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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. -
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. -
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? -
Rotuman Language Week 2024
Noaʻia ʻe mḁuri gagaj ʻatakoa! Celebrate Rotuman Language Week 2024 with Wellington City Libraries! -
Let's sign together! New Zealand Sign Language Week 2024
Did you know that May is a special time in New Zealand? It's when we celebrate New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Week, an opportunity to honour the importance of NZSL as one of our official languages. -
Te Ara Pukapuka Children's Walk at Central Park
Te Ara Pukapuka, our children's book walk, has landed at Central Park with a wonderful new pukapuka selected for this location! -
Who’s next; Life house [Super Deluxe Edition]
The Super Deluxe Edition of Who’s next; Life house was regarded as the box set release of 2023. -
Most Haunted Places in Wellington
Do you believe in ghosts? The paranormal? A place being haunted? Don't answer - I can't hear you and it doesn't really matter. -
April’s new music for Te Awe
Cast an eye over the new material we have been buying for the music collection at our CBD Te Awe library. -
The Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to... the Bobbinsverse
The Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to the sprawling webcomic-turned-print comic universe, the Bobbinsverse! -
WHODUNNIT? At Wellington City SPYbraries - School Holidays Wrap-Up
The school holidays have come to an end, and we hope you had lots of fun getting involved in SPYbrarian activities! -
Te Tiriti: Te Whanganui-a-Tara, 29 April 1840
Learn about when Te Tiriti was signed by mana whenua. -
New online resource: the Wellington Provincial Council Gazette, 1854-1876
Digitised for the first time is the collection of the weekly gazette of the Wellington Provincial Council, which offers a fascinating insight into the city and region’s early colonial history. -
The Spectacular Cinemas of Wellington
For much of the 20th century, entertainment was dominated by movie theatres. Many of our early cinemas grew from live theatres following the first screening of motion pictures in the capital in 1896. -
March’s new music for Te Awe
Check out the new material we have been buying for the music collection at our CBD Te Awe library.