Yes, it's true. Hercule Poirot has received the kiss of life and is exercising his "little grey cells" in the well-heeled living rooms of British author Sophie Hannah's latest murder mystery, Closed Casket. Closed Casket I cut my reading teeth on Agatha Christie's novels and devoured every word she wrote with a voracious appetite for…
Te Rerenga Kōrero – Kua piro!
Kia ora. To encourage the use of Te Reo Māori Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori - The Māori Language Commission publish weekly Māori phrases that can be used to support or cheer someone on. Kua piro! It's a point!/It's a try! Full list of 50 rerenga kōrero for the year Browse our Te Reo Māori…
Clarendon Hotel at the time of the Royal Visit, 1953: Picturing Canterbury
Photo taken John Abernethy, 1953. An image from Canterbury Stories.
Photo Hunt October: A Hunting Party
"Hunting party somewhere in NZ. Walter Scott Blaikie is standing on far left. Others unknown." Date: Between 1895 - 1910? This image is available as a free postcard as part of our Christchurch Photo Hunt promotion. Christchurch City Libraries has been running an annual Photo Hunt in conjunction with the city’s Heritage Week since 2008…
Photo Hunt October: Group of Young Men by a Railway Hut
Subjects unknown. Photo reproduced from a glass negative. Date: 1910s Christchurch City Libraries has been running an annual Photo Hunt in conjunction with the city’s Heritage Week since 2008. The 2016 Photo Hunt is running again from 1 – 31 October. During the month of October we will be posting a series of images from…
Spooky stuff for Halloween
All Hallow's Eve is coming up and if you're in the mood for some ghostly good times, have we got the books, movies and info for you! For Kids We've got some great Halloween-themed books for kids. You might want to try - Halloween Board Books - Cheerful and not scary for little ones (my 2…
Photo Hunt October: Marshall Family Swimming, 1960s
This image wa available as a free postcard as part of our Christchurch Photo Hunt promotion. Christchurch City Libraries has been running an annual Photo Hunt in conjunction with the city’s Heritage Week since 2008. The 2016 Photo Hunt is running again from 1 – 31 October. During the month of October we will…
Photo Hunt October: George LeBrun up ladder at McLean’s Mansion
These two images from the 1920s were entered in the 2014 Christchurch City Libraries Photo hunt by Sandra Serra with this wonderful commentary - "George LeBrun, plumber, working on the roof of the McLean's Mansion. Note the ropes on either side of the ladders to keep it steady, the only visible sign of health and…
Podcast – Resources in the city with FESTA
Christchurch City Libraries blog hosts a series of regular podcasts from New Zealand's only specialist human rights radio show Speak up - Kōrerotia. This show is created by Sally Carlton. This episode discusses issues around the use of resources in the Christchurch urban environment including - resourcefulness reuse / recycling / upcycling people power architecture and people using…
I draw the line
In any interaction where I mention that I try to draw every day, there is a point straight after the words leave my lips when I can hear the drawbridge being cranked up, and see the intervening moat filling up with tablets, apps, Pokemon and the sundry small, useless products of 3D printing. And, as…
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