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The Wellington Comic Lover's Guide to... Teen Titans and Young Justice
Welcome to the Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide, where we take you through the Wellington City Libraries’ collection of a comic book character or series. -
New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2024: YA Finalists!
Books. We like 'em. And people keep writing them and being nominated for awards which we think is pretty exciting, particularly when they're NZ books! -
New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2024: Children's Finalists!
It's been another wonderful year for children's books in Aotearoa New Zealand, so why not check out the cream of the crop and read through the children's finalists for the NZCYA book awards? -
Talking about oceans and wellbeing: Natalie Jones, Seasick Sunscreen Co.
Our Business Specialist librarian interviews Wellington businesses. Today we are happy to have Seasick Sunscreen Co. -
The 👻haunting👻 tale of the Brooklyn Dodger
For this story, we will go back in time, long before you and I were born, to the 1960s. Back when there was no internet and a T.V. wasn't yet in every house. Back when a poltergeist roamed Brooklyn. -
Out on the Shelves 2024: What's on at your library
It's that time of year again! The annual Out On The Shelves campaign runs this year for the entire month of June. -
A Journey by Train from New Zealand to Spain: Our interview with travel writer Gregory Hill
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Out on the Shelves 2024
It's that time of year again! The annual Out On The Shelves campaign runs this year for the entire month of June, and we're getting excited about it! -
From School to the Moon: New Kids Books in the Collection
What a fabulous selection of new books we have in the collection this month! There are so many that we can't share them all here, but you can get a glimpse of what's on offer from our selection below. -
Ain’t no power like the power of the people cause the power of the people don’t stop
Climate change! It's here, it's happening, it was predicted 112 years ago, and if you continue reading this post you'll receive some climate-change-related advice from an excellent New Zealand author. -
May’s new music for Te Awe
We cast an eye over the new material we have been buying for the music collection at our CBD Te Awe library. -
Sāmoa Language Week 2024
Tālofa Lava! Welcome to Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa, Sāmoan Language Week 2024! -
Adventures Through Time
There's so much to explore between the pages of a book. You can go off on adventures on other planets, down in the depths of the sea, visit whole other worlds, and even slip into another time. -
The Wellington Comic Lover's Guide to... X-Men: The Krakoa Era
Welcome to the Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide, where we take you through the Wellington City Libraries’ collection of a comic book character or series. -
Aotearoa Spanish Language Week 2024
Kia ora and ¡Hola! Here at Wellington City Libraries we are celebrating Aotearoa Spanish Language Week. -
Common Themes, Many Perspectives: New Teen Books in the Collection
No matter where we come from, young people face many of the same challenges and worries in life, and the new books in the collection this month reflect these challenges from many perspectives. -
Talking baking and business with Laura of Vonuts
Our Business Specialist librarian interviews small Wellington businesses. Today we are happy to have Vonuts. -
Sea Monkeys, Choose-Your-Own-Adventures, and Books Without Words: Gimmicks in Literature to Honour a Grand Marketing Trick!
Do you recall Sea Monkeys? Those little critters you bought in a packet, added to water, they sprouted to life, and then eventually died when you lost interest and forgot about them?