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Join Alison and Ineka as they look to the stars and celebrate the appearance of Matariki. Books mentioned on the show can be requested using the Auckland Libraries catalogue links below: Matariki - Kirsten Parkinson and Kitty Brown (2022) https://bit.ly/3a75ozk Matariki around the world: a cluster of stars, a cluster of stories - Rangi Mātāmua & Miriama Kamo (2022) https://bit.ly/3OQFGhc Puanga me Matariki – Sharon Holt (2022) https://bit.ly/3QSAtaF Kua whetūrangitia tōku koro - Brianne T Paa (2022) https://bit.ly/3OLOghp Ko Flit, te Tīrairaka me te mahere Matariki - Kat Quin (2021) https://bit.ly/3yo4OGR The astromancer: the rising of Matariki / Witi Ihimaera (2022); illustrated by Isobel Joy Te-Aho White https://bit.ly/3OJ9AEa How to loiter in a turf war / Coco Solid / 2022 / Available in Adult Fiction NZ https://bit.ly/3I2E9mo Nuku: stories of 100 indigenous women / Qiane Matata-Sipu / 2021 / Adult Non-Fiction https://bit.ly/3yt84B1

What do you do when your world is falling apart, and the dog has eaten your chemistry homework? Find out on this Literary Lounge episode of Books & Beyond with Alison and Ineka. Books mentioned on the show can be requested using the Auckland Libraries catalogue links below: All day is a long time / David Sanchez / 2022 / Available in Adult Fiction: https://bit.ly/3OfmFVA Chemistry / Weike Wang / 2018 / Available in Adult Fiction and OverDrive/Libby eBook: https://bit.ly/3xUfjBo Lessons in chemistry / Bonnie Garmus / 2022 – Available in Adult Fiction Historical and Large Print: https://bit.ly/3mPCSoM The mad women’s ball / Victoria Mas / translated from the French by Frank Wynne / 2021 – Available in Adult Fiction Historical and OverDrive/Libby eBook: https://bit.ly/3OjHiQo New York, my village: a novel/ Uwem Akpan / 2021 / Available in Adult Fiction: https://bit.ly/3OhaTKh

On Thursday June 9 2022, Auckland Libraries rare book specialist Jane Wild invited the Mackelvie Society to a close up exploration of a very special rare book - Mary Lawrance’s ‘A collection of roses from nature’ printed from 1799. This breathtakingly beautiful volume of hand painted plates was donated to Auckland Libraries by the Mackelvie Society adding a significant Collection item for enriching research and learning. You can find out more about the Mackelvie Society and how you can support their work here: https://www.mackelviesociety.com/the-mackelvie-collection As for this talk stay tuned to hear more context about the rose book from Jane Wild as well as from the guest artist Karin Montgomery whose hand crafted paper rose drew detailed inspiration for Mary Lawrance's work. Karin's work is available at Anna Miles Gallery here: https://annamilesgallery.com/artists/karin-montgomery/ Both the book and the recreation of Rosa Provincialis B - a Blush province Rose will be available for viewing in the Sp

Join Ineka and Alison in the Literary Lounge for an episode full of conundra, collective consciousness, rakes, scoundrels and algebra. Yay! Books mentioned in the show can be requested from our catalogue using the links below. Many are also available in multiple formats – check the links to see what else is available for loan. Helen Kelly: her life / Rebecca Macfie / 2021 / Adult Non-Fiction NZ – Biography: https://bit.ly/3aIP47R The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels / India Holton / 2021 / Adult Fiction NZ - Historical Romance: https://bit.ly/3tpIp9r The League of Gentlewomen Witches / India Holton / 2022 / Adult Fiction NZ – Historical Romance: https://bit.ly/3xhs1Jd Double helix/ Eileen Merriman / 2021 / Adult Fiction NZ: https://bit.ly/3tkOnIz The candy house / Jennifer Egan / 2022 / Adult Fiction: https://bit.ly/3Q8mhdf

In 1920, Roy Alstan Lippincott and Edward F Billson won the competition to design Auckland University College’s new Arts Building. Now known as the Old Arts Block, it has become a landmark building for central Auckland. Lippincott was an American architect who worked in New Zealand during the 1920s and 1930s. He designed other buildings for the university as well as the Farmers Tea Rooms, a six-storey extension to Smith and Caughey department store, and private residences. Lippincott was inspired by the country he found himself living in, and incorporated ponga fronds, flax seedpods, kaka and kea, and Māori motifs into the Old Arts Block, and delightful, sculpted kauri snails in the Old Biology Building. He returned to the United States in 1940 but his work can still be found around Auckland today. This illustrated talk will look at some of his work in Auckland and further afield Multimedia Links Video about the University of Auckland Clocktower https://youtu.be/bPBXulIlnDI 3D tour of the former Farmers T

Episode One: Join librarians Clare and John as they talk about their favourite absurd words and crack some silly puns in this week's stories from Alice in Wonderland. In this episode our hero Alice meets the mournful Mock Turtle and hilarious Humpty Dumpty and finds them both awfully confusing. 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.

Not that long ago, in a place not that far away. A group known as the librarians gathered to talk about classic children's books. Join us each month as we open the gateway to different worlds found in our favourite stories. Each episode we will choose moments from a classic children's book to share with you and we will talk about what makes them so special to us. We hope you love them as much as we do.

The Central Area Model is a 1:480 scale model of central Auckland carefully built during 1967 and 1968 to replicate the city in precise miniature. The model recreates the areas of central Auckland bordered by the motorways which now surround the inner-city area. For more than two decades Council planners used the model to visualise the way proposed construction would alter the character and physical spaces of the city. In this podcast we hear from Liam Appleton a member of the team who reconstructed and researched the model on display till end July 2022 at the Central City Library. Learn more: http://heritageetal.blogspot.com/2022/05/making-model-city-origins-of-central.html Photo: The model in situ at the Central City Library, Liam Appleton, 2022.

Alison and Ineka get grounded with some gritty and granular books from Aotearoa and further afield. Books mentioned in the show The Leonard Girls / Deborah Challinor / 2022 Aotearoa NZ author – Adult Fiction Historical: bit.ly/3PIlRKr Polaroid nights / Lizzie Harwood / 2021 Aotearoa NZ author - Adult Fiction Crime: bit.ly/3GmcZpB The guide / Peter Heller / 2021 Adult Fiction Action: bit.ly/3sY4yeC How to find your way home / Katy Regan / 2022 Adult Fiction: bit.ly/38iN6dC Ināianei/now / Vaughan Rapatahana / 2022 Aotearoa NZ author - Pacific poetry: bit.ly/3NFdOfM

Mortality, morals, mothers and metafiction collide in this Literary Lounge episode of Books and Beyond. Books mentioned in the show Grand: becoming my mother’s daughter / Noelle McCarthy / 2022 Plum / Brendan Cowell / 2021 My friend Natalia / Laura Lindstedt / 2021 The very last list of Vivian Walker / Megan Albany / 2021 Voyeur / Francesca Reece / 2021

Oral historians and authors Ruth Greenaway and Megan Hutching, talk about the history of this Auckland organisation which began with an orphan home in the central city in 1858 and now works with its community in south Auckland. While society has changed since the mid-nineteenth-century, the problems of today’s clients bear a marked resemblance to the issues confronting those who came for help in the early days. This talk was recorded as part of the Auckland Libraries Heritage Talks series on 27 April 2022. Threads of caring: A history of the Anglican Trust for Women and Children is available to borrow from Auckland Libraries. https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb4045645

Alison is joined by senior music librarian Marilyn who tells us what Auckland Libraries have planned for NZ music month – the time when we celebrate the music industry. To jazz things up, we discuss three must-read music novels and a kiwi classic. Books mentioned in the show: The conductor/ Sarah Quigley https://bit.ly/3FvLSIm An equal music/ Vikram Seth https://bit.ly/3kUPt9j Run, Rose, Run/ Dolly Parton and James Patterson https://bit.ly/3vW0mOz Hellzapoppin'!: the art of Flying Nun / editor, David Simpson https://bit.ly/3ykRR11 Check out this NZ Music photography exhibition: From the pit www.fromthepit.co.nz Check out Auckland Libraries on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/aucklandlibraries

Alison talks to super librarian Anne about her number one go-to comfort read The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge, a post-war children’s classic about love, goodness, animals and beauty. Hot Tip: don’t read this book when you are hungry because the descriptions of food are beyond belief! The Little White Horse can be requested via the Auckland Libraries catalogue: https://bit.ly/littlewhitehorse

Alison & Ineka discuss the four General Non-fiction finalists of the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. The winners will be announced on 11 May - visit nzbookawards.nz for updates on the livestreamed awards ceremony. For more details of the shortlisted titles in the General Non-Fiction category, visit their website: bit.ly/3qs9Q0v or read extracts from each title with the Ockhams General Non-Fiction Sampler (PDF): https://bit.ly/3Mr67ZZ Explore the full 2022 longlist here: bit.ly/3D4WKeV and request them all via Auckland Libraries catalogue. All books discussed in this episode of Books and Beyond can be requested via the Auckland Libraries catalogue: The mirror book / Charlotte Grimshaw / published 2021 by Penguin Random House / Adult Non-Fiction – Memoir: https://bit.ly/399yMnX From the centre: a writer’s life / Patricia Grace / published 2021 by Penguin Random House / Memoir: https://bit.ly/3rIxoyO The Alarmist: Fifty Years Measuring Climate Change / Dave Lowe / published 2021 by Te

Alison & Ineka discuss the four fiction finalists of the 2022 NZ Book Awards. The winners of the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards will be announced on 11 May. For more details of the shortlisted titles for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction, visit their website: https://bit.ly/3qs9Q0v or read extracts from each with the Ockhams Fiction Sampler (PDF): https://bit.ly/35542mi Explore the full 2022 longlist here: https://bit.ly/3D4WKeV and request via Auckland Libraries catalogue. All books discussed in this episode of Books and Beyond can be requested via the Auckland Libraries catalogue: Kurangaituku / Whiti Hereaka / published 2021 by Huia Publishing / Adult Fiction NZ and OverDrive/Libby: https://bit.ly/3tzLBQ9 Entanglement / Bryan Walpert / published 2021 by Mākaro Press / Adult Fiction NZ: https://bit.ly/36gt6rj A Good Winter / Gigi Fenster / published 2021 by Text Publishing / Adult Fiction NZ, OverDrive/Libby and BorrowBox: https://bit.ly/3txfuk8 Greta and Valdin / Rebe

In this episode, Alison and Ineka talk about some new art, music and books released in time for Pasifika month. They are helped by Auckland Libraries’ Senior Pacific Content Specialist Veronica Ligaliga. Fa'afetai lava Ronnie. Books mentioned in the show All books discussed in this episode of Books and Beyond can be requested via the Auckland Libraries catalogue: Vā: stories by women of the moana / edited by Sisilia Eteuati and Lani Wendt Young / published 2021 / Adult Pacific collections: https://bit.ly/3Jl6IuR Sista, stanap strong! a Vanuatu women's anthology / edited by Mikaela Nyman & Rebecca Tobo Olul-Hossen / Adult Pacific collections and OverDrive/Libby: https://bit.ly/3JnyUxo Teine Sāmoa / Dahlia Malaeulu / published 2020 / Teine Sāmoa Project editor: Donna Blabey & Dahlia Malaeulu / Gagana Sāmoa translator: Niusila Faamanatu-Eteuati / Pacific collections: https://bit.ly/3N05qHT Tama Sāmoa / Dahlia Malaeulu / published 2021 / Pacific collections https://bit.ly/3MZtECf Beats of the

This episode has a focus on women and women’s writing. Alison and Ineka talk about breaking the bias and discuss the 2022 Women’s Prize longlist of 16 titles which has just been announced. #breakthebias #womensprize For more information on International Women’s Day, please see their website: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/ Explore the full Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022 longlist here: https://bit.ly/3I5K8VE and request the longlist today from the Auckland Libraries catalogue: https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/ Books mentioned in the show All books discussed in this episode of Books and Beyond can be requested via the Auckland Libraries catalogue: Remote Sympathy / Catherine Chidgey / published 2020 / Adult Fiction NZ and OverDrive/Libby: https://bit.ly/3wdOKaf Sorrow and Bliss / Meg Mason / published 2020 / Adult Fiction, OverDrive/Libby and BorrowBox: https://bit.ly/3KRLEgb Fifty years a feminist / Sue Kedgley / published 2021 / Adult Non-Fiction – Biography and OverDrive/Li

International Women’s Day (8 March) is a global day where we celebrate the achievements of women, raise awareness of bias and take action for equality. Revisiting our 2021 International Women’s Day episode, Alison and Ineka celebrate women who challenge to make change happen. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 7 March 2021. Recorded under lockdown conditions, sound quality will vary. Request featured titles from Auckland Libraries using the links below and read more about each in our March 2021 blogpost: https://bit.ly/3BYp6Xx A history of New Zealand women / Barbara Brookes / published 2016 / Adult Non-Fiction NZ: https://bit.ly/3BVEzaQ Hopes dashed?: the economics of gender inequality / Prue Hyman / published 2017 / Adult Non-Fiction NZ: https://bit.ly/3tlrggi The Platform: the radical legacy of the Polynesian Panthers / Dr Melani Anae / published 2020 / Adult Non-Fiction NZ: https://bit.ly/3t7qzXu Our first three titles are published by Bridget Williams Books. For more “short b

Episode 8 – Karl Steven This month, Dedee spoke to Karl Steven about his first solo album, All of Human Emotion on Microfiche. They talk about a few tracks and music videos and the stories behind them. Other topics include Karl's preference for monochrome over colour, the philosopher Wittgenstein, and the Wittgenstein quotes he used for his track ‘Utterance and Inscription’. We also talked about his chosen album Steve Reich’s Early Works, what phase music is, and how he used it on this album. This interview was recorded on February 8, 2022 Note – there is one swear word in the track ‘Tāmaki 5000’, which comes in around the 24 minute mark. A minor point, but letting you know in case you wish to avert your ears. References: Artist links: Website – http://karlsteven.com/ Bandcamp - https://karlsteven.bandcamp.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/drkarlsteven Audioculture profile - https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/karl-steven Tracks used: All tracks used in this podcast were taken from Karl Ste

In this special Pride episode, Alison and Ineka highlight the gutsy, inspirational, bold and bright LGBTQI+ folk who walk, stomp and sashay amongst us. Books discussed in this episode can be found and requested via the Auckland Libraries catalogue: All the young men: a memoir of love, AIDS, and chosen family in the America South / Ruth Coker Burks & Kevin Carr O’Leary / published 2020 / Adult Non-Fiction - Autobiography: https://bit.ly/3HayCI3 Real Queer America: LGBT stories from Red states / Samantha Allen / published 2019 / Adult Non-Fiction: https://bit.ly/3BQQQO0 The Stonewall Reader / The New York Public Library; edited by Jason Baumann / published 2019 / Adult Non-Fiction: https://bit.ly/3HjDBXi 30 queer lives: conversations with LGBTQIA+ New Zealanders / Matt McEvoy / published 2022 / Adult Non-Fiction: https://bit.ly/3hayCxb One life / Megan Rapinoe / published 2020 / Adult Non-Fiction - Autobiography: https://bit.ly/3p8fcxE Out here: an anthology of Takatāpui and LGBTQIA+ write