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Together We Read: The Van Apfel Girls are Gone
The Van Apfel Girls are Gone by Felicity McLean is the Together We Read title from OverDrive. Read the free eBook 17 September - 1 October.
Learn Philippine Greetings
Learn Philippine greetings in different languages with Lulette.
STEAM Lab Online: Stop Motion at Home
Follow along with the wonderful experts from Kiri and Lou & learn how to create your very own stop-motion video.
查找图书馆针对儿童少年的汉语资源
Hong's Chinese language post shows how to access Chinese language books, eBooks and eMagazines for children.
Homework Help for Years 9 & 10
Here are great places to start your research - resources that will keep your teacher happy, and are easy to use.
Christchurch Family History Virtual Expo Saturday 15 August
Join in via Zoom in a series of talks and webinars about family history.
Find out about the past with newspaper archives
Let's delve into the past and read some newspapers from times gone by. Newspaper archives covering the 17th, 18th ,19th and 20th centuries.
农历Chinese Traditional Calendar
Emily explains the Chinese traditional calendar, and there's an activity to make your own calendar.
Job hunting or upskilling with Lynda
It is tough out there especially if you are job hunting. Lynda.com has some great courses that could help with retraining or job hunt skills
Cook Islands Language Week Craft - Ei Katu
Kia orana. Cook Islands Language Week - Te 'epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani is on this week. Make an Ei Katu!
Bookworms Book Club: Gabriel and the Phantom Sleepers
Bookworms Book Club, uLibrary's kids bookclub for young listeners has a great new eAudiobook, Gabriel and the Phantom Sleeper by Jenny Nimmo
Banig: Weaving Tradition and Art
Banig: Sining at Tradisyon ng Paghabi. Eileen explains about banig, and shows you how to make one from colourful paper.
The Darwin Affair: Big Library Read 3 to 17 August
Join millions of readers around the globe in reading a historical fiction thriller eBook during Big Library Read, on OverDrive or Libby.
Beamafilm and Kanopy - Film Fest
Whānau Mārama: The New Zealand International Film Festival 2020 is on! Watch movies from previous NZIFFs on Beamafilm and Kanopy.
Dungeons and Dragons - Fun for all ages
Been wondering what this whole 'Dungeons and Dragons' thing is about? Learn all about how to get started playing the famous roleplaying game
The Samuel Anstey Collection - Canterbury Stories
Images of the early 1900s from the Samuel Anstey collection are now in focus on digital heritage site Canterbury Stories.
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