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December 2024

 

Welcome to our Arts & Entertainment newsletter.

We'll be letting you know about movies and music, and library resources focused on the arts.

 

Online Resource

Beamakids+

All the best films for your kids in one place. With the option to apply Beamakids+ filter to keep kids safe.

 

Exhibitions

News

Catalogue & eResources outage: Tuesday 18 November 8pm-12am

Aroha mai, access to our catalogue and eResources will be affected by scheduled maintenance from 8pm to midnight Tuesday 18 November.

 

Picture Me travelling exhibitions

Celebrating the power of children's books to shape identity and foster international connections, featuring work by International and New Zealand illustrators. See this exhibition at:

  • Linwood Library - until 5 January
  • New Brighton Library - until 30 January
  • Upper Riccarton Library - 9 January to 30 January
 

New titles

New in films

"Jurassic World"
"28 Years Later"
"F1"
"A Working Man" by Dixon, Chuck, 1954-
"MΞGAN 2.0"
"The Accountant 2"
"28 Years Later"
"A Working Man" by Dixon, Chuck, 1954-
 

Books about films

"Complete Guide to Film Scoring" by Davis, Richard, 1952-
"Why We Love (and Hate) Twilight" by Gallagher, Sarah Elizabeth
"Anime Archives" by Mielke, James
"Hollywood High" by Handy, Bruce
"The Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki" by Rapold, Nicolas
"The Art of The Boy and the Heron"
"Why We Love (and Hate) Twilight" by Gallagher, Sarah Elizabeth

Books about musicians

"Cudi" by Kid Cudi, 1984-
"Orbit" by Esquivel, Eric M., 1987-
"Living in the Present With John Prine" by Piazza, Tom, 1955-
"Girl in A Band" by Gordon, Kim, 1953-
"Bless Me Father" by Rowland, Kevin
"Loud Medicine" by Kennedy, James
"Orbit" by Esquivel, Eric M., 1987-

Books about art

"Working Girl" by Giovannitti, Sophia
"Great Art Explained" by Payne, James (Curator)
"How to Live An Artful Life" by Hessel, Katy, 1994-
"Adventures in the Louvre" by Sciolino, Elaine, 1948-
"With Her Own Hands" by Nehrig, Nicole
"More Joy of Art" by Schlam, Carolyn Dobkin, 1947-
"Great Art Explained" by Payne, James (Curator)
 

Best of the year - Movies & TV

Staff List

Djunaidi's Top TV and Film of 2024

A real mix of genres from period drama to murder mystery and action in these picks of movies and TV shows from 2024.

Staff List

Best watches of 2024 🎬🍿

Mostly recent with the occasional older title I've only just got around to watching. These are my favourite movies and TV shows of the year.

More Best of 2024
 

Get Arty at the Library

Website

Make (Y)our Space competition: Papanui Library

Aspiring artists aged 12‒18 years. Enter a competition to design, draw or paint an artwork for Te Kete Wānanga o Papanui.

News

Catalogue & eResources outage: Tuesday 18 November 8pm-12am

Aroha mai, access to our catalogue and eResources will be affected by scheduled maintenance from 8pm to midnight Tuesday 18 November.

News

Catalogue & eResources outage: Tuesday 18 November 8pm-12am

Aroha mai, access to our catalogue and eResources will be affected by scheduled maintenance from 8pm to midnight Tuesday 18 November.

Staff List

Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library Monday Book Group Nov 2025

Recommendations from customers shared at the Book Group meeting at Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library on the 2nd Monday of each month.

 

More from the Library

News

Catalogue & eResources outage: Tuesday 18 November 8pm-12am

Aroha mai, access to our catalogue and eResources will be affected by scheduled maintenance from 8pm to midnight Tuesday 18 November.

 
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