Library News. February Waitangi Day CD MUSIC CLUB. 26 Jan - 8 Feb - Rotorua Music School. 9 Feb - 15 Feb - Rotorua Gliding Club

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1 February 2004 Library News Waitangi Day Waitangi Day commemorates the signing of a treaty at Waitangi on 6 February 1840 by a group of Maori chiefs and the British Government, represented by Lieutenant-Governor Hobson. The treaty was subsequently signed by other Maori chiefs in various locations throughout the country. The question of what obligations the Treaty of Waitangi placed on each side has been a subject of contention ever since. (The Treaty House) Waitangi Day has been commemorated since Governor-General Bledisloe gifted the treaty house and grounds to the nation in The gift and the events of 6 February 1840 were first officially commemorated there two years later. In the last 25 to 30 years the style and mood of the commemorations have been influenced by the increasingly heated debate surrounding the status of the Treaty of Waitangi in modern-day New Zealand. (Gathered at the Treaty House) 26 Jan - 8 Feb - Rotorua Music School 9 Feb - 15 Feb - Rotorua Gliding Club 9 Feb - 29 Feb - New Zealand Blood Service CD MUSIC CLUB Every 6th rental is FREE FREE Newsletter FREE to join Join the Library Page 1

2 What s in a name? From the Don Stafford Room Looking for a name for your baby? Thinking of changing your own name? Wondering what your name means? Books about first names are found upstairs in Genealogy (Lending) at As well as giving the meaning of the name books may also give the country of origin, some idea of how old a name is, famous people who have also had the name, variations and diminutives of the name and disadvantages of having that name e.g. unflattering nicknames. Make sure you look at several books because different books can give different meanings for a name (Mary is a good example). Names go in and out of fashion John and William were most popular from 1700 to 1935 before sliding down the list and Mary was top for girls from 1700 to 1900 but was out of the top 50 by the 1960s though variations such as Marie are still there. Look in the births column of the newspaper to see what is popular today. If you want to see what names were popular in Aotearoa New Zealand in a particular year then you could look at the Index to Births on microfiche. This starts in 1848 for European births and 1913 for Maori births which are in a separate sequence until Freda LIBRARY CLOSURE FOR FEBRUARY Waitangi Day Friday 6th February (Includes the MOBILE LIBRARY) Page 2

3 NEW BOOKS THIS MONTH Bloody Liggie - Ken Catran Bloody Liggie, the media labelled her. She was locked away but broke out...drowned crossing a river. So...end of Liggie? So two years on, there s a new girl in class. Cool and Closed...somehow like Liggie. I just had to know because I would die for her. And finding out would be murder. Huia Short Stories A collection of contemporary Maori Fiction from the Maori Writers Awards Thunder Road - Ted Dawe You find it in any city after the cops are in bed. It s where street racers go to test their machines - and their nerve. When Trace falls for a girl even Devon says is out of his league, loyalties are stretched. Then Devon hits on a scheme for hauling cash. Soon enough he and trace find out who really controls the strip. As the underworld closes in, it looks like their friendship is heading for burn-out. CHECK THESE NEW TITLES OUT AND MORE IN THE TEENS SECTION. OUT NOW! What s up in Teens? Don t forget to check out the courses that tertiary institutions have available this year. Prospectus and course guidelines are available by the noticeboard in the teens area. Congratulations to those students who passed the first year of the NCEA. We have study guides available all year round so that you can get a head start on study. Watch out for FRESH coming back real soon! A 133-pound tome about the Asian country of Bhutan that uses enough paper to cover a football field and a gallon of ink has been declared the world s largest published book. Author Michael Hawley, a scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said it s not a book to curl up with at bedtime - unless you plan to sleep on it. Each copy of Bhutan: A visual Odyssey Across the Kingdom, is 5-by-7 feet, 112 pages and costs about $2000 to produce of which a percentage will be donated to the charity Friendly Planet which builds schools in 3rd world countries. Thousands of books, treasures Magazines, puzzles and bargains! BOOK FAIR 2004 SPORTSDROME Saturday 20th March 10-4pm Sunday 21st March 10-1pm Page 3

4 Children's Corner Fletcher s Fun Run Fletcher Tuatara has been very busy running around Lake Rotorua, swimming around Mokoia Island and winding his way through the streets of Rotorua with all the reading that Rotorua children have done during the holidays Over 170 children participated and read over 2,500 hours. All children who complete 8 hours reading will be honoured at a special finale. All children who start school in Rotorua at age 5 years receive from school a pack as pictured. Complete the registration form and gift certificate inside the pack and bring to the library to receive a free book. The Program - How to find a husband after 30 - Rachel Greenwald Au Revior - Running away from home at 50 - Mary Moody Page 4

5 HOT PICKS THIS MONTH - FEBRUARY The Official New Zealand Road Code For car drivers 2004 edition. Take home the latest edition now to study in your own time. Only $4.00 for one week. (Cost to purchase from bookshops is $24.95) Jardine, Quentin Unnatural justice The 7th book in the Oz Blackstone series is one of the best. Oz, now a multi-millionaire film star is having the time of his life with his new wife Susie and his daughter Janet. But as usual things go wrong and Oz investigates. Be prepared for some shocking plot endings and the return of a previously forgotten character. Ryan, Liz One more chance Shona has a great career and a promising boyfriend - until she loses them in one weekend. Aileen has a husband she never sees, a son she wished she didn't see and a business that is starting to bore her. Both women need new lives. But can they help each other to get them? Herbert, James Nobody True What happens when you lose your body? Jim True knows. He has returned from an out-of-body experience to find he has been brutally murdered and his body mutilated. No one can see him, no one can hear him, no one, except his killer, knows he still exists. Freed from his body, True embarks on a quest to find his killer and discover why and how he has managed to survive. As he closes in on his murderer, True discovers that even the very people he loved and trusted have betrayed him... Page 5

6 FIE The Favourite: Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough By Ophelia Field. This is a substantial biography published in 2002 and perhaps surprisingly in view of its complexity is the first book by this author. Much has been written about the first Duchess of Marlborough, the founder of several dynasties including the Spencer-Churchills both before and after her death. She is of course an ancestor of the late Diana, Princess of Wales. The bibliography for this work shows evidence of painstaking research drawing on many manuscript, primary and secondary sources in the attempt to produce an accurate and fair picture of the subject, living as she did in an eventful period in British history. Lady Sarah was an intimate friend of Queen Anne through whom she hoped to influence situations to her own advantage. However this friendship soured over time leading to spectacular arguments at Court. Her fiery temper was also much remarked on during the building of Blenheim Palace, the gift of a grateful nation to her husband, John Churchill for his contribution as an able military leader in the European theatre of war. She also oversaw the building of Marlborough House in London. This is not an easy read but is a most rewarding and enlightening one rich with historical detail. There are also some colour illustrations. (Bev Emmerson - Staff Member) Postcards from Wits End By Sarah Harvey This tale of endings and beginnings for three women, is one of the best novels I have read in some while. While the story starts off a little slowly, it suddenly starts flowing and becomes the book that you can t put down. Set in beautiful Cornwall, you can almost feel the wildness and beauty of that lovely land. The three main characters are well supported by great story lines and other strong characters. A well written book that makes the reader stop and think about life many times through the novel. Page 6