Dunedin Public Libraries News & Reviews Blog

Launched at the beginning of this month Dunedin Public Libraries now boasts it’s very own YouTube channel.

“We wanted to give our customers and other interested visitors another way of keeping up with library events” says Electronic Services Coordinator Paul Hayton.

As May is New Zealand Music month video clips from various performances taking place around the library network will be posted along with other promotional happenings etc.

Visit our channel for more info and our latest video clips.

The latest issue of Dunedin Public Libraries publication The Word has been released.

We hope you enjoy the new-look graphic redesign of this publication.

As always it’s packed full of reviews, new book lists, library news and more.

Grab a copy today from your nearest public library or visit our website to download a .pdf version to read online.

The latest issue of Childrens Choice has been published and contains a good list of books for kids spanning fiction, non-fiction, picture books as well as news updates from staff working in the childrens area.

Read the latest issue (.pdf) online today.

St. Patricks Day is on the 17th of March.

We’ve created a web page for the kids to point them at some excellent books and a few cool websites to try.

We hope you enjoy using this resource.

The latest issue of Dunedin Public Libraries publication The Word has been released.

As always it’s packed full of reviews, new book lists, library news and more.

Grab a copy today from your nearest public library or visit our website to download a .pdf version to read online.

Does you child struggle to read or comprehend what they are reading?

New to our website - we have produced a list of some excellent titles to help parents / care givers in this area.

Talk to our helpful children’s team for more information and be sure to review our website for suggested readings dealing with other milestones & hurdles.

Regular readers of our blog may recall our announcement a month ago about Dunedin Public Libraries establishing a Flickr.com account to share images of our libraries, events etc.

Now we’ve established an online presence for our Bookbus team using the very interactive Google Maps service The maps are another way of helping you figure out and locate the best Bookbus stop is for your needs.

Visit our website for more information about this new service.

We have just confirmed our 2008 Bookbus timetable and there are a few changes to note.

Green Island stops are renamed:

• Green Island – Monday (10.45 – 11.30am)
• Green Island – Tuesday (3.45 – 4.15pm)
• Green Island – Friday (6.00 – 7.30pm)

Musselburgh has been renamed:

• Marlow Street (Thursday, 2.15 – 3.30pm)

St Kilda has been renamed:

• Victoria Flats (Thursday, 1.30 – 2.00pm)

(Note: there is still a stop called St Kilda on a Monday night)

St Clair stops have been renamed:

• St Clair – Monday (9.45 – 10.30am)
• St Clair – Thursday (10.00 – 12.00noon)

There is a small time change for Ravensbourne on Friday with the Bookbus on location 9.45 am - 10.15am. The Ravensbourne stop has also been moved forward a few metres to accommodate new kerbside parking.

The St Leonards stop has been discontinued and there is a new stop at Maia, Friday 10.25am - 10.55am

Come and visit us on the Bookbus…your library on wheels!

The latest issue of Childrens Choice has been published and contains a good list of books for kids spanning fiction, non-fiction, picture books as well as news updates from staff working in the childrens area.

Read the latest issue (.pdf) online today.

Love is in the air this week as Valentines Day occurs again this Thursday February 14.

Find out more about the origins of the event and discover our huge catalogue of romantic literature.

The staff at Dunedin Public Libraries wish you a very happy Valentines Day