February 2021

Waitangi Day at the National Library

Come to the National Library this Waitangi Day to see the original Treaty of Waitangi and engage with Aotearoa’s history.

Part of: E oho! Waitangi 2021

Singing the trail: the story of mapping Aotearoa New Zealand

John McCrystal tells the story of Aotearoa New Zealand through its maps — and the stories of the explorers who made those maps.

Part of: Friends of the Turnbull Public Programme — 2021

Connecting to the collections

Want to know more about the collections and services of the Alexander Turnbull Library and National Library of New Zealand? Keen to learn how you can connect to the collections and use them in your research or publication? Then these talks are for you. Connecting to Collections talks are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month (February to November)

National Preservation Office Conservation Clinic

Do you want to learn more about looking after your precious family taonga? Join Vicki-Anne Heikell MNZM from the Alexander Turnbull Library to learn more about the preservation of your treasured items-from physical books and papers to digital materials.

Knowledge is a blessing on your mind: Wānanga and the Scientific Project

Dame Anne Salmond ONZ, Distinguished Professor of Māori Studies and Anthropology at the University of Auckland, will deliver the 2020 Friends of the Turnbull Library Founder Lecture.

Part of: Friends of the Turnbull Public Programme — 2021

Mīharo Wonder exhibition

What does the word ‘wonder’ — or ‘mīharo’ — mean to you? It could be something that evokes awe, fascination or curiosity; to make you think, speculate, meditate upon.

The ATL100 exhibition Mīharo Wonder will inspire you to do all of these.

Mīharo: Imagine libraries

A talk with pictures by Ian Wedde — imagine a national library in a time of plague. Will it incorporate a global vision? How will it moderate ‘relevance’? How will it incorporate the archival and non-moderated domains of social media? What kinds of censorship may emerge? Could global crisis stimulate an expanded concept of relevance both contemporary and historical?

Part of: Mīharo Wonder: 100 Years of the Alexander Turnbull Library