View this email in your browser
Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

August 2025

 

Haere mai and welcome to our Science & Nature newsletter.

Find library titles, events, and resources that reveal the surprising and wondrous about the world we live in.

 

Website

The Great Library Seed and Plant Swap

Every year in September Christchurch City Libraries hosts the Great Library Seed and Plant Swap. Find out where and when you can swap.

 

Library events: Looking at space

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.

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.

 

New books

Science

"A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0" by Bryson, Bill, 1951-
"Engulfed" by Montague, James
"The Chemistry Between Art and Science" by White, Jen
"Woke Is Dead" by Morgan, Piers, 1965-
"SAS" by Lewis, Damien
"The Reluctant Homeopath" by Young, Vanessa
"Engulfed" by Montague, James

Nature

"Defiance" by Brown, Bob, 1944-
"Neurodivergent, by Nature" by Harkness, Joe, 1986-
"The Spirit of the Rainforest" by Vásquez Espinoza, Rosa
"Planet Fungi" by Marciniak, Catherine
"The Edge of Silence" by Ansell, Neil
"Ask Scarlett" by Baines, Rebecca
"Neurodivergent, by Nature" by Harkness, Joe, 1986-

Featured topic: Astrophotography

"Unseen Universe" by Harper, Caroline
"Astrofotografie für Einsteiger" by Kerste, Alexander
"Capturing the Universe" by Evans, Rhodri
"Praxisbuch Nachthimmel fotografieren" by Bus, Rutger
"The Night Watchers" by Sheehan, Grant, 1950-
"THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO ASTRO PHOTOGRAPHY" by Shaw, Mike
"Astrofotografie für Einsteiger" by Kerste, Alexander

Featured topic: Forage plants

"Natural Watercolor Paint Making" by Green, Joanne (Artist)
"Foraging New Zealand" by Langlands, Peter
"How to Be A Color Wizard" by Logan, Jason
"Foraging New Zealand" by Langlands, Peter
"A Forager's Guide to Wild Drinks" by Knight, Liz
"Elixir" by Kassabova, Kapka, 1973-
"Foraging New Zealand" by Langlands, Peter
 

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.

 

Website

Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize

The winner for this 2025 international prize for popular science writing has been announced.

 
 Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi on FacebookChristchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi on InstagramChristchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi on Youtube 
 

Terms of Use Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement

You have received this email because you use Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi or you signed up to receive emails on our website.

You can unsubscribe or update your preferences at any time.

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi
PO Box 73045
Christchurch 8154
New Zealand

Have a question? Contact Us.

Powered by BiblioCommons