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Summer eReads – Escapism
Summer holidays is about having some me time, wherever you spend them. Sitting back and relaxing with a book, a bit of escapism - and what better than some easy reading novels, like a trashy romance, or a mystery or thriller you can't put down. Here's an interesting fact: Romance is our most popular genre…
Hidden Gems – Fugazi
After digging deep in the library catalogue, I found a couple of great things on one of my favourite bands, Fugazi. Fugazi is an American punk rock band from Washington D.C. that formed in 1987. The band consists of guitarists and vocalists Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto, bassist Joe Lally and drummer Brendan Canty. Fugazi…
Sirocco the rock star Kākāpō
My kids both loved the book Deadly Feathers by Des Hunt, I actually really enjoyed it too, made me want to go to Stewart Island. We loved reading about the kākāpō and Sirocco the Rock Star Kākāpō. The other thing we all love is a nature programme so I thought I would check out New…
Off with her head!
I recently read an article about Marie Antoinette's jewels been auctioned, which got me thinking about how far back our newspaper archives go and I thought try Proquest Historical Newspapers which has The Guardian (1821-2003), The Observer (1791-2003); Irish Times (1859-2010); Weekly Irish Times (1876-1958). So I simply put in "Marie Antoinette" in the search…
Just for Kids
Not Just for kids, it could also be for nostalgic adults, especially if you were a fan of The Electric Company or Sesame Street. I fondly remember the start of The Electric Company theme tune "Hey you Guuyyys!" I was also a huge Count von Count fan.(Possibly due to the NZ band Head like a…
Important ‘Bird of the Year’ research
One thing New Zealand well does is birds. We have great native birds, and some don't even fly. If you listen to Radio New Zealand we have the bird call every morning. And on right now is the Bird of Year competition, last year the Kea won. New Zealand Geographic called them "the mad geniuses…
Big Library Read – The Girl with the Red Balloon 1-15 October
No Holds, No Waitlist for Historical Fantasy eBook as Christchurch City Libraries Joins Largest Digital Book Club You can enjoy Katherine Locke’s The Girl with the Red Balloon eBook for two weeks with no waitlist. Christchurch City Libraries' members can join thousands of readers worldwide in the largest global digital book club, Big Library Read…
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The Suffrage Experiment in New Zealand
125 years ago - on 19 September 1893 - New Zealand women won the right to vote . Registrations closed six weeks after that date for the next election on 28 November. This would have been fairly exciting for New Zealand women but how did the rest of the world view our landmark decision? Armed…
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