SUMMER HOLIDAY NOVELS
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”—Dr. Seuss
Visit this articleIt has been a challenging year, no doubt about it. Thank goodness for books to escape to! This issue we've got recommended reads for just about everyone, including a delicious pile of children's books from our Continued Sense of Wonder book club as well as new arrivals from the City Library Youth Team. This is just as well, because our Children's Summer Reading programme opens on 1st December, with a raft of exciting activities to get the kids reading over the holidays, including a virtual escape room! And not to be outdone, there's a reading challenge for adults too, with a special twist in celebration of the upcoming ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022.
We welcome the Southern Heritage Trust's Heritage Festival in November, with an exciting programme of talks and tours, celebrating both past and future of Dunedin's built heritage.
And if you're looking for a spot of vicarious travel without the need for quarantine, why not pack your imaginary suitcase and take a tour of the world with our ExQUIZite Earth quiz?
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Ōtepoti Dunedin Heritage Festival 2021
The Southern Heritage Trust Is proud to showcase Dunedin’s rich heritage through this biennial Heritage Festival.
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ExQUIZite Earth Quiz
Though this year’s summer holidays are looking like a local affair, there’s still a big wide world out there
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Exploring Nature: Part One
Exploring nature was the theme for the September 2021 session of Continued Sense of Wonder.
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Book Review: Kākāpō Keeper by Gay Buckingham
Reviewed by Chris Carrell in conversation with the author
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Exploring Nature: Part Two
A selection of recommended and recent children's and young adult books about nature.
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"Stardust from Space" by Monica Grady and Lucia deLeiris
This lavishly illustrated children's book is a love letter to Carl Sagan's classic quote that "we are all stardust"
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Niche Academy - Online Tutorials
Learn how to use different library apps, and other helpful tutorials you can do online at your own pace.
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Events in COVID-19 Alert Level 2
Unfortunately, Library events and programming cannot take place during Alert Level 2
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Adult Summer Reading Challenge: ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Special
Why should the kids have all the fun? Sign up to our adults' summer reading programme and be in with the chance to win prizes!
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World Mental Health Day
Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature shone a light on this significant international day
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Digital Library and Your Community
Looking for a guest speaker for your next club meeting? Are you part of a small group who would like to learn more about what the library offers digitally?
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New Non-Fiction November
New and recommended titles from our non-fiction collection
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Borrowbox New Release Non-Fiction
Our e-audio and e-book collections are growing by the day.
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Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature Collection
Latest additions reviewed by the office of the City of Literature
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Genealogy Resources at Dunedin Public Libraries
What better time to indulge in a search for your own history?
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Answers to the exQUIZite Earth Quiz
Read on McDuff, if you've had a go at the quiz and are ready to see how clever you are...
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