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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.

 

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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

Period pieces on Kanopy

Watch movies and TV series set in a range of historical periods on Kanopy with your library card.

Event

Spotlight on: How to create your family story

Jul 30th | 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Tūranga

This 2-week course is designed to help and encourage family history researchers to write the story of their ancestors. Free, bookings needed

Video

Period pieces on Kanopy

Watch movies and TV series set in a range of historical periods on Kanopy with your library card.

 

New books

Science

"Big Sky" by Pascoe, Bruce, 1947-
"The Random Universe" by Jaffe, Andrew H.
"The Science Spell Book" by Florance, Cara
"The Two Hundred Years War" by Livingston, Michael, 1975-
"Rayguns & Rocketships"
"Prophecy in Politics" by Weisbrode, Kenneth
"The Random Universe" by Jaffe, Andrew H.

Nature

"Beautiful Blooms" by Lane, Georgianna
"Nature Fun" by Dickins, Rosie
"From Snow to Ash" by Sharwood, Anthony
"The Landscape of Man" by Jellicoe, Geoffrey, 1900-1996
"The Common Uncommon" by Heinrich, Bernd, 1940-
"The Elegance of Ferns" by Nitzke, Solvejg
"Nature Fun" by Dickins, Rosie

Featured topic: Astrophotography

"Digital SLR Astrophotography" by Covington, Michael A., 1957-
"Praxisbuch Nachthimmel fotografieren" by Bus, Rutger
"Astrofotografie für Einsteiger" by Kerste, Alexander
"Praxisbuch Nachthimmel fotografieren" by Bus, Rutger
"Unseen Universe" by Harper, Caroline
"THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO ASTRO PHOTOGRAPHY" by Shaw, Mike
"Praxisbuch Nachthimmel fotografieren" by Bus, Rutger

Featured topic: Forage plants

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

Video

Period pieces on Kanopy

Watch movies and TV series set in a range of historical periods on Kanopy with your library card.

 

Website

Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize

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

 
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