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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

"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 prediction

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

 

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

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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