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December 2024

 

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 - December 2024

Our selectors look at new titles that explore history and global issues including politics, media, climate change, racism and more.

 

New titles

History

"Tuhoe" by Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931
"The Collector" by McKay, Andrew
"Queens at War" by Weir, Alison, 1951-
"The Graces" by Barrington, Breeze
"Revolting" by Deary, Terry, 1946-
"Pride and Pleasure" by Vaill, Amanda
"The Collector" by McKay, Andrew
More history

New Zealand history

"The Collector" by McKay, Andrew
"Garrison World" by Macdonald, Charlotte
"Tuhoe" by Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931
"New Zealand History in Bite-sized Chunks" by McCloy, Nicola, 1971-
"Isaac Featherston 'Petatone'" by Martin, John E., 1951-
"Len Cook" by Hill, Les, 1948-
"Garrison World" by Macdonald, Charlotte
More NZ history

Featured topic: Social media

"10 Rules for Raising Kids in A High-tech World" by Twenge, Jean M., 1971-
"The Afterlife of Data" by Öhman, Carl
"Like" by Reeves, Martin
"Black Pill" by Reeve, Elle
"Superbloom" by Carr, Nicholas G., 1959-
"The Death of Truth" by Brill, Steven, 1950-
"The Afterlife of Data" by Öhman, Carl
More social media titles
 

Library events

Blog Post

Brick your Book at the Library competition 2026

In conjunction with Imagination Station celebrate International Lego Day and Brick Your Book at the Library. LEGO prizes to be won!

Beamafilm Christmas Movies

The end of the year is approaching and so is that time to cozy up with your loved ones and watch a Christmas movie on Beamafilm.

 

Blog Post

Brick your Book at the Library competition 2026

In conjunction with Imagination Station celebrate International Lego Day and Brick Your Book at the Library. LEGO prizes to be won!

 

Staff List

Hīkoi!: Māori empowerment, protest, and activism in Aotearoa

 

More from the Library

Blog Post

Brick your Book at the Library competition 2026

In conjunction with Imagination Station celebrate International Lego Day and Brick Your Book at the Library. LEGO prizes to be won!

 
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