Ngaire Smith
Feeling stuck in mid-year malaise? Look to Matariki, the Māori New Year, for inspiration for the coming months.
Join me as I commemorate Anzac Day with a blog post dedicated to the brave soldiers of World War I. Discover the rich heritage behind this significant day and learn how to make the iconic Anzac biscuits that have become a beloved tradition in New Zealand.
Take a dive into the history of Turkish Libraries, including a library of Bronze Age cuneiform tablets, a library that also functioned as a mausoleum, the library of Constantinople, and a beautiful royal library that you can visit today.
Today is St. Patrick's Day, and it's a great time to start learning about your family roots, whether they're from Ireland or anywhere else! Learn some ways to get started with your own genealogy exploration in our latest library blog post.
New Zealand is known for its natural beauty, but did you know it gets around 20, 000 earthquakes a year? Or that it was the first country to grant women the right to vote? Read on for more fascinating facts about New Zealand.
This past week was a big week, literally and figuratively - it was Fat Bear Week! Learn what that is, and more about our favorite real-life and fictional bears, in our latest library blog post!
🕰️ This post continues the library’s recognition of Labor Day! Today, we look at a few of the professions that, while no longer around, were once considered stable and valuable occupations in our workforce. ⏳
Yesterday, we celebrated Labor Day - the unofficial end of summer and a day dedicated to honoring the contributions of workers and the labor movement in the United States. But how did this day, now synonymous with picnics and parades and time off from...
Hard red case, silver screen, and two twisty knobs on the bottom. Just about any adult can tell you that from that brief description, you are describing an Etch A Sketch. I remember sitting on the ground at my grandparents' house trying to remove all...
🦅 Fifty-seven years ago, the number of bald eagles was low enough to add it to the endangered species list. Learn more about what made its numbers start to dwindle in the first place, and what was eventually done to reverse its soaring decline. 🪹