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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

"Queens at War" by Weir, Alison, 1951-
"Captain Kidd" by Marquis, Samuel (Novelist)
"The Quest for Queen Mary" by Pope-Hennessy, James, 1916-1974
"The Collector" by McKay, Andrew
"An Accidental History of Tudor England" by Gunn, S. J.
"The Discovery of Britain" by Robb, Graham, 1958-
"Captain Kidd" by Marquis, Samuel (Novelist)
More history

New Zealand history

"The Collector" by McKay, Andrew
"Garrison World" by Macdonald, Charlotte
"Gold Under the Mānuka" by Mouat, Bill
"New Zealand History in Bite-sized Chunks" by McCloy, Nicola, 1971-
"Isaac Featherston 'Petatone'" by Martin, John E., 1951-
"Kiwi Country" by Te Radar (Comedian)
"Garrison World" by Macdonald, Charlotte
More NZ history

Featured topic: Activist women

"Black Panther Woman" by Phillips, Mary Frances
"Her Name Is Alice" by Litman, Caroline
"Fearless Beatrice Faust" by Brett, Judith, 1949-
"I Will Scream to the World" by Dukureh, Jaha, 1989-
"Finding My Way" by Yousafzai, Malala, 1997-
"I Will Scream to the World" by Dukureh, Jaha, 1989-
"Her Name Is Alice" by Litman, Caroline
More titles
 

Library events

Video

Unconscious Bias on LinkedIn Learning

In this course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon Stacey explores the most common forms of unconscious bias and its implications.

Video

Excel Essential Training on LinkedIn Learning

Get up to speed with Excel expert Dennis Taylor as he demonstrates how to efficiently manage & analyse data in Microsoft Excel.

 

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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