In this, our final issue of 2016, we stock up on our holiday reading for a journey around the world in search of stories and adventure, stopping off to sample the delights of Marseille, before ending up stranded on a desert island. We force librarians to make the difficult choice of selecting five books out of all the books in the world; and look at the nigh-on impossible task of selecting one single book for Dunedin.
We at the editorial team wish all our readers a very happy Christmas, and hope Santa brings you a really good book.
Imagine being a visitor to Dunedin, and as you walk through the city’s public spaces and cafés, and travel on its public transport, everywhere you turn people are engrossed in reading the same novel.
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Two articles I’ve read this week have reinforced my belief in the enduring importance of reading, books and libraries in people’s lives.
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Talks, programmes, stories, exhibitions, music and culture at Dunedin Public Libraries over the spring and summer.
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As our thoughts turn to holidays and lovely warm weather, it’s time to give some attention to all those books we’ve been meaning to read all year, or perhaps to finding something completely different to our usual favourites.
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Established over 30 years ago the Dunedin Writers’ Workshop welcomes all writers, hobbyist or professional.
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Emma Neale’s latest novel Billy Bird (Penguin Random House NZ 2016) is a bouncing, despairing examination of a loving family under stress.
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Welcome to a new feature, discovering the books people couldn’t live without if they were stranded on a desert island. Each issue we will ask a different group of ‘castaways’ to reveal their desert island books.
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The latest Reed Gallery exhibition showcases editions of the Bible translated into numerous languages and spanning across eight centuries.
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Ever wondered what happened to that oldie but goodie music CD you used to borrow at regular intervals from the library?
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When a friend invites me to join her in the South of France for a holiday, I am not in the habit of saying no!
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Humans have always been shaped by the natural world. Natural science is a central ingredient of human culture and continues to be important, especially as we alter the world irrevocably.
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Dunedin City Library will be celebrating World Storytelling Day with a multi-cultural festival of stories on 19th March 2017.
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Dunedin Public Libraries’ 2016-17 Summer Reading Programme is a grand expedition to enable curious explorers to travel to exciting places through the power of reading books.
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