80 years of indexing the news
In 2016 the staff of the Heritage Collections marked 80 years of a unique resource – our newspaper index.
Visit this articleThis issue, our first of 2017, we enjoy the delights of our City of Literature on foot, with literary walks and poems on steps. We herald the return of our really big book sale - back in the basement car park of City Library for three days of bargains. We relish the delights of Burns-inspired poetry with our poetry competition winners. And we look at some of the behind-the-scenes goings-on at the Library, along with our usual plethora of book reviews, new releases, holidays abroad, desertion on desert islands, and wonderful local poetry. Plus there are bustles galore for iD Fashion Week!
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What's On...
Festivals, workshops, stories, tours, talks, competitions, music and a great big book sale at Dunedin Public Libraries over the summer and autumn.
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Lose an hour, gain a bargain!
The clock is ticking as we count down to our giant Friday to Sunday carpark book sale.
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Healthy and Sustainable Food Choices
A public talk in April by Plant-based Living Initiative will examine healthy eating and impacts both on the body and world climate.
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A Costumer's Guide to Sewing Historically Inspired Garments
Celebrating iD Fashion Week in March, Images of the Past costuming group will present a Victorian/Edwardian-era fashion show at City Library.
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Stepping into Poetry
Ruth Arnison's passion for poetry in public places is hard to resist.
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Robert Burns Poetry Competition 2016/17
Our 2016/17 competition saw a record number of entries judged by Otago University Robert Burns Fellow, Victor Rodger.
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HOT TOPIC: FASHION IN FICTION
This year Dunedin’s iconic iD Fashion Week takes place from March 16 to 26.
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Dunedin Writers’ Workshop
The Dunedin Writers’ Workshop welcomes all writers, hobbyist or professional.
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John Le Carré
At the grand old age of 85, author John Le Carré is enjoying a resurgence of popularity as several of his novels have been recently adapted for film and television.
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Philip Temple's The Sea and the Snow
Fifty years ago a bunch of blokes sailed 10,000 miles across the 'Roaring Forties' and 'Screaming Fifties' to climb a 9000-foot volcano. This is their extraordinary story.
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Gay Buckingham's The Grand Electrification of the South
[published by Mary Egan Publishers]
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A Moving Collection
Susan Sinclair, Collection Specialist for Dunedin Public Libraries, with a behind-the-scenes look at collection management.
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Walking the Talk
A new venture is proving popular with booklovers – Literary Walking Tours around the University of Otago campus.
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Desert Island Books
At the end of 2016 two of our long-serving staff members retired.
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Non-Fiction Book Review - Simple: Effortless Food, Big Flavours
by Diana Henry [Published 2013 by Mitchell Beazley]
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Travelling by the Book: In Search of Van Gogh
My love of Van Gogh paintings started with an exhibition at the Auckland Art Gallery years ago.
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The Petersen Family Series by N.A.M. Welch
N.A.M. Welch, who also writes as Neil Welch, has written a series of adventure stories for young teens and sub-teens, featuring the Petersen family.
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