literary friends to join us. libraries art books thorndon places Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2025/09/an-evening-with-randell-cottage-writers-featuring-saraid-de-silva-wednesday-3-december/ Randell Cottage Writers Trust 2025-09-24T00:00:00Z -41.2786009 174.7683929 Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2024/12/an-evening-with-hinemoana-baker-villa-antipode-and-french-laureates/ Current writer-in-residence, Hinemoana Baker addressed an enthusiastic audience at the National Library on 21 November. libraries art books thorndon places Sun, 01 Dec 2024 09:36:44 GMT https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2024/12/an-evening-with-hinemoana-baker-villa-antipode-and-french-laureates/ Randell Cottage Writers Trust 2024-12-01T09:36:44Z -41.2786009 174.7683929 Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2024/11/hinemoana-baker-at-the-national-library-on-21-november/ Don't miss this chance to hear in person from renowned NZ poet, singer and performer, Hinemoana Baker! libraries art books thorndon places Mon, 11 Nov 2024 08:24:11 GMT https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2024/11/hinemoana-baker-at-the-national-library-on-21-november/ Randell Cottage Writers Trust 2024-11-11T08:24:11Z -41.2786009 174.7683929 Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2024/09/poetry-power-hour-free-poetry-coaching-with-hinemoana-baker/ POETRY POWER HOUR: Hinemoana Baker is offering some free poetry coaching sessions on weekday mornings, and occasional weekends, while doing the Randell Cottage residency. libraries art books thorndon places Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2024/09/poetry-power-hour-free-poetry-coaching-with-hinemoana-baker/ Randell Cottage Writers Trust 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z -41.2786009 174.7683929 Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2024/08/friends-of-the-turnbull-library-present-letters-out-loud/ Following the resounding success of Live Letters: Raising the Roof for Randell Cottage, we are excited to support a new event, Letters Out Loud, presented by our colleagues from the Friends of the Turnbull Library. libraries art books thorndon places Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2024/08/friends-of-the-turnbull-library-present-letters-out-loud/ Randell Cottage Writers Trust 2024-08-27T00:00:00Z -41.2786009 174.7683929 Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2023/11/a-night-with-two-randell-cottage-writers/ 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. libraries art books thorndon places Mon, 27 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2023/11/a-night-with-two-randell-cottage-writers/ Randell Cottage Writers Trust 2023-11-27T00:00:00Z -41.2786009 174.7683929 Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2023/11/join-us-on-21-november-with-two-randell-cottage-writers/ Please join us on Tuesday 21 November at the National Library – or via zoom link if you're unable to attend in person. libraries art books thorndon places Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2023/11/join-us-on-21-november-with-two-randell-cottage-writers/ Randell Cottage Writers Trust 2023-11-20T00:00:00Z -41.2786009 174.7683929 Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2023/11/special-event-on-21-november-with-two-randell-cottage-writers/ 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, […] libraries art books thorndon places Mon, 13 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2023/11/special-event-on-21-november-with-two-randell-cottage-writers/ Randell Cottage Writers Trust 2023-11-13T00:00:00Z -41.2786009 174.7683929 Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2023/02/reminder-join-us-for-a-special-evening-event-with-our-french-writer-in-residence/ 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. libraries art books thorndon places Thu, 23 Feb 2023 01:29:34 GMT https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2023/02/reminder-join-us-for-a-special-evening-event-with-our-french-writer-in-residence/ Randell Cottage Writers Trust 2023-02-23T01:29:34Z -41.2786009 174.7683929 Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2022/10/a-conversation-with-rose-lu-at-the-close-of-her-randell-cottage-residency/ 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. libraries art books thorndon places Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:37:50 GMT https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2022/10/a-conversation-with-rose-lu-at-the-close-of-her-randell-cottage-residency/ Randell Cottage Writers Trust 2022-10-01T00:37:50Z -41.2786009 174.7683929 Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2022/09/rose-lu-special-talk-at-national-library/ 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. libraries art books thorndon places Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:32:45 GMT https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2022/09/rose-lu-special-talk-at-national-library/ Randell Cottage Writers Trust 2022-09-20T00:32:45Z -41.2786009 174.7683929 Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/saving-randell-cottage-video-screening-and-website-launch/ 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. libraries art books thorndon places Sun, 11 Apr 2021 08:47:18 GMT https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/saving-randell-cottage-video-screening-and-website-launch/ Randell Cottage Writers Trust 2021-04-11T08:47:18Z -41.2786009 174.7683929 Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2020/06/lest-we-forget-the-power-of-knowledge 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. books libraries kelburn places vuw education Wed, 10 Jun 2020 01:09:39 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2020/06/lest-we-forget-the-power-of-knowledge Victoria University of Wellington 2020-06-10T01:09:39Z https://rpnyc.org.nz/blog/alexander-turnbull/ 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. books business libraries boating sport Sun, 24 May 2020 22:22:22 GMT https://rpnyc.org.nz/blog/alexander-turnbull/ Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc) 2020-05-24T22:22:22Z -41.29144395 174.78794555000002 Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, 103, Oriental Parade, Oriental Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/james-norcliffe-at-the-national-library-6-december-2018/ 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. libraries art books thorndon places Mon, 26 Nov 2018 03:01:33 GMT https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/james-norcliffe-at-the-national-library-6-december-2018/ Randell Cottage Writers Trust 2018-11-26T03:01:33Z -41.2786009 174.7683929 Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand http://www.randellcottage.co.nz/writers-owen-marshall-and-lawrence-patchett-at-the-national-library/ 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. libraries art books thorndon places Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://www.randellcottage.co.nz/writers-owen-marshall-and-lawrence-patchett-at-the-national-library/ Randell Cottage Writers Trust 2015-11-24T00:00:00Z -41.2786009 174.7683929 Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand http://www.randellcottage.co.nz/an-evening-with-david-fauquemberg/ Free public event at the National Library An evening with David Fauquemberg 6. libraries art books thorndon places Tue, 28 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://www.randellcottage.co.nz/an-evening-with-david-fauquemberg/ Randell Cottage Writers Trust 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z -41.2786009 174.7683929 Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand http://wellington-city-libraries.blogspot.com/2006/05/book-sale-drastic-price-reductions.html 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. books libraries Tue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington-city-libraries.blogspot.com/2006/05/book-sale-drastic-price-reductions.html Wellington City Libraries 2006-05-23T00:00:00Z http://wellington-city-libraries.blogspot.com/2006/05/plenty-of-bargains-at-library-book.html 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. books libraries Wed, 10 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington-city-libraries.blogspot.com/2006/05/plenty-of-bargains-at-library-book.html Wellington City Libraries 2006-05-10T00:00:00Z