News
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Borrow a Board Game
Date:Categories:NewsFrom classic favourites to modern masterpieces, our diverse collection of board games are available to borrow for 2 weeks for endless hours of fun, laughter, and excitement.
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Changes to fees and charges from 1 July
Date:Categories:NewsFrom Monday 1 July, the $2.00 fee for holds will resume. All holds picked up from 1 July 2024 will cost $2.00. Children's & YA items remain free. Click here for a full list of our fees and charges.
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Recently arrived memoirs and biographies
Date:Categories:Book BlogFrom war journalists to politicians, surgeons to drag queens, our round up of newly arrived memoirs and biographies will educate and captivate.
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Nightingale Library Memorial Closed on Sunday 2 June.
Date:Categories:NewsDue to staff illness, Nightingale Library Memorial Closed on Sunday 2 June.
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May thriller roundup
Date:Categories:Book BlogThe hottest and newest thrillers and crime novels on our shelves this month.
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Sunshine Noir: Mystery at the Library
Date:Categories:NewsJoin acclaimed authors Vanda Symon, Stef Harris & Chris Stewart as they chat with MC Douglas Brooks on how they craft page-whirring tales full of memorable characters. Click here for all the details!
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Recently arrived historical fiction
Date:Categories:Book BlogHunt murderers with the late Queen Elizabeth, travel to Burma with George Orwell and explore the history of Korea with these newly arrived works of historical fiction.
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Last Chance to Catch Our Awesome Local Musicians This Weekend!
Date:Categories:NewsGet into the Elma Turner Library this weekend as we close out NZ Music Month with Tessa Quayle's Jazz on Sat 25th and acoustic-pop sensation Imani-J on Sun 26th. Click here for all the details!
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Winter cooking inspiration
Date:Categories:Book BlogPies and pancakes, pizzas and soups, give your winter cooking inspiration a boost with these warming titles.
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Stoke Book Chat May
Date:Categories:Book BlogA small grouped braved a rainy evening for a lively discussion on a range of books.
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Elma Turner Book Chat May
Date:Categories:Book BlogA selection of books read by our book chat readers this month!
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Our favourite books about sisters
Date:Categories:Book BlogFor better or for worse, sisters are part of our lives forever. These are some of our favourite books that celebrate this unique bond.
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Reader Review - Question 7 by Richard Flanagan
Date:Categories:Book BlogA searing, poignant and poetic memoir and history by one of the greatest Australian writers of recent times.
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What We Read in April
Date:Categories:Book BlogOur Reader Services Librarian Lucy highlights some of her favourite April reads.
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Read around the world - new arrivals from diverse voices
Date:Categories:Book BlogFrom South Korea and Japan to Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso, our newly arrived international fiction is a diverse delight.
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Reader Review - Resurrection by Roger Simpson
Date:Categories:Book BlogJane might finally be making headway with a twenty-year-old case, when an accident sends her spinning into a strange world.
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Stoke Book Chat April
Date:Categories:Book BlogStoke Book chat meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at Stoke Library from 5:30pm and chat about books we've been reading. All welcome!
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Planned System Outage - Thursday 16 May 2024
Date:Categories:NewsDue to a planned system outage for data migration, all three branches of the Nelson Public Libraries will be offering limited services on Thursday 16 May 2024. Click for more information.
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Recently arrived fiction from Aotearoa New Zealand
Date:Categories:Book BlogNew titles from across the genre spectrum highlight our roundup of books from Aotearoa New Zealand this month.
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What we Read in March
Date:Categories:Book BlogOur Reader Services Librarian Lucy's favourite reads from March covered the horrors of two world wars, magical realism and Nathaniel Hawthorne, family drama, and essays on all things.
