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Enjoy Pasifika at Auckland Libraries from 17 - 31 March »

Author of the week
Where we once belonged by Sia Figiel.
Pasifika writer and poet Sia Figiel is often described as Samoa's first woman novelist.
eResource of the week
Read South Pacific newspapers and magazines on Niustext.
Access our eBooks collection anytime, anywhere.
eBooks and eAudiobooks
Explore our newly expanded range of eBooks and eAudiobooks and find out how you can access the digital library anywhere, anytime on your eReader or mobile device.
Pasifika cultural performers.
Pasifika playlist
Celebrate Pasifika 2014 with a playlist of beautiful traditional Pacific Island music from Music Online Listening, and discover our extensive music collections.
A tapa cloth design.
Tapa cloth eBook
Turn the pages of a digitised book of tapa cloth samples gathered during the voyages of Captain James Cook to the South Pacific between 1768 and 1779.
A hand reaching for beads.
Community languages
Our collection has magazines, books, CDs and newspapers in more than 30 languages, from Cook Islands Māori and Fijian to Samoan and Tongan.
Latest news
Drawing of proposed children's area at Central City Library.
A magical new children's area and lovelier loos for Central City Library
Wed 12 Mar 2014
Two sets of refurbishments are currently underway at Central City Library and may cause some disruptions for customers.  Read more
Finalists for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction.
Eleanor Catton among finalists for Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction
Mon 10 Mar 2014
Kiwi writer Eleanor Catton is among the 20 finalists for the newly renamed Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction.   Read more
The closet stylist by Anna Caselberg.
The Closet Stylist brings fashion to Central City Library
Fri 07 Mar 2014
Stylist Anna Caselberg showed library customers how to follow fashion without breaking the bank at Central City Library recently.   Read more
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  • A Pasifika leaf design.
    Stars of Pasifika poetry
    17 March. Join us for an unforgettable evening of readings by some of the South Pacific's finest poets. Read more
  • An illustration from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by Lynd Ward.
    The Romantics
    11 March - 22 June. Experience the revolutionary mood in 18th and 19th century art and literature through out new exhibition of rare books and manuscripts from the Sir George Grey Special Collections. Read more
  • The stage production of War Horse.
    Win tickets to see 'War Horse'
    Until 18 March. We have five double passes to the National Theatre production of War Horse to give away. Read more
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