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Monday 20 April 2026

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Sunday 12 April 2026

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Friday 10 April 2026

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Friday 3 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

Silent Reading Group

Friday 20 March 2026
Librarian Recommended Reads
Ngā Kūaha
by Wiremu NiaNia, Allister Bush and David Epston
Following on from the successful Collaborative and Indigenous Mental Health Therapy, the authors explore the specific topic of voices, visions and other experiences in Māori and indigenous mental health therapy. The book looks at why this is topic is of particular importance in mental health care with indigenous peoples.
Seoul Food: From Kimbap to Kimchi, Delicious Recipes from the Heart of Korea
by Haebin Sudo
Embark on a culinary adventure through the rich and flavoursome world of Korean cuisine as author Haebin Sudo recreates 60 carefully selected dishes for her first cookery book. Seoul Food is full of delicious dishes that showcase authentic Korean meals, both for everyday and for special dinner parties.
Children Of The Night: The Strange and Tragic Story of Modern Romania
by Paul Kenyon
An utterly compelling, wickedly sharp narrative history of one of the strangest countries in Europe, by the bestselling author of Dictatorland. In Children of the Night, broadcaster and author Paul Kenyon explores the darkest reaches of the modern history of Romania - the mythical land of vampires.
Dark squares : a cult leader, a child prodigy and the chess revolution
by Danny Rensch
Danny Rensch spent his childhood navigating the isolated confines of a cult. Despite psychological manipulation, physical abuse, and neglect, he persevered. An international chess master and world-class commentator, Rensch's remarkable journey led him to being the face of Chess.com, one of the largest online gaming platforms in the world. With unflinching honesty, Rensch recounts his life, starting from the moment he discovered chess in the summer of 1995, all the way up to being at the centre of the most explosive cheating scandal in chess history.