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This month we hear an interview by heritage collections specialist Jane Wild, who last year caught up with Alexa Johnston for a chat about the history and hero's of the Edmonds Cookery Book through the ages. Check out this 1910 edition on Kura Heritage Collections https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/rarebooks/id/7164/rec/1 Items can be viewed in the Heritage Collections reading room, Level 2 of Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library. Also see Kura Heritage Collections Online kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz and search for rare books and printed material using the Auckland Libraries general catalogue www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/ You can visit the Food for Thought exhibition at Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero, the Central City Library from 28 September 2020 – 14 February 2021 www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/pages/even…ntId=10242 This exhibition celebrates the role food plays in family, belonging and culture with stories of Auckland life from kitchen table to restaurant banquet. It includes

Alison and Ineka talk elegies, eulogies and the euphoria of lives well lived. We promise you at least one Eureka moment. (Hint: it’s to do with dogs who drive cars). Read more on the Auckland Libraries blog: aucklandlibrariesblog.blogspot.com Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 13 December 2020.

In this recording Laura Frost talks with George Hawkins who started at Rosehill College in 1985. In this track George recalls some memorable moments and explains his choice of subjects including in later years studying Japanese and the relationship with sister city Ichihara in Japan. Later he recalls the businesses and shops of Papakura in the late 1980s. Have you got a story to add to the Voices of Rosehill College project? We'd love to add your story to this collection. Register your interest at Papakura Library reception or email papakura.library@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz You can enjoy the Rosehill College jubilee exhibition by vising the Museum and Library in Papakura until the end of January. A collaborative project by Papakura Museum, Sir Edmund Hillary Library & Auckland Libraries Heritage and Research. Reference: Voices of Rosehill College Oral History OH_1435_01 George Hawkins

In this recording Laura Frost talked with Kevin Obern who was a foundation pupil of 1970. In this clip he talks about a memorable moment when he was head boy, shares recollections of afterschool and weekend work, and reflects on the musical influences of the 1970s including local country singer Brendan Dugan and an encounter with John Rowles. Have you got a story to add to the Voices of Rosehill College project? We'd love to add your story to this collection. Register your interest at Papakura Library reception or email papakura.library@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz You can enjoy the Rosehill College jubilee exhibition by vising the Museum and Library in Papakura until the end of January. A collaborative project by Papakura Museum, Sir Edmund Hillary Library & Auckland Libraries Heritage and Research. Reference: Voices of Rosehill College Oral History OH_1435_03 Kevin Obern

In this recording Alicia Griffin talks with Anne Martin who began teaching at Rosehill college in 1978. In this track she talks about the school uniform….and reflects on changes in Papakura. Have you got a story to add to the Voices of Rosehill College project? We'd love to add your story to this collection. Register your interest at Papakura Library reception or email papakura.library@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz You can enjoy the Rosehill College jubilee exhibition by vising the Museum and Library in Papakura until the end of January. A collaborative project by Papakura Museum, Sir Edmund Hillary Library & Auckland Libraries Heritage and Research. Reference: Voices of Rosehill College Oral History Project - OH_1435_02 Anne Martin

Alison is joined in the studio by the artist, researcher, videographer and teacher Dr Bobby Hung aka Berst. Bobby has just released an anthology of his recent work called 'Berst draws'. You'll find Berst’s art where graffiti intersects with social activism. Check out 'Berst draws' on the Auckland Libraries catalogue: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3875390 Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 6 December 2020.

Alison is joined in the studio by acclaimed author Amy McDaid. Amy has recently released her novel Fake baby, a deeply satirical and comic tragedy set in present-day Auckland. Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 29 November 2020.

Books and Beyond revisits Alison's conversation with local author Lil O’Brien, who recently released her memoir Not that I’d kiss a girl: a Kiwi girl’s tale of coming out and coming of age. Find out how Lil’s sadness and subtext became motorbikes, main text and happy endings. Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 22 November 2020.

What happens when the biography you are writing is secretly a memoir and your emotional support animal has gone rogue? Will you ever find the wisdom to live in harmony with the planet? Find out on this Literary Lounge episode of Books & Beyond with Alison and Ineka. Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 15 November 2020.

Sue Berman talks with Bridget Simpson and Zoe Colling about the vibrant illustrated weekly serials and magazines on display in the Kura Tūturu | Real Gold case. Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library’s reference-only serials collection contains magazines from Aotearoa New Zealand, the Pacific, Australia, Great Britain, Europe and the United States. It is a varied and broad collection which spans the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Subject matter coverage is wide. Some of the topics Heritage Collections magazines cover include: te ao Māori, sport, farming, arts, crafts, building, design, photography, dance, literature, theatre, music, science, postage stamps, birds, cars, the environment, gardening, feminism, gay rights, climate change, lifestyle, current affairs, and women’s interests. Serials also include government publications, community newsletters, and school yearbooks. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/ Visit us at 44-46 Lorne St

On Thursday 29 October Brazilian pianist Camila de Oliveira performed a programme called "When the serious finds the rock 'n' roll". Her programmed featured New Zealand Composer Jenny McLeod's dynamic Rock Sonata no. 2. This was written in 1987 and commissioned for pianist Rae De Lisle. The composer has generously authorised Auckland Libraries to podcast this work.

To conclude our Thursday Heritage Concert series for 2020 The Kotuku Quintet presented a programme called "Master of Czech Folk Music" on the 19 November where they performed the wonderful Dvorak Piano Quintet in A major op. 81. It is written in four movements: Andante; Dumka: Andante con moto; Scherzo-furiant. Molto vivace; Finale. Allegro. The Kotuku Quintet are: Simon Ansell (violin), John Seagar (violin), Judith Gust (viola), Sally-Anne Brown (cello), Louise Webster (piano) Programme notes: Dvořák’s Quintet was written 1887 while the composer was living on his brother-in-law's estate at Vysoká, a country village not far from Prague. Written during a period of contentment, this popular work shows a composer at the height of his creative powers and it is regarded as one of the finest works in the piano quintet genre, alongside the quintets of Schumann, Brahms and Shostakovich. The quintet in A Op. 5. began life as a revision of an earlier work, Dvořák had not been happy with this work and destroyed th

On Thursday October 29, pianist Camila de Oliveira presented a programme called "When the serious finds the rock "n" roll". She performed a selection from Scriabin’s set of Etudes opus 8 (no's 2,5,8) which was written in 1894, two years after he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory. The set of etudes is composed with a very romantic style which demonstrated Scriabin’s devotion to Chopin. This is contrasted with a work by New Zealander composer Jenny McLeod.. Rock Sonata no. 2 was commissioned for Rae de Lisle by the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council (now Creative New Zealand) with the assistance of the New Zealand Composers' Foundation (now APRA). The composer has generously authorised Auckland Libraries to podcast this work.

On November 12, the Francis-Lee Duo presented a programme called Legacy to acknowledge the legacy of two major composers, the mighty Beethoven and the American composer Korngold. They performed Beethoven's Sonata for violin & piano No. 5 in F major ("Spring"), Op. 24 - Beethoven’s first violin sonata to have four movements, breaking away from the Classical three-movement sonata format. The “extra” movement is extremely short, but it perfectly bridges the sublime simplicity of the second movement and the gracious lyricism of the finale. Korngold's Much Ado About Nothing Suite arranged for violin & piano was produced and arranged for a production of Shakespeare's play at the Burgtheater in Vienna. It was originally scored for chamber orchestra but when orchestra members were not available to perform for an extended run of the play, Korngold quickly adapted the music for violin and piano and played the piano part himself at the later performances. To conclude the Francis-Lee Duo perform Beethoven's Sonata for v

Sue Berman talks with heritage music librarian Marilyn Portman about this month's Kura Tūturu | Real Gold case. This extraordinary collection of illustrated sheet music 19th and early 20th centuries is the result of a lifetime of collecting by Mr John Bellingham. It lies within the context of a much larger collection of music and theatre related material donated to Auckland Libraries in 1999, Songs in the parlour - The Bellingham Papers NZMS 1141 The illustrated sheet music sheds light on musical development since the mid 1800’s to the 1960’s but also reveals much about the external factors that were going on in society at the time. The small selection of items displayed here give a tantilising taste of what lies within the collection NZMS 1141 Bellingham papers: series 5. You can read more here: http://heritageetal.blogspot.com/2020/11/songs-in-parlour-victorian-illustrated.html

Andrew Henry - Principal NZ Collections Heritage - shares his enjoyment of the book Range : why generalists triumph in a specialized world. Noted as a 'ground-breaking and exhilarating exploration into how to be successful in the 21st century' it is written by David Epstein the acclaimed author of The sports Gene. You can find this book on our catalogue here: discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/enc…3079603 Also available as an e-book and audio book on the Auckland Libraries catalogue.

This Thursday Heritage concert on 15 October 2020 was presented at the Auckland Central Library by Ensemble East in celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birth year. Spanning from the beginning of Beethoven’s development into a revolutionary composer to his connection with the transcendental in his later years, they called this programme Struggle and Hope. Violinist Yid-Ee Goh and pianist Lisa Chou present his Violin Sonata No. 7 in c minor and then are joined by fellow musicians Dickson Fung and Vanessa Tam for the 3rd movement of String Quartet op. 132.

In this episode Sue Berman talks to map librarian Katrina Laan about a taonga from the heritage collection - Chart of the entrance to Kaipara Harbour, drawn by Captain Thomas Wing, January, 1836. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/maps/id/1896/rec/1 Thomas Wing (1810-1888), master mariner, cartographer, harbourmaster and pilot, was a notable figure in New Zealand’s early European history. Wing acquired his maritime knowledge during his youth in Essex, England. He arrived in New Zealand in August 1832 as a crew member on the Fortitude, which was part owned by his cousin Samuel Stephenson, and by J. R. Clendon, who had a trading base at Okiato. From 1832 to 1834 he journeyed around the northern coast of New Zealand, and to Port Jackson as mate of the Fortitude, acquiring a good knowledge of New Zealand waters. In 1834, Stephenson and Clendon appointed Wing master of their new schooner, the Fanny, which had been built at Hokianga. The Fanny was chartered in January 1836 by Rev. William

Our Thursday Heritage Concerts for 2020 began on 6 August where Trio Eclectica presented a vivacious and contrasting programme of two oft-cited piano trios both in D minor, which represent the finest examples of the genre. The first by the Romantic German master himself, Mendelssohn, with his acclaimed Piano Trio No. 1 (1839) and the second by the influential Russian composer, Arensky, with his lyrical Piano Trio No. 1 (1894). Molto Allegro agitato Andante con molto tranquillo Scherzo. Leggiero e vivace Finale. Allegro assai appassionato Composed in 1839 at age 30, this piece is universally recognised as one of Mendelssohn’s greatest works. Written in the backdrop of Romantic angst, Mendelssohn employs a Schumannesque style and broad melodies to enrapture the audience. The first movement dives straight in with a dark cello melody followed by the violin’s counter-melody. All throughout, the piano’s syncopation and flying arpeggios creates the atmosphere of agitation. The second movement then expresses a p

In this episode of Books and Beyond, Alison and Ineka chat with writer, filmmaker, and Fulbright Scholar Ghazaleh Golbakhsh who has just released a book of essays called The girl from Revolution Road, based on her experience as an Iranian immigrant growing up in New Zealand. The essays cover topics like being different and living between two worlds, micro-aggressions, racial harassment and the events of 15 March 2019. This is a book full of pain, tenderness and surprising amounts of humour. Read more on the Auckland Libraries blog: aucklandlibrariesblog.blogspot.com Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 27 September 2020.