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National Library To Host The Lilburn Lecture 2024 – The Music Critic: An Endangered Species In Aotearoa?
Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 8:55 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
This year arts commentator Elizabeth Kerr explores the role of the music critic in the Aotearoa arts ecosystem, looking back to Lilburn’s own experiences under the harsh pen of critics and recalling feisty New Zealand music writers from last century. More >>
Bringing History To Life Through ‘Letters Out Loud’
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 1:32 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
Spanning from 1856 to 1982, these letters range from the poignant to the hilarious, offering a captivating glimpse into surprising events over 126 years. More >>
Alexander Turnbull Library Collections Recognised In UNESCO Register
Wednesday, 9 October 2024, 7:10 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
The inscription is “a great honour” and would not have been successful without the support of The Frank Sargeson Trust in Auckland, and the expert advice on Sargeson’s life from Dr Sarah Shieff (University of Waikato) and Professor Alex Calder (University ... More >>
E Oho! Waitangi Series Hosts Dr. Carwyn Jones At The National Library
Monday, 7 October 2024, 11:58 am | National Library Of New Zealand
Dr Jones will examine the concept of ‘the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi’ – where they came from, what they are, and how they have been defined and applied in law and policy over the past 50 years. More >>
Iconic Magazines To Feature On Papers Past
Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 10:49 am | National Library Of New Zealand
“Both the Listener and the Woman’s Weekly reflect Aotearoa over the decades. To browse any issue is to get a snapshot into what was capturing our attention at that time. To have this content become available at any time, from anywhere in the ... More >>
Picture Me: Art Day At The National Library
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 2:24 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
The Picture Me Festival is a celebration of illustration for children, bringing European children’s book illustrators to Aotearoa New Zealand for a lively festival of art and ideas. Join the National Library in exploring the power of picture books ... More >>
National Library of NZ: Text Corrections New Feature For Papers Past
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 12:20 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
Text corrections are now available in the Newspapers section on Papers Past to improve the quality of searchable text and experience for users of the National Library platform. Papers Past delivers digitised full-text New Zealand and Pacific newspapers, magazines ... More >>
New Exhibition At National Library Explores Katherine Mansfield’s Last Year
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 2:08 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
This intimate exhibition at the National Library explores the last year of Katherine Mansfield’s life and considers her legacy. More >>
Queer History To Be Showcased With Pride Through July
Monday, 8 July 2024, 2:12 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
An all-day wānanga celebrating and discussing queer history will be the opening event for Queer History Month Aotearoa Pūmahara Ia Te Wā at the National Library in Wellington on Tuesday, 9 July 2024. Aotearoa New Zealand’s Queer History Month ... More >>
10 Years Of ComicFest NZ
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 9:15 am | National Library Of New Zealand
Save the date - ComicFest 2024 will be celebrating it’s 10-year anniversary on 4 May 2024. ComicFest is hosted by Wellington City Libraries and National Library of New Zealand. The event runs from 9am to 4:30pm on 4 May at the National Library ... More >>
Partnering To Give Access And Preserve Historic Community Newspapers
Monday, 18 March 2024, 9:57 am | National Library Of New Zealand
Community newspapers at risk of loss and decay will have a more secure future and be better able to inform the present thanks to a new agreement between the National Library of New Zealand and The Preserving Local History and Education Trust . The ... More >>
Cast In Light: Life In A Mining Town – A Photographic Record Of Waiuta By Joseph Divis
Friday, 8 March 2024, 11:20 am | National Library Of New Zealand
An exhibition showing life in the gold mining town of Waiuta near Reefton, during its heyday in the 1930s, opens at the National Library in Wellington on 12 March. This record was made by Bohemian-born photographer / miner Joseph Divis, who arrived ... More >>
Lunar New Year Celebrations At The National Library
Monday, 12 February 2024, 12:26 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
The Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival in some parts of the world, will be celebrated with a range of fun, engaging events at the National Library of New Zealand in Wellington on 14 February. Join Poet Laureate Chris Tse , fellow Chinese ... More >>
Reduction In Service Hours At National Library From 1 November
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 3:23 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
With heavy construction work scheduled for the National Library building in Wellington, from 1 November there will be a reduction of service hours until the end of the year. National Library’s reduced service hours will be 10am to 2pm, Monday to Friday, ... More >>
Ensuring The Sustainable Future Of Libraries For All New Zealanders
Monday, 22 May 2023, 10:48 am | National Library Of New Zealand
Twelve kākaho (sustainability champions) will soon be putting library and information skills underpinned by mātauranga Māori into practice following an eight-month programme developed by the New Zealand Libraries Partnership Programme (NZLPP). Whiria te Tāngata ... More >>
‘Kurawaka’ Exhibition Shows Shaping Of Gender Justice In Aotearoa
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 10:40 am | National Library Of New Zealand
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2303/4563d5dc63c6ca723373.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> The Kurawaka exhibition at the National Library, Wellington. Credit: Mark Beatty/ National Library of New Zealand ... More >>
National Library Guidelines On Salvaging Water-damaged Materials
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 10:29 am | National Library Of New Zealand
Established basic guidelines on salvaging precious water-damaged material are available on the National Library’s website that could help those affected by the devastating flooding that has hit Tāmaki Makaurau, the Waikato, Bay of Plenty, and other areas ... More >>
Waitangi Day Events At The National Library
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 2:21 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
The National Library is hosting a range of events to commemorate Waitangi Day this year. Commemorate this Waitangi Day by visiting He Tohu. The He Tohu exhibition, on the ground floor of the library on Molesworth Street in Wellington, will be open ... More >>
Reading Ambassador Nominations Reminder
Friday, 20 January 2023, 11:44 am | National Library Of New Zealand
Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador Ben Brown has added his voice to finding a successor to the position he has held for the past two years. Nominations to be the next ambassador for children and young people close at 5pm on 31 January. Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador ... More >>
The Long Waves Of Our Ocean: New Responses To Pacific Poems Exhibition At The National Library
Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 9:43 am | National Library Of New Zealand
The concept of tūakana-tēina (the relationship between old and young) is brought to life in the The long waves of our ocean exhibition, showing at the National Library from 26 November. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2211/81cea130b5ab14714dde.jpeg" ... More >>