New Zealand Libraries – Library Planet

Tūrunga, Ōtautahi (Christchurch), Aotearoa New Zealand – the ngakau (heart) of the city returning

Written by Kim Tairi, Auckland University of Technology / Twitter: @kimtairi For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://atomic-temporary-154548461.wpcomstaging.com/contribute/ On 22 February 2011 in Ōtautahi (Christchurch), Aotearoa New Zealand an earthquake shattered the city. Today as you walk around the central business district which was particularly hard hit, you occasionally find memorials to people who…

Devonport library – Enjoy a cuddle with Benjamin the library cat in the hobbit hole window

Written by Odessa Coleman. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Personally my favourite library to go to is the Devonport library based in Auckland, New Zealand. The staff there are really warm and have been working there for years. The building itself is spacious and modern yet it feels very cosy and welcoming….