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NB: September - October 2018

As the sap rises, there are books to be read outdoors, books about the outdoors and those for long sojourns on desert islands. Plus the usual multifarious events at the Libraries to tempt you back inside again. 

Contents

NB #51 Cover

We are the Librarians

by Kathy Aloniu

On a recent visit to National Library in Wellington, I had the great pleasure of seeing the Exhibition "He Tohu" Signatures that shape New Zealand.

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What's On

What's on?

by Kay Mercer

Votes for women, knitting up a storm in Blueskin Bay, finding out how to age successfully with Dr Barak, plus Jo Seager on tour and a Spanish language film festival. Three competitions, a workshop, a fantasy of writers, and the visions of Glen Hazelton. And then there's the school holiday programme... Variety is definitely the spice of our life!

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Hot Topic: Gardening in Fiction

GARDENING IN FICTION

by Maureen Brook

With Spring in the air, and as we emerge from the bareness of Winter, many of us start thinking about planting and sowing in the garden.

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The Kingfisher's Debt by Kura Carpenter

New Dunedin Novel: The Kingfisher's Debt by Kura Carpenter

by Kay Mercer, Kura Carpenter

What REALLY lies in the bowels of Dunedin City Library?

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Otepoti Micro Fiction Challenge

Ōtepoti Micro Fiction Challenge 2018

by Iona Winter, Writer

The inaugural Ōtepoti Micro Fiction Challenge came hot on the heels of National Flash Fiction Day.

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Book Review: The Birdman's Wife by Cate Morrison

Fiction Review: The Birdman’s Wife by Melissa Ashley

by Cate Morrison, Guest Reviewer

What a beautiful book. What a pleasure to read.

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Once Upon a Time...

Once Upon a Time...

by Jackie McMillan

Fairy Tales: The Hidden Depths of our Collections

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McNab  - What's New

What's New McNab

by Malcolm Deans

The latest in the New Zealand collection.

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Walt Whitman Collection

W.H. Trimble’s Walt Whitman Collection

by Julian Smith

Among the diverse holdings of the Reed and Special Collections at Dunedin Public Library is a nationally unique and internationally significant collection of works, including rare early editions, by the nineteenth century American poet Walt Whitman.

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Non-fiction Highlights

New Non Fiction

by Shirley Jones

New and recommended non-fiction for cool weather reading

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Friends of the Library Speakers

Friends of the Library Lunchtime Speakers

by Joan Ledgerwood

Upcoming Spring talks

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Desert Island Books

Desert Island Books

by Jill Bowie

Our castaways for this issue of NB are three staff members from the Youth Services Team.

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Teen Space - Book Review

What's New... teen space

by Amanda Booth, Glenda Rogers

New and recommended books for teens.

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Kids' Picks

by Rachel Kean

A selection of new books for children

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