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January 2025

 

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Events

New Year | New Wishes - 新年 新期望 18 Dec 2024 to 23 Feb 2025

Discover the vibrant history of Chinese folk art through the traditions of shadow puppetry, New Year pictures and clay sculptures.

Art for Adults at Aranui Library
Series

Apr 27th | 10:00am - 12:00pm

Aranui Library

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A drop-in social and creative group - draw and paint at your own pace. Meet new people, have conversations and make art. Materials supplied!

Lunar New Year 2026

Celebrate Lunar New Year and the Year of the Horse! Events at libraries take place from 14 to 28 February 2026.

Art for Adults at Aranui Library
Series

Apr 27th | 10:00am - 12:00pm

Aranui Library

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A drop-in social and creative group - draw and paint at your own pace. Meet new people, have conversations and make art. Materials supplied!

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What's new

New titles

"Lunch Box Bible" by Tellidis, Julia
"Sad Planets" by Pettman, Dominic
"Crunch" by Whittle, Natalie
"Cairn Terrier" by Hoppendale, George
"How to Fall in Love With the Future" by Hopkins, Rob, 1968-
"Back on My Feet" by Ong, Olivia
"Sad Planets" by Pettman, Dominic

Large Print

"It's Not Her" by Kubica, Mary
"Lake Effect" by Sweeney, Cynthia D'Aprix
"The Last Living Cannibal" by Ngarewa, Airana
"The Hard Line" by Greaney, Mark
"The Last Living Cannibal" by Ngarewa, Airana
"The Bookstore Diaries" by Mallery, Susan
"Lake Effect" by Sweeney, Cynthia D'Aprix
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New For You - April 2026

New For You is a monthly selection of new books, topical titles, and hidden gems - chosen especially for you by our book buyers!

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New on the blog

Blog Post

From the Cave Rock Hotel Sumner to Harper’s Bazaar

Family history research can take you down rabbit holes. Annette reveals recent trawling through baptism records led to model Pamela Minchin.

Blog Post

2024 in books, and Tracking your reading in 2025 📚

Donna looks at what she read in 2024, and how you can track your reading if you want to make it a very booky 2025.

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