KidsFest is full of winter holiday fun for kids in Christchurch and Canterbury. It runs from 4 to 18 July 2015. Book now - KidsFest is always popular and many events book out quickly. See KidsFest events at Christchurch City Libraries. Browse the KidsFest website for events. More ideas for holiday events and activities. Preschoolers…
When last did a book make you cry?
My answer to that question is: last week - which is when I started reading Moloka'i. Set in Hawaii in the 1890's, Moloka'i tells the story of the scourge of leprosy on the island's inhabitants. In particular it is the life story of Rachel, a child of only seven, who contracts the disease and is banished to a leprosy settlement on the island…
Do chicks dig time lords?
I have no idea how I found this book. I was just sitting at the computer looking for a book. Now the book I was looking for didn't have anything to do with chicks, digging or time lords, but there it was. And I wanted it. I have been often told, that one should never…
Anna Smaill – from a writing musician to a musical writer
Meeting Anna Smaill is almost like a scene from a modern James Bond movie. Hurrying up the stairs of Aotea Centre, she is not aware that I am following right behind her. Once inside the lobby, she reaches for her phone. Before I can say hello, the phone in my pocket starts to ring. Anna…
Creative nonfiction
Have you heard of the term "Creative Nonfiction"? The only so-called creative nonfiction that I was aware of was the books that over the years have been discredited for "creatively" bending the facts. The likes of James Frey who was selected for Oprah Winfrey's monthly bookclub one day and exposed the next for fabricating his…
King Edward Barracks : Picturing Canterbury
The building of the King Edward Barracks, which are to replace the old drillshed destroyed by fire, has now fairly commenced. The drillshed will consist of a large arched building (of one span with no posts) 120 ft wide, 300 ft long and 40 ft high. Twenty-one iron girders, each six tons, will be used…
The Art of the Novel
It's 8:15 on Sunday morning and there's already a queue of at least thirty people waiting to get into the free 'Art of the Novel' session. It's not due to start till 9am and by the time I'm half way through my coffee the line stretches round the corner and out of sight. The room…
Lyttelton Harbour Festival of Lights 2015
The Lyttelton Harbour Festival of Lights is an annual event of lights, music and fun celebrating the Lyttelton community, Matariki, the Māori New Year and the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. The Festival runs over nine days from 13 to 21 June, and this year boasts two stages active throughout the night…
Seeing and hearing Philip Ball
Philip Ball,
The Christchurch Marathon
Central Library Peterborough will be a tad more athletic than usual on Sunday, 31 May as the annual Christchurch Marathon takes place. The library is on the marathon route, at the beginning of the course as runners make their way from the Cathedral Square start towards Hagley park, and at the end of the race…
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