Date: 31 March 2013 Entry in the 2014 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt by Jane Rodgers. Quail Island was proclaimed a quarantine station on 11 February 1875. The first leprosy patient was Willa Vallane, who was confined to the island in 1906. A second was admitted in 1908, with a third in 1909. By 1925…
How to be a Gruffalo Explorer and more fun at The Breeze Walking Festival
I love Bottle Lake Plantation. If you know where to look, there is always something to see. Sometimes its birds and rabbits. Other times it's blackberries and birds. Once I saw two carved trees. But I have never, ever seen a Gruffalo. This year that could change. The Breeze Walking Festival is on again from 29 September…
Podcast – Suffrage 125
Christchurch City Libraries blog hosts a series of regular podcasts from New Zealand's only specialist human rights radio show Speak up - Kōrerotia. This show is created by Sally Carlton. It is 125 years since New Zealand became the first country to allow women to vote in parliamentary elections. In this show, guests Vanisa Dhiru (National…
봄에 만난 “창넘어 도망친 100세 노인”
최근 도서관에 아주 신나고 재미있는 책이 도착해서 소개하고자합니다. 스웨덴의 베스트 셀러 작가 요나스 요나손의 소설로 2013년에는 영화로도 만들어져 많은 이들에게 웃음과 진한 감동을 선사한 책 “창넘어 도망친 100세 노인” 원 제목은 "The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-year-old Man " - 1905년 스웨덴의 한 시골 마을에서 태어난 주인공이 살아온 백 년의 세월을 코믹하게 그린 책입니다. 급변하…
Dear Diary Day
Dear Diary Day is observed each year on 22 September. If you have kept a diary, today is the day to go back and reread your efforts - or if you don’t have a diary, today is a great time to go about starting one. Diaries are acknowledged to be excellent ways of letting off…
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…
Thrillers and Suspense newsletter
Our latest Thrillers and Suspense newsletter includes the following titles: Subscribe to our newsletters and get our latest titles and best picks straight in your inbox. For more great crime and thriller reads, check out: Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel Crime Writers’ Association Awards Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel…
Fiction A to Z newsletter
Take a walk through the aisles of our general fiction section with our Fiction A to Z newsletter and discover reads to engage and enlighten. This month's newsletter includes: Subscribe to receive this newsletter directly in your inbox every month, or read it online. For more great reads, check out our Literary Prizes page and our…
庆祝2018年新西兰中文周Celebrations in New Zealand Chinese Language Week 2018
New Zealand Chinese Language Week is a Kiwi-driven initiative aiming at encouraging New Zealanders to discover Chinese language and culture. It was officially launched by Raymond Huo as a sitting Member of Parliament on 24 May 2014. This year New Zealand Chinese Language Week is on from 23 to 29 September. Explore all the events…
Spirituality and Religion newsletter
Looking inward, outward or upward? All manner of devotional and spiritual books will be part of this list, to inform, enlighten and engage. The Spirituality and Religion newsletter is delivered to your inbox bi-monthly. Here are some titles from the latest newsletter: Subscribe to our newsletters.…
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