It's approaching that time of year. After slaving away at the gym all winter long, desperate to shave those extra pounds for summer, the season of overeating is descending upon us. The matter is not helped by the vast assortment of Christmas cooking books flying onto the shelves. Check out some of our latest Christmas…
eResource Spotlight – Britannica Library
I've decided to give everyone a little run through on some of the eResources we have on offer at CCL that I'm in charge of knowing about at my library, to help let people know about some of the great databases we have access to. One of the collections I am in charge of knowing…
Podcast – Access to bathrooms
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 access to bathroom and toilet facilities such as - bathrooms for transgender people, people with health conditions and people with restrictions placed…
The Victoria Street Ghost
If you were out taking an evening stroll along the streets of north central Christchurch in March 1894 then there is a good chance that you may have seen a ghost. For that is what a young man named Cunningham initially thought that he had encountered on the night of March 9. At 11pm Constable…
The last of the Bee Gee…??
At the age of 70, Barry Gibb has released a new album In the now, his first in 32 years, is at once a memorial to his brothers and a possible departing letter to his fans. In the Now I've read anecdotally that Barry received 'visions' of his deceased brothers (Andy and Robin) which helped…
eResource Spotlight – Rock’s Backpages
I've decided to give everyone a little run through on some of the eResources we have on offer at Christchurch City Libraries to help let people know about some of the great databases we have access to. While I’m not officially in charge of knowing about Rock's Backpages I couldn’t help but promote it! This…
The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Longlist 2017
It's out. The longlist for New Zealand's most prestigious book award. Plenty of options here for reading over the summer months. A shortlist for the awards will be announced in March next year and the winners in May. Ready, set, make your reserves. Fiction A briefcase, two pies and a penthouse Brannavan Gnamalingam Poetry…
Gardening in the best possible taste
Nothing makes my day like a "hold available" notification from CCL for a crisp new garden book, and this week I got my hands on a real gem. Grow for Flavour by James Wong (of Grow Your Own Drugs fame - not nearly as dodgy as it sounds) is a fresh ray of light in…
Dr Ian Chapman – The Dunedin Sound and a passion for music
The Dunedin Sound: Some Disenchanted Evening was launched in Dunedin in November with live music by key players Graeme Downes (The Verlaines), Robert Scott (The Bats) and Martin Phillipps (The Chills). To coincide with our review of the book, I interviewed the author Dr. Ian Chapman: Ian, what inspired you to create this book when…
The Dunedin Sound: Some Disenchanted Evening
The Dunedin Sound: Some Disenchanted Evening by Ian Chapman is a uniquely archival book celebrating the music known as the 'Dunedin Sound.' Predominantly pictorial, it is a plethora of personal photographs and memorabilia which, in the words of Graeme Downes from The Verlaines, 'is a testament to a bunch of people desperate to create something…
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