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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.

 

Blog Post

Fiordland Deer Recovery & The Hollows Boys with Peta Carey

Simone reports back from a WORD session with Peta Carey, author of The Hollows Boys, about brothers & helicopter deer recovery in Fiordland.

 

Exhibitions

Blog Post

Fiordland Deer Recovery & The Hollows Boys with Peta Carey

Simone reports back from a WORD session with Peta Carey, author of The Hollows Boys, about brothers & helicopter deer recovery in Fiordland.

 

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

"Project Hail Mary" by Weir, Andy, 1972-
"The Bride!"
"Michael"
"My Mothers Wedding"
"Pillion" by Mars-Jones, Adam, 1954-
"Good Boy"
"The Bride!"
"My Mothers Wedding"
 

Books about films

"Toy Story Treasury of Characters" by Saunders, Catherine
"Dune" by Fraser, Greig, 1975-
"Martin Scorsese All the Films" by Bousquet, Olivier (Film journalist)
"Fashioning Hitchcock" by Young, Caroline (Journalist)
"A Sudden Flicker of Light" by Thomson, David, 1941-
"Pérez Prado" by Radanovich, John
"Dune" by Fraser, Greig, 1975-

Books about musicians

"Blow by Blow" by Tolinski, Brad
"Rookie" by Bassett, Joshua, 2000-
"Reckless" by Apter, Jeff
"This Is A Message to Persons Unknown" by Cross, Rich (Writer)
"Welcome to your Life" by Orzabal, Roland, 1961-
"Ed Sheeran" by Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel
"Rookie" by Bassett, Joshua, 2000-

Books about art

"The Man Who Stole the Gods" by Campbell, Matthew (Reporter)
"The Little Book of Watercolor Secrets" by Pearson, Jacky
"Unseen" by Jackson, Penelope, 1962-
"South Island Māori Rock Art" by Graham, Philippa Flower
"Stupid Faces in Stunning Paintings" by Mierlo, Matthijs van
"The Secret Language of Birds" by Rees, Colin P.
"The Little Book of Watercolor Secrets" by Pearson, Jacky
 

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.

Blog Post

Fiordland Deer Recovery & The Hollows Boys with Peta Carey

Simone reports back from a WORD session with Peta Carey, author of The Hollows Boys, about brothers & helicopter deer recovery in Fiordland.

Blog Post

Fiordland Deer Recovery & The Hollows Boys with Peta Carey

Simone reports back from a WORD session with Peta Carey, author of The Hollows Boys, about brothers & helicopter deer recovery in Fiordland.

Blog Post

Spinning Your Own Story: WORD Christchurch 2026

Come and Spin a Story with us on Hapori | Community, Level 1, Tūranga on Saturday and Sunday from 1pm to 4pm.

 

More from the Library

Blog Post

Fiordland Deer Recovery & The Hollows Boys with Peta Carey

Simone reports back from a WORD session with Peta Carey, author of The Hollows Boys, about brothers & helicopter deer recovery in Fiordland.

 
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