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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.

Crafternoon Delight at Matatiki Hornby Centre
Series

Nov 22nd | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Matatiki Hornby Centre

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Looking for a moment of calm? Join us for a drop-in wellbeing craft session. Bring your own materials and enjoy working on your project.

Lunar New Year 2025 - Year of the Snake

Celebrate Lunar New Year! Events at libraries take place from 1 to 15 February 2025.

Crafternoon Delight at Matatiki Hornby Centre
Series

Nov 22nd | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Matatiki Hornby Centre

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Looking for a moment of calm? Join us for a drop-in wellbeing craft session. Bring your own materials and enjoy working on your project.

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What's new

New titles

"Ginger" by Tobin, Christopher
"Ngā kaiwhakawā Māori" by Harvey, Layne
"No. 8" by Taumoefolau, Lauti
"Mohua Gold" by Johnston, Mike
"Taku Kōrero" by Phillps, Rylee G.
"Memories That Smell Like Gasoline" by Wojnarowicz, David
"Ngā kaiwhakawā Māori" by Harvey, Layne

Large Print

"The Impossible Fortune" by Osman, Richard, 1970-
"Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World" by Shaw, Ruth (Bookseller)
"Too Old for This" by Downing, Samantha
"The Secret of Secrets" by Brown, Dan, 1964-
"Polkinghorne" by Braunias, Steve, 1960-
"Problematic Summer Romance" by Hazelwood, Ali
"Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World" by Shaw, Ruth (Bookseller)

Mystery

"Fright on Stage Right" by Ralph, G. B.
"The Deepest Cut" by Tracy, P. J., pseud
"Angels of Clay" by Eskedahl, Madeleine
"Deadline" by Sandford, John, pseud., 1944 February 23-
"The Brewery Murders" by Ellis, J. R.
"The Finishing School" by Goodman, Joanna, 1969-
"The Deepest Cut" by Tracy, P. J., pseud
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New For You - November 2025

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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