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On our national day of remembrance, we commemorate those who served and lost their lives for our country.  If you want to learn more, delve into Auckland Council Libraries’ books, podcasts and online research resources or come along to one of our events. Events Online Cenotaph Celebrating 25 Years with Victoria Passau – Wednesday 20 April 2022, 12pm-1pm Online Cenotaph is a database of more than 255,000 individual records spanning the South African Wars to today. Managed by Tāmaki Paenga Hira / Auckland War Memorial Museum, in December 2021 the initiative marked 25 years of telling the stories of military veterans.  In this online-only event, Victoria Passau will be exploring the history and impact of the Online Cenotaph over the last quarter-century. You can book tickets for free on the OurAuckland website . Flanders Fields Heritage Concert – Thursday 28 April 2022, 12.10pm-1pm Our Thursday Heritage Concert Autumn Series starts with a commemorative concert acknowledgin...

Anzac Day service, 1922 - 1929. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 755-ALB18-02-3 On our national day of remembrance, Auckland Libraries will commemorate those who served and lost their lives for our country. Although our libraries are closed, we have plenty of resources you can use to learn more about Anzac Day. Events New Zealanders at war - a national webinar series hosted by Auckland Libraries, in association with Ancestry 20 – 24 April   New Zealand’s leading historians, military, and family history experts give free live presentations online to the public during Anzac Day week 2020. Join us each day at 11am, from Monday 20 April to Friday 24 April 2020.   Learn more and make a booking to receive a link via email .   Stand at Dawn   Saturday 25 April, 6am With public Anzac Day services cancelled due to COVID-19, the RSA and the New Zealand Defence Force have invited New Zealanders to ‘Stand at Dawn’ to pay respect an...

On our national day of remembrance, Auckland Libraries will commemorate those who served and lost their lives for our country. Although our libraries will be closed on 25 April, we have plenty of resources you can use to learn more about ANZAC Day. You can find out more about our closures here.   Events  Check-in with your local library to see what events they are hosting. There will be poppy making classes, ANZAC quizzes and wreath making. See some examples below: ANZAC biscuits at Te Matariki Clendon Library ANZAC open mic tribute at East Coast Bays Library Knit a poppy at Glenfield Library Browse our events to find out what's happening at your local library. Booklists  If you're wanting to expand your knowledge on ANZAC Day and the history of New Zealand, browse our curated booklists.  ANZAC stories for tweens ANZAC picture books Children at War Māori in the First World War In the Flanders fields: Stories of the Great War - eBooks...