Delve into our Collections and discover your next read with curated lists and suggestions from Hamilton City Libraries staff.

FFR Parasite

Friday Film Review: Parasite

Friday 24 December | Adult Fiction,

David from Hillcrest Library reviews films each Friday. This week, he reviews Parasitedirected by Bong Joon-ho

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lighter side of life

The Lighter Side of Life

Friday 24 December | Adult Fiction,

Looking for a great holiday read? Leah's list of light-hearted and dreamily romantic eBooks and eAudiobooks from our Digital Library are a great way to enjoy this summer!

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FFR Emma

Friday Film Review: Emma

Friday 17 December | Adult Fiction,

David from Hillcrest Library reviews films each Friday. This week, he reviews Emmadirected by Autumn de Wilde.

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The Four Winds reading map

The Four Winds Reading Map

Friday 10 December | Adult Fiction,

If you liked The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah because of its strong female lead and Depression-era setting, we have some more suggestions we think you'll like!

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Bookception

Friday 12 November | Adult Fiction,

We're excited to welcome you back to our community libraries! Jessa has put together this display of books about books for all of you bookworms who were missing us.

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Heritage Lit Awards

NZSA New Zealand Heritage Literary Awards 2021

Monday 1 November | NZ Titles, Adult Non-Fiction, Adult Fiction, Children,

The New Zealand Society of Authors announced the winners and runners-up of this year's New Zealand Heritage Literary Awards at the Christchurch Heritage Festival on 22 October.

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After Twilight

Lockdown: After Twilight

Friday 29 October | Young Adult,

It's Halloween this weekend, so what better time to read books about vampires?

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LibChoice Navigating the Stars

Librarian's Choice: Navigating the Stars

Friday 22 October | Adult Non-Fiction, Librarians Choice, NZ Titles,

This beautifully rendered, oral history retelling, weaves together the history of New Zealand, as known in Maaori traditional narratives.

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Funny Funky Feminine Fun

Lockdown: Funny, Funky, Feminine Fun

Friday 15 October | Adult Fiction,

In the mood for something on the lighter side? These funny "chick lit" titles could be just the thing to listen to this weekend!

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World Space Week

Wednesday 6 October | Children,

It’s World Space Week! The theme for this year’s event is Women in Space, celebrating accomplishments and contributions of women to the space sector and sciences.

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Green Thumb Inspiration

Green Thumb Inspiration

Friday 1 October | Adult Non-Fiction,

With the warmer spring weather there's no better time to get out into the garden.

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All our wrong todays

Reading Map: All Our Wrong Todays

Friday 24 September | Adult Fiction,

As we're getting ready to put our clocks forward this weekend for Daylight Saving time, Time Travel is one of the themes in this reading map!

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