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February 2025

 

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 - February 2025

Explore new titles on history and global issues including politics, media, climate change, racism and more.

 

New titles

History

"It Started in Damascus" by Allaf, Rime
"History Matters" by McCullough, David G., 1933-2022
"The Short History of Russia" by Black, Jeremy, 1955-
"Economica" by Bateman, Victoria N. 1979-
"The Great Shadow" by Bauer, Susan Wise
"The Six Loves of James I" by Russell, Gareth, 1986-
"History Matters" by McCullough, David G., 1933-2022
More history

New Zealand history

"Atarau" by Light, Rowan
"Once A Forest Ranger" by Nelson, Chris, (Author of Once a forest ranger)
"Wild Life" by Werry, Philippa, 1958-
"Photography" by Holden, Barry
"The Art of Colonisation" by Moon, Paul, 1968-
"The Waimea Plains Railway 1879 - 1971 and The Waikaia Branch Railway 1909 - 1959" by Glennie, Alex C. 1949-
"Once A Forest Ranger" by Nelson, Chris, (Author of Once a forest ranger)
More NZ history

Featured topic: Social prediction

"21 Lessons for the 21st Century" by Harari, Yuval N.
"Smoke & Mirrors" by Milne, Gemma
"Utopia for Realists" by Bregman, Rutger, 1988-
"What Have You Changed your Mind About?"
"Another Now" by Varoufakis, Yanis, 1961-
"Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse" by Brown, David Jay
"Smoke & Mirrors" by Milne, Gemma
More titles
 

Library events

Blog Post

Podcast – Sleep health

Episode of human rights radio show Speak up - Kōrerotia on the topic of sleep health particularly in young people and inequities.

Event

The Great Stash Swap

Nov 26th | 9:00am - 11:00am

Aranui Library

Bring along your unwanted fabric, haberdashery, buttons, wool, lace, trims, paints, brushes, zips etc then choose what you want to take away

 

Blog Post

Frontline Surgeon by Mark Derby

Troy reviews Frontline Surgeon by Mark Derby, a book about a surgeon who served in the Spanish Civil War and WW2.

 

Featured magazine: Attitude

Each issue has a balance of features on a diverse range of subjects, with block busting A-list celebrity exclusives and in-depth analysis of news and issues affecting the LGBT community.

 

Online Resource

New Zealand History Collection

Access major and authoritative New Zealand history and biography published by Bridget Williams Books.

 

Book Sale coming soon!

Blog Post

Podcast – Sleep health

Episode of human rights radio show Speak up - Kōrerotia on the topic of sleep health particularly in young people and inequities.

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