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Skin deep: Talking about tattooing in Wellington Part 1

2 December 2023

Part 1 of our series on tattooing in Wellington.

Get Your Greek On - The Percy Jackson TV Show is Out Soon

20 November 2023

18 years after the release of The Lightning Thief, the Percy Jackson series is finally getting a proper adaptation into live action for the first time!

The Weird and Wonderful World of Cryptids

18 November 2023

The 2023-2024 Summer Reading Adventure is fast approaching with an exciting new challenge for you - a chance to design and draw your very own cryptid! But what is a cryptid, you might wonder?

The Flowering of The Tulip

11 November 2023

In the late 1950s, a pioneering restaurant helped introduce Wellington to ‘fine dining.'

New (and classic) DVDs at Te Awe

24 October 2023

Here are the new DVDs we’ve added to the catalogue between August and October.

Dark Tales, Bright Voices: Women Shaping Latin-American Gothic

21 October 2023

The Library Scoop on World of Wearable Art Awards Month

3 October 2023

The World of Wearable Art comes to Arapaki Library! Clean out your recycling bin, turn out your dress-up box, dust off your glue-gun, and get ready for some exciting wearable art!

What comes next? Wings of Fire

30 September 2023

"What comes next?" provides suggestions for books tamariki might like if they enjoyed a popular children's series. Here, we're diving into fantasy with what to read when you've finished Wings of Fire.

Author Interview: Emergency Weather by Tim Jones

17 September 2023

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2023: Whakanuia te mahi tā Morvin Simon: kia kaha te reo Māori

15 September 2023

The Wellington Comic Lover's Guide to... One Piece

8 September 2023

This guide is all about the story of a kid who wants to be King of the Pirates and sets out find the world’s greatest treasure: One Piece!

New online genealogical resource: The Scholefield Papers

20 August 2023

A collection of letters and family trees detailing the genealogy of thousands of individuals descending from early European settlers of the Wellington Province is now available on Recollect.

Be Baffled 'Bout Brilliantly Bad Ballads! Nonsense Verses for National Bad Poetry Day!

18 August 2023

Pause. Breathe. Be not daunted at the short lines and artfully arranged words.

Books with that Barbie Vibe

26 July 2023

Barbie is everywhere right now. I've never seen as much pink as I have over the past few months and the new film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling is the hottest thing in cinema.