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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

"Iran and the Revolution" by Katouzian, Homa, 1942-
"A Perfect Coincidence" by Rasenberger, Jim
"This Vast Enterprise" by Fehrman, Craig
"This Land Is your Land" by Gage, Beverly
"Ancient Times" by Bauer, S. Wise
"Afghanistan Sniper" by Shirley, Edward, 1949-
"A Perfect Coincidence" by Rasenberger, Jim
More history

New Zealand history

"The British Monarch, Māori Chiefs & Sub Tribes of New Zealand" by MacKey-Hoterene, Beau, 1983-
"The First Anzacs" by Hulse, George
"Keep Calm We Are Coming" by Crosby, R. D.
"Kicking up A Storm" by Rea, Ken
"The Chief and the Empire" by Bingham, Eugene
"A Year at Awakino Station" by Mathisen, Jaz
"The First Anzacs" by Hulse, George
More NZ history

Featured topic: Social media

"Growing up Digital" by McLean, Susan
"Superbloom" by Carr, Nicholas G., 1959-
"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-
More social media titles
 

Library events

Event

Stop Motion Workshop - Magic and Make-Believe

Jul 8th | 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Shirley Library

Discover the magic of animation as you create your very own story in this stop motion workshop.

Event

Magic Trick Workshop - Magic and Make-Believe Day

Jul 8th | 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Shirley Library

Have you ever wanted to know how to do magic tricks with a deck of cards? Come down to Shirley Library and learn how.

 

Event

Stop Motion Workshop - Magic and Make-Believe

Jul 8th | 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Shirley Library

Discover the magic of animation as you create your very own story in this stop motion workshop.

 

Staff List

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

 

More from the Library

Event

Stop Motion Workshop - Magic and Make-Believe

Jul 8th | 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Shirley Library

Discover the magic of animation as you create your very own story in this stop motion workshop.

 
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