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Delve into our Collections and discover your next read with curated lists and suggestions from Hamilton City Libraries staff.
2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards - Longlist
Thursday 23 February | Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction, NZ Titles,
The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards are the country’s premier literary honours for books written by New Zealanders. The longlist for the 2023 awards have been announced.
Gearing up for Bike Month
Wednesday 15 February | Adult Non-Fiction,
Bike Month is an annual celebration of cycling that takes place in February.
Happy Valentine's Day
Thursday 9 February | Adult Fiction,
Valentine's Day is romantic, but whether you have a lover to celebrate it or not, humour is always important!
Reading Map: A Court of Thorns and Roses
Thursday 2 February | Young Adult,
If you enjoyed Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses, check out these other titles that share common themes.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Thursday 26 January | Adult Non-Fiction,
In 2005, the United Nations designated January 27th - the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945 - as International Holocaust Remembrance Day that commemorates the victims of the Holocaust.…
Happy Lunar New Year
Thursday 19 January | Children,
Lunar New Year, also commonly referred to as Chinese New Year, is an annual 15-day festival that begins with the new moon that occurs sometime between January 21 and February 20 according to Western calendars.…
Reading Map: Moon Called
Thursday 12 January | Adult Fiction,
If you enjoyed Patricia Brigg's Moon Called, check out these other titles that share common themes.
New Reads for the New Year
Thursday 5 January | Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction,
Happy New Year! Whether you're a lifelong bookworm or you've never quite got into reading, there's no better time than now to fall in love with books.
Out and About
Thursday 29 December | Children,
Have you signed up your children to our Summer Reading Programme? This year's theme is 'Out and About in Hamilton'.
Holiday Family Fun
Thursday 22 December | Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction, Children,
Add some holiday family fun to your Christmas with a DVD and book bundle. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family!
Camp Out with a Great Book
Thursday 15 December | Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction, Young Adult,
Are you going camping this summer? Don't forget to take one of these books in your backpack and/or download eBooks and eAudiobooks from BorrowBox.
Librarian's Choice: Meat Market
Thursday 8 December | Librarians Choice, Young Adult,
Young fans of The Devil Wears Prada would enjoy Meat Market, a stand-alone novel by award-winning YA writer Juno Dawson.