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In this episode of Books & Beyond, we present to you the Sisters Gay, who joined us direct from their 2020 smash hit at the samesame but different LGBTQI+ Literary Festival , where they presented their show called Classics (an after-hours storytime for grown-ups and other family members). The Sisters chatted about the show and read some excerpts from Lorde (Audre, that is) et al. Listen on the Auckland Libraries podcast . Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries · Books and Beyond: The Sisters Gay Books mentioned in the show Tahuri: Short Stories by Ngahuia Te Awekotuku Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters Who Was That Woman, Anyway? Snapshots of a Lesbian Life by Aorewa McLeod Stung with Love: Poems and Fragments of Sappho by Sappho 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....

We are transforming East Coast Bays Library to put you at its heart.  With over 1.5 million visits in the last five years, East Coast Bays Library is an important and much-loved community facility in the area. As with all high-use facilities, regular, planned maintenance is needed to continue servicing the community well. East Coast Bays Library will be temporarily closed from Friday 12 March 2021 for planned building maintenance and refurbishment. The work will take approximately five months and is part of the Auckland Council Long-Term Plan (LTP)  supported by the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board. What work is being done? Remedial, maintenance and renovation work throughout the building Reconfiguration of the main entrance and some internal areas to improve customer service Upgrading existing public toilet facilities and increasing the number of available toilets Improving and expanding space for fiction and children's collections Creating a new, dedicated space for community p...

Join Alison and Ineka in the Literary Lounge as they discuss books about love, Pride and teen angst.  Listen on the Auckland Libraries podcast . Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries · Books and Beyond: Literary Lounge: Love edition Books mentioned in the show Crossing the Lines: The Story of Three Homosexual Soldiers in World War II by Brent Coutts   Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s - 1950s by Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell One Minute Crying Time by Barbara Ewing - also available as an OverDrive eBook and eAudiobook .   Honeybee by Craig Silvey   2000ft Above Worry Level by Eamonn Marra   Mayflies by Andrew O’Hagan - also available as an O verDrive eBook . 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 Au...

This episode of Books and Beyond is a window on Waitangi weekend. Join Alison, Ineka and Sue as they discuss the rich resources relating to our founding document Te Tiriti o Waitangi that are available from Auckland Libraries and further afield. Listen to this episode on the Auckland Libraries podcast . Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries · Books and Beyond: Waitangi Day 2021 Books mentioned on the show The Treaty of Waitangi Te Tiriti o Waitangi: An Illustrated History by Claudia Orange (new edition published 2021) What Happened at Waitangi?  by Claudia Orange New Myths and Old Politics: The Waitangi Tribunal and the Challenge of Tradition by Tipene O’Regan He Pukapuka Pātaku i Ngā Mahi a Te Rauparaha Nui / A Record of the Life of the Great Te Rauparaha  by Tamihana Te Rauparaha; translated and edited by Ross Calman Imagining Decolonisation edited by Rebecca Kiddle; authors: Bianca Elkington; Moana Jackson; Ocean Mercier; Mike Ross; Jennie Smeaton; Amanda Thomas Bridge...

Our top pick for Waitangi Day 2021 is the updated edition of Dame Claudia Orange's illustrated history of the Treaty of Waitangi / Te Tiriti o Waitangi - available now online as part of the Bridget Williams Books Treaty of Waitangi Collection  and in print .   Claudia Orange's writing on Te Tiriti has contributed to New Zealanders' understanding of the Treaty for decades. In this new edition of her popular illustrated history, she brings the narrative up to date, covering major developments in iwi claims and Treaty settlements – including the establishment of "personhood" for the Whanganui River and Te Urewera, applications for customary title in the foreshore and seabed and critical matters of intellectual property, language and political partnership. In full colour and including illustrations, photographs, maps, copies and translations of founding documents, biographies and recent research into the Treaty documents and those who signed, this is a valuable update...

Join Alison and Ineka in the Literary Lounge as they discuss books about post-modern relationships and white picket fences. Listen on the Auckland Libraries podcast . Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries · Books and Beyond: Literary Lounge: Living the dream? Books mentioned on the show Poly by Paul Dalgarno Exquisite Cadavers by Meena Kandasamy Luster by Raven Leilani How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division by Elif Shafak Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman In Touch: The Letters of Paul Bowles edited by Jeffrey Miller Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyon d 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 .

To spark your reading inspiration this summer, we’ve rounded up a legacy of best-sellers to bring you the best books from over the decades. Thanks to the Auckland Libraries Top 100 , we all know the best books of our most recent decade. But what about the many decades before? After much deliberation, we've chosen our top reads from the 1950s right through to the 2010s.  Agree?  Visit our website to start requesting!  Disagree? Let us know your favourites via Instagram , Facebook or Twitter .  The 50s East of Eden by John Steinbeck East of Eden was considered by Steinbeck to be his magnum opus. Its epic scope and memorable characters explore universal themes of love and identity, and it remains one of America's most enduring novels. Set in California's Salinas Valley, two families find their destinies fatefully intertwined. The 60s To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Through the eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Lee explores the issues of race and class in the Deep Sout...