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Join Alison and Ineka in the Literary Lounge as they discuss books about love, Pride and teen angst. Read more on the Auckland Libraries blog: aucklandlibrariesblog.blogspot.com Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 14 February 2021.

In commemoration of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Poukokiri Whakatapoko Tapaenga Maureen introduces Ngā Tohu o te Tiriti: making a mark by Mīria Simpson. This unique book focuses on the signatories of the treaty, uncovering the people behind the signature. Auckland Libraries will be acknowledging Te Tiriti o Waitangi throughout February 2021 to honour and uplift its kaupapa and share ways that you and your whānau can also acknowledge Te Tiriti. Find this book on the libraries' catalogue here: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1931149

This episode of Books and Beyond is a window on Waitangi weekend. Join Alison, Ineka and Sue as they discuss the rich resources relating to our founding document Te Tiriti o Waitangi that are available from Auckland Libraries and further afield. Read more on the Auckland Libraries blog: aucklandlibrariesblog.blogspot.com Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 7 February 2021.

Join Alison and Ineka in the Literary Lounge as they discuss books about post-modern relationships and white picket fences. Read more on the Auckland Libraries blog: aucklandlibrariesblog.blogspot.com Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 1 February 2021.

In the late 1860s Tamihana, the son of Te Rauparaha the Ngati Toa chief, wrote a 50,000-word account of his legendary father’s life. The original manuscript is held in the Sir George Grey Special Collection, part of the Heritage Collections at Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero the Central City Library. In this track Haunui Royal talks with Ross Calman who has recently released a new, and much needed translation of this biography. discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/enc…3807693 Ross Calman (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa-ki-te-tonga, Ngāi Tahu) is a Wellington-based writer, editor and translator, and a descendant of Te Rauparaha. In 2015 Ross was the recipient of an Auckland Library Heritage Trust Scholarship, which enabled him to undertake research visits to Auckland to view the original manuscript. The original manuscript can be viewed by visiting the reading room Level 2 Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero the Central City Library. Also available as a digital copy here: https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/manus

Buy your ticket and board the train if you dare with library assistant Karina as she reviews Sylvia Plath's Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom. This atmospheric, allegorical short story was written in 1952 and published for the first time in 2019 for the Faber Stories collection. Discover the book here: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3669053

Alison has been on a mission over the summer to re-read her favourite books by the classic American author John Steinbeck. In this episode, she’s joined by fellow Steinbeck fan, and high school teacher Daniel, and together they discuss the author’s enduring popularity, particularly amongst young readers. Read more on the Auckland Libraries blog: aucklandlibrariesblog.blogspot.com Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 24 January 2021.

Alison and Ineka have been reading up a storm over summer and have some great suggestions for those of you who want to break out of your literary bubble and try books that are a bit different. So, tune in for recommendations and then relax, reset and reflect and get your summer reading sorted! Read more on the Auckland Libraries blog: aucklandlibrariesblog.blogspot.com Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 10 January 2021.

This month we hear an interview by heritage collections specialist Jane Wild, who last year caught up with Alexa Johnston for a chat about the history and hero's of the Edmonds Cookery Book through the ages. Check out this 1910 edition on Kura Heritage Collections https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/rarebooks/id/7164/rec/1 Items can be viewed in the Heritage Collections reading room, Level 2 of Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library. Also see Kura Heritage Collections Online kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz and search for rare books and printed material using the Auckland Libraries general catalogue www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/ You can visit the Food for Thought exhibition at Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero, the Central City Library from 28 September 2020 – 14 February 2021 www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/pages/even…ntId=10242 This exhibition celebrates the role food plays in family, belonging and culture with stories of Auckland life from kitchen table to restaurant banquet. It includes

Alison and Ineka talk elegies, eulogies and the euphoria of lives well lived. We promise you at least one Eureka moment. (Hint: it’s to do with dogs who drive cars). Read more on the Auckland Libraries blog: aucklandlibrariesblog.blogspot.com Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 13 December 2020.

In this recording Laura Frost talks with George Hawkins who started at Rosehill College in 1985. In this track George recalls some memorable moments and explains his choice of subjects including in later years studying Japanese and the relationship with sister city Ichihara in Japan. Later he recalls the businesses and shops of Papakura in the late 1980s. Have you got a story to add to the Voices of Rosehill College project? We'd love to add your story to this collection. Register your interest at Papakura Library reception or email papakura.library@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz You can enjoy the Rosehill College jubilee exhibition by vising the Museum and Library in Papakura until the end of January. A collaborative project by Papakura Museum, Sir Edmund Hillary Library & Auckland Libraries Heritage and Research. Reference: Voices of Rosehill College Oral History OH_1435_01 George Hawkins

In this recording Laura Frost talked with Kevin Obern who was a foundation pupil of 1970. In this clip he talks about a memorable moment when he was head boy, shares recollections of afterschool and weekend work, and reflects on the musical influences of the 1970s including local country singer Brendan Dugan and an encounter with John Rowles. Have you got a story to add to the Voices of Rosehill College project? We'd love to add your story to this collection. Register your interest at Papakura Library reception or email papakura.library@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz You can enjoy the Rosehill College jubilee exhibition by vising the Museum and Library in Papakura until the end of January. A collaborative project by Papakura Museum, Sir Edmund Hillary Library & Auckland Libraries Heritage and Research. Reference: Voices of Rosehill College Oral History OH_1435_03 Kevin Obern

In this recording Alicia Griffin talks with Anne Martin who began teaching at Rosehill college in 1978. In this track she talks about the school uniform….and reflects on changes in Papakura. Have you got a story to add to the Voices of Rosehill College project? We'd love to add your story to this collection. Register your interest at Papakura Library reception or email papakura.library@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz You can enjoy the Rosehill College jubilee exhibition by vising the Museum and Library in Papakura until the end of January. A collaborative project by Papakura Museum, Sir Edmund Hillary Library & Auckland Libraries Heritage and Research. Reference: Voices of Rosehill College Oral History Project - OH_1435_02 Anne Martin

Alison is joined in the studio by the artist, researcher, videographer and teacher Dr Bobby Hung aka Berst. Bobby has just released an anthology of his recent work called 'Berst draws'. You'll find Berst’s art where graffiti intersects with social activism. Check out 'Berst draws' on the Auckland Libraries catalogue: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3875390 Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 6 December 2020.

Alison is joined in the studio by acclaimed author Amy McDaid. Amy has recently released her novel Fake baby, a deeply satirical and comic tragedy set in present-day Auckland. Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 29 November 2020.

Books and Beyond revisits Alison's conversation with local author Lil O’Brien, who recently released her memoir Not that I’d kiss a girl: a Kiwi girl’s tale of coming out and coming of age. Find out how Lil’s sadness and subtext became motorbikes, main text and happy endings. Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 22 November 2020.

What happens when the biography you are writing is secretly a memoir and your emotional support animal has gone rogue? Will you ever find the wisdom to live in harmony with the planet? Find out on this Literary Lounge episode of Books & Beyond with Alison and Ineka. Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 15 November 2020.

Sue Berman talks with Bridget Simpson and Zoe Colling about the vibrant illustrated weekly serials and magazines on display in the Kura Tūturu | Real Gold case. Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library’s reference-only serials collection contains magazines from Aotearoa New Zealand, the Pacific, Australia, Great Britain, Europe and the United States. It is a varied and broad collection which spans the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Subject matter coverage is wide. Some of the topics Heritage Collections magazines cover include: te ao Māori, sport, farming, arts, crafts, building, design, photography, dance, literature, theatre, music, science, postage stamps, birds, cars, the environment, gardening, feminism, gay rights, climate change, lifestyle, current affairs, and women’s interests. Serials also include government publications, community newsletters, and school yearbooks. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/ Visit us at 44-46 Lorne St

On Thursday 29 October Brazilian pianist Camila de Oliveira performed a programme called "When the serious finds the rock 'n' roll". Her programmed featured New Zealand Composer Jenny McLeod's dynamic Rock Sonata no. 2. This was written in 1987 and commissioned for pianist Rae De Lisle. The composer has generously authorised Auckland Libraries to podcast this work.

To conclude our Thursday Heritage Concert series for 2020 The Kotuku Quintet presented a programme called "Master of Czech Folk Music" on the 19 November where they performed the wonderful Dvorak Piano Quintet in A major op. 81. It is written in four movements: Andante; Dumka: Andante con moto; Scherzo-furiant. Molto vivace; Finale. Allegro. The Kotuku Quintet are: Simon Ansell (violin), John Seagar (violin), Judith Gust (viola), Sally-Anne Brown (cello), Louise Webster (piano) Programme notes: Dvořák’s Quintet was written 1887 while the composer was living on his brother-in-law's estate at Vysoká, a country village not far from Prague. Written during a period of contentment, this popular work shows a composer at the height of his creative powers and it is regarded as one of the finest works in the piano quintet genre, alongside the quintets of Schumann, Brahms and Shostakovich. The quintet in A Op. 5. began life as a revision of an earlier work, Dvořák had not been happy with this work and destroyed th