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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

June 2025

 

Welcome to our Arts & Entertainment newsletter.

We'll be letting you know about movies and music, and library resources focused on the arts.

 

Blog Post

Alistair Te Ariki Campbell ONZM 1925-2009

25 June 2025 marks a hundred years since the birth of one of New Zealand's leading poets - Alistair Te Ariki Campbell.

 

Library events

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Too close to home? Read NZ crime stories in BorrowBox

Read New Zealand crime and thriller fiction set in our back yard in BorrowBox's eBook collection.

Too close to home? Read NZ crime stories in BorrowBox

Read New Zealand crime and thriller fiction set in our back yard in BorrowBox's eBook collection.

New New Zealand non-fiction eBooks in BorrowBox

BorrowBox has new and popular New Zealand non-fiction in eBook format.

 

Top picks

A Short Book About Art by Dana Arnold

Using six common themes that bind together art from around the globe, this lively and illuminating journey through art history seeks to answer basic questions about art.

 

Quilting The National Parks by Stephanie Forster

From pillows to wall hangings, there is a project for every area of your home and skill level. With clear and concise pattern instructions, this book will have you creating a modern masterpiece based on natural landscapes.

 

New titles

New in films

"Shelter"
"Five Night's at Freddy's 2"
"Vanishing on 7th Street"
"Queen of the Ring"
"The History of Sound" by Shattuck, Ben, 1984-
"The Thing With Feathers" by Porter, Max
"Five Night's at Freddy's 2"
"Queen of the Ring"
 

Books about films

"Making Mary Poppins" by Pierce, Todd James, 1965-
"Black Film" by Walker, David, 1968-
"Eiga ja naindakara umaku ikanakutemo daijōbu" by Jēn sū
"The Making of Avatar" by Fordham, Joe
"Lynchian" by Higgs, John
"Hitchcockian Thrillers" by Rebello, Stephen, 1949-
"Black Film" by Walker, David, 1968-

Books about musicians

"The Rolling Stones" by Spitz, Bob
"Where the Music Had to Go" by Windolf, Jim
"Vredemaker" by Reggie Peace
"This Angry Pen of Mine" by Staley, Layne, 1967-2002
"Testimony" by Robertson, Robbie, 1943-2023
"Phases" by Brandy, 1979-
"Where the Music Had to Go" by Windolf, Jim

Books about art

"Fire Island Art"
"Unseen" by Jackson, Penelope, 1962-
"The Art of the Book"
"Traversal" by Popova, Maria
"The Symbols of Art" by Hodge, Susie, 1960-
"Gel Plate Printing" by McCreevy, Susan, 1975-
"Unseen" by Jackson, Penelope, 1962-
 

Featured magazine: Hi-Fi Choice

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Video

Arts documentaries on Beamafilm

Explore the work of poets, authors, musicians and artists on Beamafilm.

 
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