http://www.wcl.govt.nz/blog @ Wellington City Libraries Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:13:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tēnā koutou and thanks to those of you who came to visit the library display and activities that we organised for the recent Te Rā o Waitangi celebrations. One of our activities started after the two waka entered the lagoon as part of the opening ceremony.  Children were invited to come and make ... http://www.wcl.govt.nz/blog/index.php/2012/02/07/waitangi-day-waka-builders/ Here are some more highlights of the new non-fiction books this month. Ans Westra's Washday at the Pa has been republished after forty-seven years. Plus, People Magazine's 1000 biggest moments in pop culture for the last thirty-five years, and the true story of a CIA interrogator. Have a browse! The new ... http://www.wcl.govt.nz/blog/index.php/2012/02/03/more-new-non-fiction-including-ans-westra-wai-262-and-the-true-story-of-a-cia-interrogator/ For fans of magic or magicians, in the setting of the carnival or a circus, here are some realist and magic-realist novels you might like to try: The night circus : a novel / Erin Morgenstern. "Debut author Morgenstern doesn't miss a beat in this smashing tale of greed, fate, and love ... http://www.wcl.govt.nz/blog/index.php/2012/02/03/circuses-magicians-adventure/ I've been ordering a lot of chick lit recently as it's a perennially popular section of our fiction collection.  Covering broken relationships and new motherhood - classic chick lit themes - these two new books do so with humour.  Which I think is very important if you're looking for something light and enjoyable ... http://www.wcl.govt.nz/blog/index.php/2012/02/02/deborah-and-kerrys-fiction-picks-4/ In our selection of the new crime books this month: stolen artworks and the detective story behind their recovery, books that look at the Casey Anthony and Schapelle Corby cases, a new title from Ian Wishart, and a story from inside Venezuela's notorious Yare prison. Have a browse! Art theft and ... http://www.wcl.govt.nz/blog/index.php/2012/02/02/new-true-crime-books-art-theft-schapelle-corby-south-americas-deadliest-jail/ This month's selection of health picks include Maori medicine using native plants; how to boost  immunity using nutrients; gluten, wheat, dairy, yeast and sugar-free"super-charged" food; using detox for ailments; long-term recovery from eating disorders; how children heal; deaf children and Auditory communication; strategies for ending neck and back pain; overcoming sholder ... http://www.wcl.govt.nz/blog/index.php/2012/02/02/ready-health-selections-for-february/ We've put together our January round-up of the new film and television books at the library - and American Idol features twice! The show celebrates 10 years on air this year, and we have two new titles that tell the story of the show and its many contestants. Also included ... http://www.wcl.govt.nz/blog/index.php/2012/02/01/new-film-tv-books-american-idol-the-apprentice-sherlock-holmes-and-more/ It's mostly men this month - biographies included are about the great and famous Napoleon, the most renowned scientist of our time,Stephen Hawking, the beloved creator of the Jeeves novels, P.G. Wodehouse and the refreshingly different mayor of London, Boris Johnson. David Hockney needs no introduction - this new ... http://www.wcl.govt.nz/blog/index.php/2012/02/01/new-biographies-for-a-new-year/ It seemed appropriate this month to dedicate our picks of the photography books to those the library holds on legendary photographer Eve Arnold - who died on the 5th of January this year. Eve Arnold's People, the most recent book on the subject of her amazingly diverse and long career was published in 2009. Born in ... http://www.wcl.govt.nz/blog/index.php/2012/02/01/photography-in-february-a-tribute-to-eve-arnold/ What is a seedbomb? ... Can you have a garden in your apartment? ... What are the best ways to run a run a school garden? .. and what is all the excitement about the trend of vertical gardening?            Hippie bombs: the Rules Don't throw seedbombs at people or windows. Ensure ... http://www.wcl.govt.nz/blog/index.php/2012/02/01/illicit-gardening-hippie-bombs-and-unconventional-growing-strategies/