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What happens when the biography you are writing is secretly a memoir and your emotional support animal has gone rogue? Will you ever find the wisdom to live in harmony with the planet?  Find out on this Literary Lounge episode of Books & Beyond with Alison and Ineka. Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries · Books and Beyond: Literary Lounge: Biography edition Books mentioned on the show Aroha: Māori wisdom for a contented life lived in harmony with our planet   by Dr Hinemoa Elder  Pet: stories by Kathryn van Beek   Bruce goes outside by Kathryn van Beek   My autobiography of Carson McCullers  by Jenn Shapland   The trauma cleaner: one woman's extraordinary life in the business of death, decay, and disaster  by Sarah Krasnostein   Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls-Wilder  by Caroline Fraser   Remote sympathy  by Catherine Chidgey   Last Hope Island: Britain, occupied Europe, and the brotherhood that helped turn the tide o...

Our 'Ask us to buy it' service has made a comeback! We are now ready to take your suggestions for Auckland Libraries’ collections again.  Council’s Emergency Budget resulted in reduced funding for our collections this year. Also, the publishing world and international distribution networks continue to be impacted by COVID-19. This meant our ‘Ask us to buy it’ service was put on hold while we worked through the effects of these challenges. We have taken the opportunity while the service has been on hold to evaluate it and make some improvements.  Our online request form has been re-developed to make it a more streamlined experience. Thank you for your patience as we have worked through these challenges, and we look forward to receiving your valued suggestions for our collections once more.  Visit the 'Ask us to buy it' request form .

Library hours at some libraries in the Howick Local Board area are changing from 1 December 2020 to better suit customer habits.  From 1 December 2020, Howick Library , Highland Park Library and Pakuranga Library will operate with the following opening hours: Monday to Thursday - 9am to 6pm Friday - 9am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday - 10am to 4pm Hours at Botany Library are not changing and are as follows: Monday to Wednesday - 9.30am to 5.30pm Thursday and Friday - 9.30am to 8pm Saturday - 9.30am to 5.30pm Sunday - 10am to 5.30pm  Library services and programmes offered at these libraries will continue. Our JP services at these libraries may adjust to suit our new hours. Check with your library for more details. Click here to read more at OurAuckland about the changes to Howick Local Board area library hours.