Auckland Libraries blog

Alison and Karen talk about Paris – the city of light, love and literature. Listen to this week's episode on the Planet FM website and read on for the books mentioned in the show. Books mentioned in the show: The piano shop on the Left Bank: the hidden world of a Paris atelier by T.E. Carhart Finding Fontainebleau: an American boy in France by Thad Carhart The little Paris bookshop: a novel by Nina George; translated by Simon Pare The flâneur: a stroll through the paradoxes of Paris by Edmund White Inside a pearl: my years in Paris by Edmund White The elegance of the hedgehog by Muriel Barbery; translated from the French by Alison Anderson A moveable feast by Ernest Hemingway 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. Catch us on Planet FM104.6 , Sundays at 9.35 pm. Recent shows can be listened to via the Auckland Lib...

Thank you to everyone who took part in our Take 3 for Comic Book Month, aimed at encouraging all Aucklanders to explore the incredible worlds of graphics, manga and comics found in our libraries.  We had more entries than ever this year. KAPOW! Let’s do it again next year.  The 10 lucky winners of the passes to Armageddon Auckland being held this coming Labour weekend are: Carlos from Highland Park Library Janek from Devonport Library Zak from Takapuna Library Daniel from Pakuranga Library Winnie from Northcote Library Gabrielle from Central City Library Talia from Whangaparāoa Library Hamish from Titirangi Library Florence from Papatoetoe Library Jacob from Sir Edmund Hillary Library (Papakura) The lucky winners of the three POSTPocalypse graphic novels sets from Beyond Reality Media are: Max from Central City Library Amie from Papatoetoe Library Elizabeth from Ōtāhuhu Library Our congratulations to all the winners.    We are incredibl...

Alison talks to beloved children’s author, Stacy Gregg, about her new book Prince of Ponies and finds out why horses have such a strong place in our imaginative and literary worlds. 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. Catch us on Planet FM104.6 , Sundays at 9.35 pm. Recent shows can be listened to via the Auckland Libraries podcast .

Alison talks about cats in literature and finds out what makes them so alluring to readers and writers. Listen to this week's episode on the Planet FM website and read on for the books mentioned in the show. Books mentioned in the show: The travelling cat chronicles by Hiro Arikawa ; translated by Philip Gabriel (2017) The guest cat by Takashi Hiraide; translated by Eric Selland (2014) Sleeping with cats by Marge Piercy (1986) Cat out of Hell by Lynne Truss (2014) Cleo: the cat who mended a family by Helen Brown (2010) Dewey: the small town library cat who touched the world by Vicki Myron (2008) THE CAT by Georges Simenon (1967) I am a cat by Soseki Natsume (originally published 1905) 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. Catch us on Planet FM104.6 , Sundays at 9.35 pm. Recent shows can be listened to via the Aucklan...