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Dunedin Public Libraries | Kā Kete Wānaka o Ōtepoti

NB: September-October 2020

We are travelling the world from the comfort of our armchairs this issue, while appreciating good friends, good food and great books.

Contents

Thank you dear friends

Thank you dear Friends

by Kay Mercer

Dunedin Public Libraries Association have had a transformational effect on the Dunningham Suite this year.

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National Poetry Day Competition

Finalists: 2020 Vision Poetry Competition

by Kay Mercer

Ka mau te wehi! Congratulations to our finalists for the competition!

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Spring into Poetry

by Jackie McMillan

From nonsense to epic and lines that rhyme: reacquaint yourself with classic poems from your childhood.

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Claire Beynon reads a poem from Elizabeth Brooke-Carr’s book Wanting to tell you everything

New Writer's Residency

by Debbie Lancaster-Gordon, City of Literature

Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature is excited to celebrate a new emerging writers’ residency, announced at a ceremony at Dunedin City Library on 10 July 2020.

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Healing Power of Nature

The Healing Power of Nature

by Shirley Jones

We need nature more than ever as we grapple with the enormity of our poor, sad world in turmoil.

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New Non Fiction

by Information Services Team

New and recommended titles hitting our non-fiction shelves this issue

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e-magazines

The library that never closes

by Jackie Howell

Readers and listeners deprived of access to the physical libraries and book buses turned to our free electronic resources in huge numbers during the three months of lockdown.

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A Splendid Gathering: Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts from the Reed Collection

by Julian Smith

Dunedin City Library holds one of the largest collections of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in New Zealand, second only to the Sir George Grey Special Collections at Auckland Libraries.

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What's New McNab.

by Malcolm Deans

The latest in the New Zealand collection.

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Princes St, looking towards the Octagon

Genealogy Resources at Dunedin Public Libraries

by Malcolm Deans

What better time to indulge in a search for your own history?

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Clever Birds

Clever Birds

by Melloney Meek, South Dunedin Library

The lure of a nectar feeder proves a delight in the garden

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What to read next...

by Ben Martin

We're often asked by customers what books we've read and would we recommend them.

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Armchair Travel

ARMCHAIR TRAVEL

by Maureen Brook

"The gladdest moments, me thinks, is a departure into unknown lands" - Sir Richard Burton

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Fiction Book Review: Lockdown by Peter May

by Kay Mercer

Our resident fiction reviewer, Cate Morrison, takes a look at a new novel on a topical issue

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ExQUIZite Geography

by Rebecca Keenan

In the spirit of the Around the World in 80 Tales: Storytelling Festival, and to get those flags flying, we’ve put together a quiz of geographic proportions.

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Selina Tusitala Marsh

Selina Tusitala Marsh ONZM

by J A Thea

Young writer, J A Thea interviews the Ignition Festival Gala keynote speaker

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New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

Congratulations to the winners!

by Dunedin Public Libraries | Kā Kete Wānaka o Ōtepoti

The winners for the 2020 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced.

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Kid's Picks

by Rachel Kean & Olga Hemmingsen

New and recommended books for children

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Ella West

Check out an Author: Ella West

by Olga Hemmingsent; Kay Mercer

This issue, Olga Hemmingsen has a yarn over the farm gate with the author of Rain Fall, Night Vision and the Thieves Trilogy.

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Out on the Shelves

by Dunedin Public Libraries | Kā Kete Wānaka o Ōtepoti

Connecting rainbow young people with the stories that represent them.

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What's New? Teen Space

by Amanda Booth

New and recommended books for young adults

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Home Services

HOME SERVICES

by Dunedin Public Libraries

Do you, or does someone you know, have difficulty visiting the Library? Call our Home Services team to see if we can help – 03 474 3861

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Otago Witness goes Digital

by Bernie Hawke, additional content by Kay Mercer

The National Library of New Zealand has accepted a proposal from the Dunedin Public Libraries to partner in the digitisation of the Otago Witness (January 1921 – December 1926).

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Dianne's Kitchen

by Dianne Mears, South Dunedin Library

South D Library's Dianne Mears taste tests and shares some of her favourite recipes from the Dunedin Public Libraries cookbook collection.

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ANSWERS TO exQUIZite GEOGRAPHY QUIZ

by Rebecca Keenan

PLOT SPOILER: Don't read this until you've done the quiz!

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