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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

"The Kennedys and the Windsors" by Hallemann, Caroline
"The Theater" by Verini, James
"Freedom Round the Globe" by Pearsall, Sarah M. S.
"A Resistance History of the United States" by Stoermer, Tad
"Rebirth" by Issa, Antoun
"The Long Revolution" by Perl-Rosenthal, Nathan, 1982-
"The Theater" by Verini, James
More history

New Zealand history

"Styx Mill Oral History Collection" by Styx History Group
"The Good Settler" by Shaw, Richard, 1964-
"Ngāti Kuia" by Williams, Madi
"Haunted by Erewhon" by Robinson, Roger, 1939-
"The Clay That Connects Us"
"Between Dreams"
"The Good Settler" by Shaw, Richard, 1964-
More NZ history

Featured topic: Social prediction

"The Challenge of the Future" by Grayling, A. C., 1949-
"Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse" by Brown, David Jay
"21 Lessons for the 21st Century" by Harari, Yuval N.
"Second Nature" by Rich, Nathaniel, 1980-
"Utopia for Realists" by Bregman, Rutger, 1988-
"Neuromined" by Grant, Robert Edward
"Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse" by Brown, David Jay
More titles
 

Library events

Event

Ukrainian Children's Collection Launch at Tūranga

Jul 25th | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Tūranga

The launch includes a unique theatrical storytelling performance by the Ukrainian School, crafts for kids, and a choir performance.

Event

Into The Valley: Crime & Punishment: Asher Emanuel: WORD

Sep 6th | 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Tūranga

Civil legal aid lawyer Asher Emanuel’s The Valley has made waves as an extraordinary once-in-a-generation work of investigative journalism.

 

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!

Event

Ukrainian Children's Collection Launch at Tūranga

Jul 25th | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Tūranga

The launch includes a unique theatrical storytelling performance by the Ukrainian School, crafts for kids, and a choir performance.

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