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Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti poet, has passed aged 101
- 3 Mar 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Everything is holy! everybody’s holy! everywhere is holy! everyday is in eternity! Everyman’s an angel!” ― Allen Ginsberg, Howl and Other Poems Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti, the founder of World-famous and hugely influential City lights Bookstore, has passed aged 101.
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Comics in Conversation with Literature: The Immortal Hulk
- 2 Mar 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- The Immortal Hulk is the newest comic to feature Dr Bruce Banner and his green alter ego and since the series’ debut in 2018, it’s become a massive hit with fans and critics.
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Within the Mystery of WandaVision
- 1 Mar 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- After a lengthy hiatus, the Marvel Universe of films have restarted on Disney Plus with the unexpected meta-fictional world of WandaVision.
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Q and A with Professor Val McDermid
- 1 Mar 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- For your delight, edification, and enjoyment our very special online Q and A with the Queen of modern crime fiction Professor Val McDermid.
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Whakangungu Kaipōkai Tuarangi i Ngā Whare Pukapuka o Te Whanganui-a-Tara
- 28 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- I mōhio rānei koe ko te tau 2021 e tohu ana i te 50 tau mai i te taunga o Apollo 14 ki te Marama? Ko Apollo 14 te haerenga angitu tuatoru ki te marama, ā, i rongo hoki i te taumaha o te noho hei haerenga tuatahi i muri mai o te haerenga wairuatoa a Apollo 13 (tā Tom Hanks).
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PureSound Studios Interview
- 24 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- 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.
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New CDs at Te Awe
- 23 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- I’m Mark, the Customer Specialist for Music & Film at Wellington City Library.
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“Well, it’s been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon”. Our latest fiction acquisitions.
- 22 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Well, it’s been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, Minnesota, my hometown, out on the edge of the prairie.
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RBDigital Magazines moving to Libby on 24 February
- 21 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- On 24 February, our RBdigital magazines will be moving to Libby as part of our OverDrive collection.
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RBDigital Magazines moving to Libby on 24 February
- 21 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- On 24 February, our RBdigital magazines will be moving to Libby as part of our OverDrive collection.
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Astronaut Training at Wellington City Libraries
- 21 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Did you know that 2021 marks 50 years since Apollo 14 touched down on the Moon? Apollo 14 was the third successful lunar journey and faced the added pressure of being the first trip after the unsuccessful Apollo 13 (the one with Tom Hanks).
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New Science fiction and Fantasy
- 18 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- She just wanted – had always wanted – a good book to read.
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On this weekend! The Garden Party, a new summer festival
- 18 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- A new summer festival is coming to Pōneke and it is happening this weekend ( 2oth and 21st Feb) , organised by the wonderful people who have brought us the Verb Festival and The Spinoff.
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Dining out in Wellington in the early 1990s
- 17 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- 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.
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COVID-19 Update – Libraries at Level 1
- 17 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Wellington will move to COVID alert level 1 from 12:00am, Thursday 18 February. We ask everyone to continue recording your visits to our branches using the QR codes. All programming and events will resume as normal from Thursday 18 February 2020. If you have any questions please contact Wellington City Libraries by calling 04 801 4040 during office hours or email enquiries@wcl.govt.nz.
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New Crime and Mystery titles
- 16 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- I don’t think it’s healthy for a man to be always brooding over crime and detective stories, reading up all sorts of cases.
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New DVDs for Te Awe
- 16 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Some new DVDs added to the catalogue over December/January that are available at our CBD Te Awe Branch, and selected other locations.
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Monique Roffey wins the Costa book of the year with The Mermaid of Black Conch
- 15 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- I knew I was missing out, missing this: the thrum of population, out here, in the street.
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Staff Picks – The Best of 2020: DVDs
- 14 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- COVID-19 impacted on the Movie & TV industry quite heavily in 2020 with many films and shows delayed, or when released, only via online streaming platforms and not on a physical format.
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COVID-19 Update – Libraries at Level 2
- 14 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Wellington will be moving to COVID alert level 2 from 11.
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Renée in conversation with Rachel McAlpine, Friday 5 March
- 11 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- We are delighted to announce that on Friday 5 March at 6pm we will be hosting a very special event at Newtown Library with a rangatira of Aotearoa literature and theatre — Renée.
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Staff Picks – The Best of 2020: CDs
- 10 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Even with the impact of COVID-19, and perhaps due to it in many ways, 2020 was a bumper year for music releases.
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Lynda.com is LinkedIn Learning from Monday 15 February
- 10 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Do you use Lynda.
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February eNewsletter
- 9 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Every month our team releases an eNewsletter that is published on our website, in it you will find the full list of events we have in all our libraries, some highlited blogs, new items, a kids colouring page and links to our online resources.
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Latest in literature
- 8 Feb 2021
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Some of our most recent literature additions feature poetry, essays, and short stories that celebrate togetherness.
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