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Monday 20 April 2026

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Thursday 2 April 2026

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Saturday 28 March 2026

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Friday 20 March 2026

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Friday 20 March 2026
Librarian Recommended Reads
The missing Piece
by Julie Legg
Everything you need to know about recognising and diagnosing ADHD in women, and how to live a full and fulfilling life after. When Julie Legg was diagnosed with ADHD at age 52, suddenly her life made sense. Bringing together her own experience along with research studies and personal stories from other Kiwi women with ADHD, this book is a go-to reference no matter where you are in your journey.
Odyssey
by Stephen Fry
The Final book in Stephen Fry's acclaimed internationally bestselling Greek myths series telling the story of The Odyssey—Can a hero find his way home? Follow Odysseus after he leaves the fallen city of Troy and takes ten long dramatic years—battling monsters, the temptations of goddesses and suffering the curse of Poseidon—to voyage home to his wife Penelope on the island of Ithaca.
Wild Fictions: Essays
by Amitav Ghosh
Wild Fictions brings together Amitav Ghosh's extraordinary writing on the subjects that have obsessed him over the last twenty-five years: literature and language; climate change and the environment; human lives, travel, and discoveries. The spaces that we inhabit, and the way in which we occupy them, is a constant thread throughout this striking and expansive collection.
A Light through the Cracks: A Climber's Story
by Beth Rodden
Renowned rock climber Beth Rodden’s inspiring memoir about overcoming devastating trauma, refusing to be held hostage by fear, and taking a leap toward healing. Charting a powerful journey of ambition, hope, love, physical and emotional endurance, and the true fulfilment of being oneself, A Light through the Cracks is Beth’s story of climbing up and through life.