Your library is the very hub of culture and learning, as you'll discover inside this issue of NB. You'll get to meet some of our more unexpected visitors. Plus we've stories from around the world, the blessing of a magnificent sand mandala creation, and all the treasures of iD Fashion and the Wild Dunedin Festival of Nature to share with you, there's every reason to visit us in the coming weeks. And there's even literary gold in that there basement as we open up our giant weekend book sale!