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April 2024: Home & Living

 

Welcome to our new Home & Living newsletter.

We'll be letting you know about interesting library events, books and other resources related to crafts, gardening, cooking and more!

 

Library events

Repair, Remake and Reuse @ Lyttelton Library

Shed Stash Swap at New Brighton: Sat 29 Feb & Sun 1 March

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

2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

The shortlist has been announced for New Zealand's most prestigious literary awards.

QUIZ: Directories

A directory is an index or list of individuals and/or organisations that also includes contact details. Great for local history research.

 

Librarians get crafty with Creativebug

See what talented library staff have made using video tutorials from Creativebug.

Give Creativebug a try

Website

2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

The shortlist has been announced for New Zealand's most prestigious literary awards.

 

New titles

Cookbooks

"Gaucho" by Ekizian, Anthony
"The Complete Anti-inflammatory Cookbook"
"The Little Book of Marmalade" by Deedes, Lucy
"Hindi Ito Cookbook Ni Ninong Ry" by Radovan, Jill Tan
"Parm to Table" by Petroni, Christian
"The Everything Easy High-protein, Low-carb Cookbook" by Fagone, Michelle
"The Complete Anti-inflammatory Cookbook"

Gardening

"Urban Farming Revolution"
"A History of Gardening, 1800-1960" by Youngman, Angela
"A Year of Colour" by Powell, Ann-Marie
"Gardens for Modern Houses" by Dunlop, Beth, 1947-
"The Weekend Gardener" by Agg, Henry
"Gardens of Texas" by Penick, Pam
"A History of Gardening, 1800-1960" by Youngman, Angela

Handicrafts

"Das große Ravensburger Kindergarten-Bastelbuch" by Andresen, Ina
"The Sculpture 100"
"Hiapo Printing With Niutupu Pulapulaola" by Pulapulaola, Niutupu
"Crafting for Sinners" by Kiefer, Jenny
"The Year of Anish Kapoor"
"Art and Design"
"The Sculpture 100"

Sewing

"Shoes"
"Sewing ABCs"
"Testing Textiles"
"Sewing Is My Art"
"Textiles"
"Sewing Is My Art"
"Sewing ABCs"
 

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