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Celebrate World Poetry Day, make friends with the Friends, and enjoy some recommended reads, tipped as winners by the Library staff. We learn what's magical about the Bookbus and how a trip to the Library will earn you a prescription for live poetry. Discover beautiful manuscripts and stories from the many cultures of Dunedin. Plus the winners of the Robert Burns Poetry Competition. Poetry on dudes!
World Poetry Day: Poetry on Prescription
The healing power of poetry will be available free to all on Saturday 21st March in Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature. Read more…Foreword
Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature was proud to support a special free event on 7 February co-hosted by the University of Otago’s ... Read more…A Friend in Deed
Every library needs a friend Read more…Focus on... Climate Change Fiction
Climate change fiction is a growing trend. Read more…So Last Year
Our staff have chosen their favourite books for 2019 Read more…Large Print Fiction Reviews
Guest reviewer Cate Morrison gives her views on a selection of fiction from our Large Print collection Read more…Magical Wheels
Yvette Williams Highgate and The Bookbus Read more…Winners of the 2019 Robert Burns Poetry Competitions
A list of the winners of the 2019 UNESCO Dunedin City of Literature poetry competition. Read more…A Splendid Gathering: Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts from the Reed Collection
Dunedin City Library holds one of the largest collections of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in New Zealand, second only to the ... Read more…What's New McNab
The latest in the New Zealand collection. Read more…Book Review: Southern Nights: The Story of New Zealand's Night Sky from the Southern Lights to the Milky Way by Naomi Arnold.
A stunning new book has been published showcasing the skies of the bottom of the southern hemisphere. Read more…Plant Based Living
Reflecting the growing popularity of a vegan lifestyle, the Dewey Decimal System now has a unique number for vegan cooking: 641.56362. Read more…New Non Fiction
A Selection of new books hitting our shelves this issue Read more…What's New TeenSpace
A selection of new and recommended reading for young adults Read more…Twisty Plots Young Writers Workshop
Tuesday 9th August, Teen Space 3.30-4.30pm Read more…Kids' Picks
New and recommended books for children Read more…Pizza Books
Kids, books and pizza: the perfect combo Read more…Check out an author: Raymond Huber
This issue, we caught up with Dunedin-based children's author Raymond Huber Read more…
