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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

"Capitalism and Its Critics" by Cassidy, John, 1963-
"Darwin on the Beagle" by Christian, Harrison
"The Dogs of Mariupol" by Mutch, Tom
"Rise and Fall" by Allen, Peter, 1964-
"Subjugate the Earth" by Blom, Philipp, 1970-
"America, América" by Grandin, Greg, 1962-
"Darwin on the Beagle" by Christian, Harrison
More history

New Zealand history

"Moving Forward From Our Past" by Gaelic, Chris
"The Immortals of New Zealand Rugby" by Wall, Jamie
"The Spark the Logs and the Gasoline" by Seed, Piers
"Maurice and I"
"An Uncommon Land" by Knight, Catherine, 1972-
"The Pioneers" by McLean, John
"The Immortals of New Zealand Rugby" by Wall, Jamie
More NZ history

Featured topic: Social media

"Superbloom" by Carr, Nicholas G., 1959-
"The Death of Truth" by Brill, Steven, 1950-
"The Afterlife of Data" by Öhman, Carl
"Doppelganger" by Klein, Naomi, 1970-
"Black Pill" by Reeve, Elle
"Filterworld" by Chayka, Kyle
"The Death of Truth" by Brill, Steven, 1950-
More social media titles
 

Library events

Event

Storywalk: WORD Christchurch Festival 2025

Aug 30th | 11:00am - 12:00pm

Margaret Mahy Family Playground

Celebrate our rich heritage of children’s books. Join Tūranga’s children’s librarians for a special Margaret Mahy Playground Storywalk.

Website

World Languages for children

Read books for children in a variety of languages.

 

Event

Storywalk: WORD Christchurch Festival 2025

Aug 30th | 11:00am - 12:00pm

Margaret Mahy Family Playground

Celebrate our rich heritage of children’s books. Join Tūranga’s children’s librarians for a special Margaret Mahy Playground Storywalk.

 

Staff List

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

 

More from the Library

Event

Storywalk: WORD Christchurch Festival 2025

Aug 30th | 11:00am - 12:00pm

Margaret Mahy Family Playground

Celebrate our rich heritage of children’s books. Join Tūranga’s children’s librarians for a special Margaret Mahy Playground Storywalk.

 
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