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January 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 - January 2025

The newest additions to the collection that explore history and global issues including politics, media, climate change, racism and more.

 

New titles

History

"All or Nothing" by Wolff, Michael, 1953-
"Queen James" by Russell, Gareth, 1986-
"The Origins of An Experimental Society" by Olssen, Erik
"The Rebel Romanov" by Rappaport, Helen, 1947-
"The Accidental Soldier" by Mulligan, Owain
"Overlord" by Hastings, Max, 1945-
"Queen James" by Russell, Gareth, 1986-
More history

New Zealand history

"Atlas of the New Zealand Wars" by Leask, Derek
"Maurice and I"
"The Spark the Logs and the Gasoline" by Seed, Piers
"Water Roads" by Ritchie, Neville A. 1950-
"An Uncommon Land" by Knight, Catherine, 1972-
"The Biggest Kiwi in the World" by Brown, Colleen, 1950-
"Maurice and I"
More NZ history

Featured topic: Journalism

"All of It" by Boney, Brooke
"A Campus on Fire" by O'Dowd, Patrick
"Blast From the Past" by Stilton, Gerónimo (Fictitious character)
"Full Circle" by Clarkson, Jenny-May, 1974-
"A Campus on Fire" by O'Dowd, Patrick
"No Words for This" by Mau, Alison, 1965-
"A Campus on Fire" by O'Dowd, Patrick
More journalism titles
 

Online Resource

BWB Critical Issues Collection

A deep analysis of New Zealand's big issues, social, environmental and political.

 

Library events

Event

The Great Stash Swap
Series

Jul 14th, All day

Lyttelton Library

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Bring along your unwanted fabric, haberdashery, buttons, wool, lace, trims etc then choose what you want to take away. No cash involved!

Staff List

"Library" Books

Books set in or centred around a library.

 

Blog Post

Podcast - New Zealand's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2024

Episode looking at NZ's UN human rights obligations in relation to indigenous people, asylum seekers and children.

 

Website

History books on Libby

Find history eBooks and eAudiobooks on Libby.

 
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