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In this track Janice Grace shares her memories of the social isolation experienced by young mothers in the suburbs of Pakuranga in the early years. Pakuranga The Early Years Oral History Collection Janice Grace, 2014, interview with Karen Lawson. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, OH-1442-001 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/2309/rec/2 Image: Pakuranga, Dec 1961, showing subdivision bordered by Pakuranga Road and Reeves Road, WA-56420-F, Alexander Turnbull Library.

Join Alison and Ineka in the Literary Lounge and hear tales of resilience, resistance and rapturous reunions. Books mentioned in the show can be borrowed or requested for Click and Collect by Auckland Libraries members using the links below: Rough lives speak / Street Poets & Artists Collective Enterprise: Richard Whelan, Tim Gray, Richard Nightingale, Lana Te Rore, John Joseph Hughes, Ta Iuli, Filipo Tu'u (artist); editors: Daren Kamali, David Eggleton – 2022 – Adult Poetry: bit.ly/3gKl3I4 Finding me: a memoir / Viola Davis – 2022 – Adult Non-Fiction: https://bit.ly/3NdxJ6f All about Evie / Matson Taylor – 2022 – Adult Fiction: bit.ly/3TEsU8r The colony / Audrey Magee – 2022 – Adult Fiction: bit.ly/3SCzlre Long past summer / Noué Kirwan – 2022 – Adult Romance: bit.ly/3DaI26E

Renée Orr | Senior Librarian Heritage Engagement talks about the Heritage Collections content in the Kura Tūturu | Real Gold case supporting the ‘Yokai Parade: Supernatural Monsters from Japan’ exhibition at Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero Central City Library through to 6 November. In this podcast Renée talks with Sue Berman about the following books and their illustrative quality and story telling of Yokai. References: Story of a sparrow: Collection of Japanese illustrated woodblock books. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections. https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2643903?lang=eng 大日本物産圖會 (Products of Greater Japan). Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections. http://heritageetal.blogspot.com/2020/04/products-of-greater-japan-ukiyo-e.html https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/rarebooks/id/1414/rec/2 Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford (Baron Redesdale); with illustrations drawn and cut on wood by Japanese artists. Tales of old Japan. London: Macmillan

Join Alison and Ineka in the Literary Lounge and celebrate the gutsy, the determined, the courageous and brave. Books mentioned in the show can be borrowed or requested for Click and Collect by Auckland Libraries members using these links: Joan by Katherine J. Chen / 2022 / Adult Fiction – Historical: bit.ly/3yjOWVg A gentle radical: the life of Jeanette Fitzsimons by Gareth Hughes / 2022 / Adult Non-Fiction – Biography: bit.ly/3CASW6l Also in OverDrive eBook and Large Print To the sea by Nikki Crutchley / 2021 / Adult Fiction – Crime: bit.ly/3M9Qk2u Also in OverDrive eBook and BorrowBox eAudio Iona Iverson's rules for commuting by Clare Pooley / 2022 / Adult Fiction: bit.ly/3SFCUhl Small things like these by Claire Keegan / 2021 / Available in Adult Fiction: bit.ly/3rxOor5 Also in OverDrive eBook and eAudiobook

Join librarians John and Sinéad as they talk about the exciting levels of chaos Mr Toad causes on his way to prison and how he manages to get out again! If you enjoyed these chapters, ask one of our friendly librarians to help you find the Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame in your local Auckland Library.

In this Kura Tūturu | Real Gold podcast whakaoko ke te kōrero| listen to a talk with Robert Eruera Pou Whakarae Māori, on the curated case Tānga Māori - Printed Māori. Drawing on early printed reo Māori from the Heritage Collections, Rob offers insights on the context and reo of the three pukapuka on display. The books can be viewed on request at the Heritage Collections reading room, Level 2 of Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library. References: A Grammar and vocabulary of the language of New Zealand Published by the Church Missionary Society. London: Printed by R. Watts, 1820. This work was compiled by Rev. Samuel Lee, Professor of Arabic at Cambridge University, from information supplied by the Rev. Thomas Kendall, and two Māori Chiefs, Hongi and Waikato, who were visiting England. Work is based on material Kendall collected over five years, and a vocabulary communicated to Lee by Tuai and Titore in 1818. https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2322132 Proceedings of the

Join librarians Issie and Clare as they talk about friendships and food, and all the fun they bring to the world. In this episode Mole makes two new friends in his neighbours Ratty and Badger, and learns all about life by the river! If you enjoyed these chapters, ask one of our friendly librarians to help you find the Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame in your local Auckland Library.

All the titles discussed in this Literary Lounge episode are about outsiders: those who have been othered by society and taught that they don’t belong for one reason or another. Join Alison and Ineka and find out that love wins, every time. Books mentioned in this programme can be requested for Click and Collect by Auckland Libraries members, and are often available in multiple formats: Not quite white by Laila Woozeer / 2022 / Non-fiction - Memoir / eAudiobook: bit.ly/3RTStBn How to be a bad Muslim and other essays by Mohamed Hassan / 2022 / Non-Fiction NZ: bit.ly/3TY0QgQ Joan is okay by Weike Wang / 2022 / Fiction: bit.ly/3B660yZ Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka / 2022 / Crime Fiction: bit.ly/3BsPlHh Delilah Green doesn’t care by Ashley Herring Blake / 2022 / Romance Fiction: bit.ly/3TSAZaa

Join BFFs Ineka and Alison in the Literary Lounge and hear all about Larry & Viv, Sam & Lisa, Jaime and Regina, Nora & Daniel, Ezra & Yonatan and Lyss & The Rarkyn. Books mentioned in this programme can be requested for Click and Collect by Auckland Libraries members, and are often available in multiple formats: Larry & Viv / Graeme Lay / 2022 https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3991853 The Rarkyn’s familiar / Nicky Lee / 2022 https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb4058023 Idol / Louise O’Neill / 2022 https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3994858 The girl in his shadow by Audrey Blake (The Big Library Read) https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3897062 Abomination / Ashley Goldberg / 2022 https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb4045712

Alison is joined in the studio by the distinguished and award-winning writer and literary critic Stephanie Johnson. Join us for a lively conversation about Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, and a chat about Stephanie's recent works. Books mentioned in this programme can be requested for Click and Collect by Auckland Libraries members, and are available in multiple formats: The writers' festival (2015) https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2998842 Everything changes (2021) https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3820594 Nine lives: New Zealand writers on notable New Zealanders (2021) https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb394613

Join Alison and Ineka for a preview of We Read Auckland, which will be running from 15-28 August 2022. This is an exciting free programme of live and online events that celebrate Auckland’s readers and writers and the stories that bring us together. Libraries across Tāmaki Makaurau will feature a diverse line-up of Auckland’s fiction and non-fiction authors, celebrate the spoken word, provide fun opportunities for whānau to discover the joy of reading together, and more. To see what’s on in your area, visit aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/WeReadAKL Books mentioned in this programme can be requested for Click and Collect by Auckland Libraries members, and are often available in multiple formats: Kurungaituku / Whiti Hereaka / 2021 / Adult Fiction NZ: bit.ly/3tzLBQ9 Everything changes / Stephanie Johnson / 2021 / Adult Fiction NZ: bit.ly/2ZXidXU The library of unfinished business / Patricia Bell / 2022 / Adult Fiction NZ: bit.ly/3zQCNXZ Addressed to Greta / Fiona Sussman / 2022 / Adult Fiction NZ: bit.ly/3JR

The Francis-Lee Duo bring us European Journeys, an exciting programme inspired by the special exhibition of the same name at the Auckland Art Gallery in 2019, celebrating works by New Zealand artist, Frances Hodgkins. The Duo start the journey at Manheim with the first movement of Mozart’s violin sonata k. 301, a perfect example of Mozart’s more mature style. This is followed by the second ofTwo Romances by the pioneer Swedish woman composer Elfrida Andree, lyrical pieces inspired by Nordic music literature. Keeping on the Nordic theme are the Folk Dances Op. 62 by Danish composer Niels Gade. The journey concludes at Transylvania with the iconic Romanian Folk Dances by Bartok, brilliantly transcribed for violin and piano by Zoltán Székely. This is a programme that will transport you to foreign lands.

Dual Motion presents An Unlikely Pair - An exploration of the repertoire for flute and clarinet. Original compositions for this instrumentation are comparatively rare, and clarinettist Billie Hart and flautist Leon Reynolds take listeners on a journey of the history of their instruments and perform works written for this duo, as well as arrangements and adaptations of other works. They begin with an arrangement of Mozart’s twelve horn duos, which work surprisingly well for this pair of woodwind instruments. Chopping and changing music to suit instruments was a common occurrence in Mozart's time - the composer himself even did it frequently! This is followed by a Kummer’s duets for flute and clarinet, showcasing his great knowledge of both instruments. Finally, they finish with arrangements of some ragtime favourites. Billy and Leon are part of the Auckland Philharmonia’s ‘Aspiring Musicians” programme.

Sarah Spence and Dr Joe Harrop are Tāmaki Makaurau-based string duo, Kulios. In this unique and exciting programme, violinist and violist David Rawsthorne joins them in performing two works for string trio. They present NZ award winning composer Karl Steven’s ‘Black Hands Suite’ featuring some of the highlights from his score to last year's limited series 'Black Hands', which portrayed Dunedin's Bain family in the years leading up to their tragic deaths in 1994. The soundtrack was notable for its extensive use of string trio, and featured members of Kulios among its performers. To follow, Dohnányi’s Serenade in C major draws a rich sound from the three instruments, and appears to negotiate a creative path between the classical influence of Brahms and the new sounds emanating from his contemporary countrymen, Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály.

Jazz musicians Alicia Kidd (guitar and vocals) and Hank Trenton (double bass) start off our Thursday Heritage Concert Autumn series programme in honour of ANZAC day - to acknowledge those lost, and the sacrifices made. Taking a New Zealand perspective, Acrylic will perform love songs written during the war, such as “Pōkarekare Ana;” uncovering the stories often forgotten with such well-known tunes. Alongside this they will also perform typical songs from the time, such as “Pack Up Your Troubles,” arranged in their unique jazz style. They will explore the introduction of jazz into European society by the African-American armed forces drawing parallels with the experiences of the Maori Battalion on the battlefields. Through this remembrance concert Acrylic aspire to bring hope, as well as reflect the real grief associated with war and continued themes relevant to our society today, while bringing an enjoyable experience to listeners through their sensitivity and skill. Acrylic are part of the Auckland Philha

Pianist Gemma Lee concludes our Autumn series with a programme for solo piano inspired by the desire to bring beautiful music not commonly heard onto the concert platform. Focussing on music by Bach, Debussy and Beethoven we get the chance to experience a different aspect of their work than their really famous ones that we may all know and love. Beginning with J.S Bach’s Prelude in C major ,from the Well Tempered Clavier book II, Debussy’s delightful Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque follows and the programme concludes with Beethoven’s Piano Sonata no.10 in G Major Movements I and III. When the last note resounds, you’ll be reminded of what Debussy wrote once —that the primary aim of music “is to give pleasure.”

Episode Three: 'Twas brillig when librarians James and Rani met to talk about Alice and all the lessons left un-learned as she makes her way through Wonderland. In these passages we meet unusual characters and face strange situations, so open your ears and hop right in! If you enjoyed these excerpts, ask one of our friendly librarians to help you find the stories of Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking glass by Lewis Carrol.

This month the Kura Tūturu | Real Gold case in the Special Collections reading room, Level 2 of Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library, holds a rare copy of No New Things by poet Ronald Allison Kells Mason, 1905 – 1971 [R.A.K. Mason] In this podcast we hear from rare book specialist Jane Wild who shares the story of this book object, Mason's work and his development as a poet. Learn more about R.A.K. Mason's special connection with Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero the Central City Library through the memorial tōtara tree and via sculptor Anthony Stones' bronze bust. Links and further references: R.A.K. Mason, by Clifton Firth, 1947, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collection, 34-M663-3 https://tinyurl.com/ynxy583n No New Thing: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1952592 The Beggar and other poems: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1961054 Kura Heritage Collections search result R.A.K. Mason https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/search/searchte

Alison and Ineka talk twisty mysteries, sapphic love in 1950's San Francisco, intergenerational female family tensions and Tudor-inspired tales for a new generation. Originally broadcast on Planet FM 104.6FM on 10 July 2022. Books mentioned in this show can be requested by Auckland Libraries members from our catalogue using the links below and are often available in multiple formats. The darkness / Ragnar Jónasson ; translated from the Icelandic by Victoria Cribb / 2018 / Fiction – Crime: https://bit.ly/3yKEg2K The woman in the library / Sulari Gentill / 2022 / Fiction – Crime: https://bit.ly/3bN1D2F Crossing the lines / Sulari Gentill / Fiction - Crime: https://bit.ly/3IHV3H1 Fight night / Miriam Toews / 2021 / Fiction: https://bit.ly/3NFSGp6 Last Night at the Telegraph Club / Malinda Lo / 2021 / Teen - Fiction: https://bit.ly/3AtrWoR Sister to sister: history repeats / Olivia Hayfield / 2021 / Fiction – New Zealand: https://bit.ly/3ygBeC1

Episode Two: Join librarians Lilly and Sinéad as they talk about absurd riddles and rude characters who inter… “Why is a raven like a writing desk?” …rupt in this week's stories from Alice in Wonderland. In this episode our hero Alice meets the fantastically Mad Hatter and the grinning Cheshire Cat. If you enjoyed these excerpts, ask one of our friendly librarians to help you find the stories of Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking glass by Lewis Carrol.