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Summer Reading Adventure: How to draw lines for an Ozobot
What exactly is an Ozobot? -
Summer Reading Adventure: How to create an acrostic poem
One of the activities we're challenging the tamariki of Pōneke to complete over the summer is to write an acrostic poem for the phrase "Summer Reading Adventure". But what exactly is an acrostic poem? -
Summer Reading for adults: Sounds of summer
Fabulous summer sounds to chill out to for our Summer Reading listening challenge. -
Summer Reading for adults: A cinematic experience list
Our short selection of some of our favourite summer movie watches. Have a browse! -
Learning from Failure
Whether in life or in business, when things go wrong there are always lessons to be learned from the experience. This week we've compiled some reading to better understand failure. -
When Life Gives You Lemurs: New Biographies
Rockstars, animal whisperers, sports giants, and phenomenal women feature in the latest crop of biographies and memoirs. -
Musician Interview: David Long
Listen to our interview with musician David Long about his new album All Things Will Stay Silent. -
Author Interview: Brannavan Gnanalingam
We chat to author Brannavan Gnanalingam about his new novel, The Life and Opinions of Kartik Popat. -
Wellington Music: The Eighth Note/New E.P - Halycon Drift
Eight quick questions with Pōneke band, Halcyon Drift. -
The Summer Reading Adventure is Just Over the Horizon!
Our annual Summer Reading Adventure begins 1 December! Preview how you and your whānau can get involved. -
Dementia friendly book collection
We now have Dementia/ Mate wareware friendly books available. -
Slow Productivity, and other works by Cal Newport
The author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work offers a philosophy for pursuing meaningful accomplishment while avoiding overload. Learn more about this new work and others in the WCL collection. -
An Introduction to Beamafilm - our free streaming platform
Your WCL library card gives you free access to Beamafilm, which allows you to stream films, TV shows and docos for free! -
Wellington Music: The Eighth Note - Toby Sussex
Eight quick questions with Toby Sussex. -
One Hundred Years of Local Theatre
Theatre programmes and posters collected by the library over many decades are able to be rediscovered on Wellington City Recollect. -
Archives and voyages: New popular non-fiction
This month, we're highlighting some stellar essay collections and celebrating local authors. -
Wellington Music: The Eighth Note - The Sixteenth
Eight quick questions with Pо̄neke music project, The Sixteenth. -
Wellington Music: New Album - Revulva
An interview with Phoebe Johnson from Pо̄neke band Revulva, whose self-titled debut album was released in October.