Dunedin Public Libraries News & Reviews Blog

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 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.

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.

Staff at Dunedin Public Libraries frequently take our services out
into the community to meet the needs of customers unable to visit
a library or a Bookbus, or to promote our services to people who
are keen to know what the library can offer them.

For people who are housebound we offer a home delivery service,
using a large team of volunteer couriers to deliver items especially
chosen to meet individual needs. Our Special Access team visits all
prospective customers to determine their likes and dislikes and to
learn a little of the person’s character which assists immensely when
selecting specifically for them. If you would like us to visit your club,
organisation or residential care facility please let us know. Often
people struggle to support the reading needs of their housebound
relatives and friends, unaware of the service that we can offer.

The rest of this editorial by Lyn Macleod, Head of Marketing and Administration Services, is available on the inside cover of the April Edition of the WORD.
Please visit our Publications page to download a copy as a pdf, or drop by your local library for a hardcopy.

The United Nations celebrates International Earth Day each year on the Northern vernal equinox. This year Earth Day falls on March 20th and will mark the 37th year of observance. The first Earth Day was celebrated on March 1st, 1970, in San
Francisco.

The Earth Day flag used today is a beautiful photographic image of the fully lit Earth,commonly known as the “Blue Marble”, and is now one
of the most widely published photographs in existence.

The rest of this article by Colleen Grieve , Collection Advocate,
is available on page 9, of the March Edition of the WORD.
Please visit our Publications page to download a copy as a pdf, or drop by your local library for a hardcopy.

Within just one or two degrees of separation, most people will
know someone with children currently at school or recently
graduated to tertiary studies, the workforce or life experience.
With the start of the new school and academic year upon
us, it is timely to reflect on the role of the public library as a
partner in the lifelong learning journey of each member of our
community.

In recognition of this important partnership, the Dunedin City
Council has recently adopted a new Library Learning Support
Policy to strengthen the links between your public library and the
139 schools and preschools across the city.

The rest of this Editorial is available on the inside cover of the March Edition of the WORD. Please visit our Publications page to download a copy as a pdf, or drop by your local library for a hardcopy.

That’s the message that Telecom wants parents to take on board. And, of course, quick access to the Internet is an asset to any household and its members. Educationally, though, what are kids’ real information needs?

Information needs to be accurate and as far as possible it needs to be impartial: if it’s put out by some interest group who want to sell us something or influence our political or religious opinions, it may still be of some use to us, but only if we know who they are and what their agenda is.

The rest of this article by Barbara Frame - Collection Development Librarian,
is available on page 4, the March Edition of the WORD. Please visit our Publications page to download a copy as a pdf, or drop by your local library for a hardcopy.

This year the Prime Minister Helen Clark is expected to return to Waitangi. Some question the appropriateness of celebrating a treaty signing which has been the cause of so much bitter dissension.

To read more of this article by Wendy Unkovich / Collection Specialist
,and reproduced from the February edition of the WORD please click here, for the online pdf version, or pick up a hardcopy from your local library.

On 18 February, when the Chinese New Year is celebrated,
the year of the Dog will make way for the year of the Pig.
The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year
or the Spring Festival, is the most important festival of the
Chinese calendar. Celebrations last for fifteen days and
end with the Lantern Festival.

On the days before the New Year celebration, it is customary
for Chinese families to give their homes a thorough cleaning to
sweep away bad luck and makes their homes ready for good
luck to arrive. Homes are then decorated with paper banners
and cut-outs with phrases praising the renewal of life and phrases
speaking of health, wealth, and happiness.

To read more of this article by Robyn Sperling / Collection Specialist,
and reproduced from the February edition of the WORD please click here, for the online pdf version, or pick up a hardcopy from your local library.