Kia ora. To encourage the use of Te Reo Māori we are publishing weekly kupu (words) and phrases that can be used with children. Whakatauki Nāku te rourou nāu te rourou ka ora ai te iwi. With your basket and my basket the people will live Referring to co-operation and the combination of resources to get…
This week in Christchurch history (7 to 13 December)
8 December 1843 Greenwood brothers (James and Joseph) settle at Purau, Lyttelton Harbour. 9 December 1867 Lyttelton railway tunnel was the first in the world to be drilled through a volcano rim. It was New Zealand’s first tunnel, and at the time was described as one of the longest in the world, yet had been…
Recent necrology, November 2015
Some well-known people who have died recently Stephen Birmingham, 1930-2015 American author known for his social histories of wealthy American families John Russell Brown, 1923-2015 Shakespearean scholar who was also a director, straddling the worlds of academe and the theatre Robert Craft, 1923-2015 Conductor and musicologist who chronicled his years as Stravinsky’s devoted adviser Christopher…
“For Later” lately (5)
In an attempt to tame her ever-growing For Later list, Robyn has decided to share with us on a regular basis the titles that she has recently added to her list. The theory being that, even if she doesn’t ever get round to reading them, she can perhaps do so vicariously through you… So please…
Inclusion matters
We all think we know what it means to have different capacities than everyone else to do everyday tasks... but do we really understand? Ask yourself who you see when you think of somebody who has an impairment, a disability, someone who is differently abled? Do you see a wheelchair, a crutch, a cane? Somebody…
Happy Holiday Reads!
This year I'm choosing Happy Holiday Reads with jaunty yellow and orange covers. It's as good a starting place as any. The kind of book that, when you pick it up, screams out: Sun, Barbies, Vitamin D, Cherries and Margaritas! Just looking at these books is going to put the spring in your step that…
If you like… Star Wars
Less than two weeks to go until Star Wars Day at Central Library Peterborough and then The Force Awakens hits our screens! If you're super excited and want something to stop the gap until showtime, how about picking up one of the many books in the Star Wars franchise? I know culturally we tend to look…
eResources Discovery Search – all you need to know
The library has a massive array of eResources. Some are for pleasure like OverDrive with its eBooks and eAudiobooks, while some target your information gathering needs such as Academic OneFile and Student Resources in Context. There can be no doubt that the information supplied in these eResources are useful, but they are so very well…
A Blessed life
British actor Brian Blessed is a force of nature. Everything about him is big, robust, and gung-ho. He's a boys' own adventure wrapped in facial hair. His autobiography, Absolute Pandemonium, is everything you would expect from such a singular creature - full of ripping yarns, scrapes, scraps, and quite a lot of swearing. Oh yes, the…
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