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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

November 2024

 

Haere mai, welcome to our non-fiction newsletter. Discover interesting library events, and books and resources focused on the factual.

 

New For You

Staff List

New For You - Science & Nature - November 2024

Science and Nature books for people with enquiring minds. A selection of recently arrived or on order titles.

Staff List

New For You - History & Current Events - November 2024

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

More New for you lists
 

In the library catalogue

New in non-fiction

"The Stimulated Mind" by Wood, Tommy
"Catherine & Diana" by Seward, Ingrid
"Wander" by Patterson, Gary (Cartographer)
"Alexander" by Richardson, Edmund, 1982-
"Peasants" by Aslany, Maryam
"Where Are Stitch & Angel?" by Vacca, Franceso
"Catherine & Diana" by Seward, Ingrid

Non-fiction eBooks

"The Farm" by Ansley, Bruce, 1944-
"All That's Unseen" by Hackney, Emilee
"I Once Knew A Guy Named Charlie" by Smith, Jaclyn
"How to Be An Awesome Toddler" by Burk, Rachelle
"Reacher" by Child, Lee, pseud., 1954-
"The Only Way to Dance" by Quintero, Cristina
"All That's Unseen" by Hackney, Emilee
 
Find more Non-fiction
 

Library events

After School Activity Zone – Build a Traditional Foam Glider

Oct 20th | 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Redwood Library

Bring your mokopuna or tamariki along and make a foam glider. Part of Ageing Positively Week.

Open Archives at Tūranga: Ageing Positively Week

Oct 22nd | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Tūranga

Explore the past through archival objects and discover what we can learn from these precious treasures. Free, bookings required.

More library talks
 

Horroromance (because love is terrifying) 🫀

When you want a love story but to also to be frightened. Love is a battlefield, but also sometimes a slaughterhouse.

Try Comics Plus
 

Recommended reads

Website

The Baillie Gifford Prize

The 2024 winner of the most prestigious non-fiction prize in the United Kingdom is How to end a story by Australian author Helen Garner.

Blog Post

Blood and Dirt by Jared Davidson Review

Troy reviews Blood and Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand, a book about how prison labour was vital to shaping Aotearoa.

More non-fiction reads
 

World and travel reading guide

Be transported. Find reads that take you to exotic cities, feast on the foods of a foreign culture, or be inspired by real life adventurers.

Non-fiction recommendations
 

Coming soon

This December and January, tamariki and rangatahi can enter the Summertime Reading Challenge. It's easy. Pick up a postcard, complete at least three challenges, and drop the card into the library and be in to win cool prizes!

 
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