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  • Lest we forget - ANZAC day

    Te Pātaka Kōrero - The Library remembers those who fought abroad during the 20th Century by curating an ANZAC day digital collection and more.

  • World Book and Copyright Day

    Browse our past book displays on our YouTube channel, and scroll through our digital collection to find yourself in a book this World Book and Copyright Day (23 April).

  • World Earth Day

    There were no legal or regulatory mechanisms to protect our environment, so in 1970, Senator Gaylord Nelson created World Earth Day as a way to force this issue onto the national agenda.

  • World Poetry Day

    World Poetry Day (21 March) is celebrated at our library annually and sees a pool of resources shared across our digital channels.