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Last updated: 11.35am 17 September 2026
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Non-Fiction
Explore the latest non-fiction (arrived in the last 30 days).
Latest biography, history, New Zealand and gardening titles
Food, health, music, science, and travel titles
Rangatahi - Teens
Explore the latest titles for teens (arrived in the last 30 days).
New for Rangatahi
eBooks and eMagazines
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New eBooks and eMagazines
Movies and TV
Movies and TV
Books to read instead of Yesteryear
Dysfunctional families, motherhood gone wrong, time travel, political and social commentary, and women with the odds stacked against them.
What you waiting for? October 2026
Donna's looking forward to NZ books about birds and art, and non-fiction titles galore.
Redwood Reads August 2026
What the library staff and Book Group members have been reading and recommending this month.
SoCoSprey Staff Picks - August 2026
Recommendations from the South-Colombo and Spreydon Library teams this month.
Books to read instead of Yesteryear
Dysfunctional families, motherhood gone wrong, time travel, political and social commentary, and women with the odds stacked against them.
What you waiting for? October 2026
Donna's looking forward to NZ books about birds and art, and non-fiction titles galore.
Redwood Reads August 2026
What the library staff and Book Group members have been reading and recommending this month.
SoCoSprey Staff Picks - August 2026
Recommendations from the South-Colombo and Spreydon Library teams this month.
Best of the Year
Best of the Year
Best of 2026 ... so far!
Find out the books librarians have loved this year so far.
Best of 2025
Find out what reads and watches library staff and library readers enjoyed this year!
Best of 2025 for Kids and Teens
Our selectors have picked the best books of 2025 for tamariki and rangatahi. Have a browse and find a great read!