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May 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

Happy 40th birthday, Alice in Videoland!

In May 2025, Alice in Videoland turns 40! Donna takes a look at this legendary Christchurch institution.

 

Library events

Art for Adults at Aranui Library
Series

Jun 22nd | 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!

Period pieces on Kanopy

Watch movies and TV series set in a range of historical periods on Kanopy with your library card.

 
 

Art or Music? No wait titles on Libby

Period pieces on Kanopy

Watch movies and TV series set in a range of historical periods on Kanopy with your library card.

Spotlight on: How to create your family story

Jul 30th | 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Tūranga

This 2-week course is designed to help and encourage family history researchers to write the story of their ancestors. Free, bookings needed

 

Featured magazine: Hello! India

India’s No.1 celebrity & lifestyle magazine. Get the inside view from the world of celebrities, business, fashion, royalty and society.

 

New titles

 

Books about films

"Making Mary Poppins" by Pierce, Todd James, 1965-
"Hitchcockian Thrillers" by Rebello, Stephen, 1949-
"The James Bond Archives" by Duncan, Paul, 1964-
"Martin Scorsese All the Films" by Bousquet, Olivier (Film journalist)
"Eiga ja naindakara umaku ikanakutemo daijōbu" by Jēn sū
"The Making of Avatar" by Fordham, Joe
"Hitchcockian Thrillers" by Rebello, Stephen, 1949-

Books about musicians

"Love Like This" by Bassingthwaighte, Natalie, 1975-
"Ornette Coleman" by Golia, Maria
"Cosmic Music" by Beta, Andy
"Bowie Odyssey 76" by Goddard, Simon
"Unmasked" by Halperin, Ian
"Kocham, Freddie" by Jones, Lesley-Ann
"Ornette Coleman" by Golia, Maria

Books about art

"Rayguns & Rocketships"
"Introduction to Art Therapy Research" by Kapitan, Lynn
"Assessment in Art Therapy"
"Contemporary Practice in Studio Art Therapy"
"The Symbols of Art" by Hodge, Susie, 1960-
"Philosophy of Expressive Arts Therapy" by Levine, Stephen K.
"Introduction to Art Therapy Research" by Kapitan, Lynn
 

Online Resource

Find New Zealand Artists

A comprehensive index of New Zealand artist names that directs researchers to further information sources.

 

More from the Library: Matariki

This June we celebrate Matariki and Puaka. Learn more about Māori New Year and find library resources, activities and events.

 
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