Friday 13 May

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Student and school librarian issuing a book, next to the words 'Welcome to the school library!'

Register: Learning and support for new school library staff 2022

Tuesday 1 February 2022 to Thursday 15 December 2022

Online

New to your school library? If you're just getting started providing library services for your school, register to join our online learning community. You'll attend regular Zoom meetings and webinars, build your skills, receive support from National Library experts and connect with other library people.

Part of: Learning and support for new school library staff — 2022

Man and woman looking at the model of the woman's head.

Writers in Bronze The Anthony Stones Portrait Busts of New Zealand writers

Tuesday 22 March 2022 to Saturday 25 June 2022

Turnbull Gallery, National Library Wellington

The Writers in Bronze exhibition showcases the sequence of cast bronze portrait heads of New Zealand writers by sculptor Anthony Stones (1934-2016) in the Alexander Turnbull Library collection.

Group of six women having breakfast at a table while camping. There is a box of Weetbix on the table and some of the women are eating eggs.

The essentials of oral history research, day 1: Introduction to oral history — Christchurch

Full — waitlist available

Friday 13 May 2022, 8:45am to 4:30pm

Ground floor, Tūranga, Christchurch

An introduction to oral history methodology for people considering using oral history in their work, community or personal projects.

Part of: Oral history workshops — 2022

Two people standing and looking at the end of a glacier, which is surrounded by bare rock.

Reflections on ‘The breathing sea’

Postponed

Friday 13 May 2022, 12pm to 1pm

Te Puna Foundation Gallery, (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon

Haere mai and hear a series of reflections on the works and themes in our current exhibition ‘The Breathing Sea’.

Part of: The breathing sea

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What's coming up?

E oho! Waitangi 2022
10 January - 23 December
E oho! Waitangi Series 2022 aims to lay the foundation for all people living in Aotearoa by exploring key events that shaped the nation we ca ... Read more

School holidays 2022
10 January - 23 December
While we won’t have any in person school holiday programmes this summer, you can join us online from anywhere in the country. We’ll help you ... Read more

Friends of the Turnbull Public Programme — 2022
1 February - 23 December
The Friends of the Turnbull Library, Nga Hoa o te Whare Pukapuka Turnbull, offers a monthly programme of public talks that are free to all. T ... Read more

Learning and support for new school library staff — 2022
1 February - 15 December
Attend regular Zoom meetings, build your skills, receive support from National Library experts and connect with other library people.

Connecting to collections 2022
15 February - 20 December
Come and hear about ways you can connect and use the collections at the Library. Talks will usually be held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month Februrary to November.

Oral history workshops — 2022
19 February - 31 December
The Alexander Turnbull Library introduction to oral history workshops. These workshops will introduce you to basics of oral history and are f ... Read more

Public History Talk — 2022
2 March - 2 November
Free public history talks are a collaboration between the National Library of New Zealand and Manatū Taonga/Ministry for Culture and Heritage ... Read more

The breathing sea
2 May - 30 June
Events held as part of ‘The breathing sea: Three short films’ exhibition. This exhibition is three artistic responses to the global effects o ... Read more

Pacific Language Weeks 2022
8 May - 29 October
Celebrating Pacific languages at the Library. More information is available about the Pacific Language Weeks at the Ministry of Pacific Peoples website.