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April 2025

 

Haere mai and welcome to our History & Current Events newsletter.

Find great reads and resources about wars, revolutions, and extraordinary lives all over the world - in the present day, and the past.

 

Staff List

New For You - History & Current Events - April 2025

New titles that explore history and global issues including politics, media, climate change, racism and more.

 

New titles

History

"31 Inventions That Built Our World" by Elledge, Jonn
"A Word for All Seasons" by Crystal, David, 1941-
"The Vanishing Earth" by Crawford, James (Writer on aerial photography)
"A History of the World in Ten Wars" by Deary, Terry, 1946-
"The Queen and Her Presidents" by Page, Susan, 1951-
"Berlin" by Buttar, Prit
"A Word for All Seasons" by Crystal, David, 1941-
More history

New Zealand history

"Captain Cook and the Unsettled Afterlives of Empire" by Ballantyne, Tony, 1972-
"Another Day Like Yesterday" by Clapshaw, Guy
"The Chief and the Empire" by Bingham, Eugene
"Roadscapes" by Smith, Derek, 1957-
"Understanding Kāwanatanga" by Smail, Roimata
"South Island Māori Rock Art" by Graham,  Philippa Flower
"Another Day Like Yesterday" by Clapshaw, Guy
More NZ history

Featured topic: Activist women

"Bimbo" by James, Ashley
"Black Panther Woman" by Phillips, Mary Frances
"I Will Not Abandon You" by Huneke, Samuel Clowes
"Fearless Beatrice Faust" by Brett, Judith, 1949-
"What If You Could" by Ardern, Jacinda, 1980-
"Finding My Way" by Yousafzai, Malala, 1997-
"Black Panther Woman" by Phillips, Mary Frances
More titles
 

Library events

Staff List

Horroromance (because love is terrifying) 🫀

When you want a love story but to also to be frightened. Love is a battlefield, but also sometimes a slaughterhouse.

Staff List

Horror - New & Trending

A list of the freshest frights for every horror fan, from titles that have just reached our shelves to those that are flying off them.

 

Featured: Ōtautahi's built history

Blog Post

Open Christchurch 2025: Friday 2 to Sunday 4 May

Building lovers and architecture fans! Open Christchurch is back in May.

Blog Post

Ghostcat stirs up memories of places of the past

"Ghosts On Every Corner" brings iconic Christchurch places back to life with his miniature artworks. See our photos in Canterbury Stories.

Staff List

Impact of the Earthquakes on Ōtautahi Christchurch

The following books feature stories and images of the effect that the earthquakes had on the city.

 

Staff List

Facebook's failures and Billionaires behaving badly

Explore books related to Sarah Wynn-Williams' expose of Facebook "Careless People" - about billionaires, technology, data, and corruption.

 

All libraries closed for Anzac Day, Friday 25 April

  • Find out about local Anzac Day commemorations
  • Learn about Anzac Day and Gallipoli
 
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