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International crime inc. New Mystery fiction
- 16 Sep 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Law and justice are not the same.
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Catalogue outage and changes this weekend
- 16 Sep 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- This weekend, there will be a planned catalogue and library card services outage from 6pm Saturday 19 September until Sunday afternoon to allow us to update our systems.
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The Great Kererū Count is Here!
- 16 Sep 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Of all the birds native to Aotearoa, there are none quite like the “gluttonous and glamorous” kererū.
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Our current obsession with pandemic fiction
- 15 Sep 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- How quickly one accepts the incredible if only one sees it enough.
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The Nancys: Our Interview with Ngaio Marsh Finalist R.W.R. McDonald
- 15 Sep 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- This year’s Ngaio Marsh Awards shortlist is full of outstanding New Zealand murder mystery novels that cover a wide range of styles and tones.
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A novel for all seasons
- 14 Sep 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- That’s what winter is: an exercise in remembering how to still yourself then how to come pliantly back to life again.
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He Karakia mō Matariki
- 14 Sep 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Composed and recorded by Ben Ngaia, He Karakia mō Matariki is a gift from Te Wharewaka o Pōneke to Te Whanganui a Tara (Wellington). Our thanks to WellingtonNZ who have supported this kaupapa.
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Remembering Game of Thrones
- 10 Sep 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Are you missing Game of Thrones? It has already been over a year since the series finale aired.
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Cummings Park library closed temporarily
- 9 Sep 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- “We are replacing the worn carpet at Cummings Park Library in Ngaio this September,” says Laurinda Thomas, Libraries and Community Spaces Manager.
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Thank you Classic Catalogue
- 7 Sep 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- After many years of faithful service, the Classic and EasyFind catalogues will no longer be available after 19 September.
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Exploring new destinations from home: Latest travelogues
- 7 Sep 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- While we reminisce of a time of overseas holidays and easier international travel, we’re lucky to have such a range of travel stories at our fingertips.
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Ask Ben Aaronovitch a Question!
- 7 Sep 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- We are very excited to announce that in October we will be doing a pre-recorded Question and Answer online event with the international bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch–and we need your help with the questions! Ben Aaronovitch is one of the most popular science fiction and fantasy writers in the world today.
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Share your views on the Central Library by 5pm, Monday 7 September
- 6 Sep 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Thank you to everyone who has made a submission on the future of the Central Library.
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Graphic novelist Sarah Laing’s self-isolation diary to go on show
- 3 Sep 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Image copyright Sarah Laing.
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Home with Ghosts: Scary Stories Online (Part One)
- 1 Sep 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- How do you tell a ghost story in the age of lockdown? In a world of pandemics, it can be easy to think that ghost stories aren’t really needed.
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Tapa Whenua: Naming the Land
- 28 Aug 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Tēnā koutou katoa, e te whānau! Matariki is a time for recollection and remembering, as well as hope for the new year.
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Sign-up to the online Central Library consultation events
- 26 Aug 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Consultation on the Central Library is moving online under COVID-19 Alert Level 2 with three webinar events for the public – and everyone is welcome.
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Book Club eBooks on Libby
- 25 Aug 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Good books do not invite unanimity.
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“We are such stuff as dreams are made on…”
- 21 Aug 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.
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We want your zines!
- 20 Aug 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- Are you a zinemaker? Or perhaps you got creative during lockdown and made a quaranzine? Here at Wellington City Libraries we have lending zine collections at three of our branches: Newtown, Arapaki on Manners, and He Matapihi Molesworth Library.
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Tales from the Big Apple – a selection of New York novels
- 18 Aug 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- One belongs to New York instantly; one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years.
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New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults: Winners announced!
- 15 Aug 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- The day has finally come — the winners of the 2020 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced! The Supreme Winner at the Awards this year is former New Zealand Poet Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh, for her book Mophead.
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Glasgow novels
- 14 Aug 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- I love summer in Glasgow, it’s my favourite day of the year.
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New Zealand’s new publishing sensation, Rose Carlyle
- 13 Aug 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- I feel like everybody else is an author, and I’m just an ordinary person who wrote a book.
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COVID-19 Update – Libraries at Level 2
- 12 Aug 2020
- Wellington City Libraries News Blog
- “Under Alert level 2 all libraries will remain open for normal hours, with a few changes to keep everyone safe and able to use our spaces,” says Laurinda Thomas, Libraries and Community Spaces Manager.
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