Manawatu-Whanganui Books

By Paul Cooper
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Feilding — AN eclectic collection of popular expressions and sayings were presented by favourite New Zealand wordsmith Max Cryer at a lunchtime session in the Feilding Public Library last week.

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Feilding — AN audience with well known New Zealand broadcaster, entertainer and wordsmith Max Cryer next week will bookend a busy period for users of the Feilding Public Library.

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Feilding — EAGER book buyers Trevor Richards and Errol Carian thought nothing of an hour’s wait for the opening of the Feilding Public Library's 13th annual week-long sale on Monday as they prepared to add more publications to their personal collections.

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Feilding — THIRTEEN may seem an unlucky number for some, but any such superstition is unlikely to affect interest in Feilding Public Library’s 13th annual week-long book sale which begins on Monday (May 7).

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Palmerston North — Professor of war studies Glyn Harper’s latest book, his seventh for children, is already on the best-sellers list, just weeks after release.

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Feilding — SPACES on the Feilding Public Library’s three summer reading programmes - "Be a Legend – Read", "SR Plus" and "read+" - have been filled and enrolment waiting lists have already been established.

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Feilding — GENEROUS “weeding” by staff over the past year will ensure a wide selection of stock for the Feilding Public Library’s 12th annual book sale next week.

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Woodville — What fun! What a day! The cat comes to play – next month at Woodville.

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Palmerston North — Young people are reading less and failing to build vocabulary amid a sea of text messaging and cyber chat, says literacy and child development specialist Professor Tom Nicholson.

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Feilding — ONLY a few titles remained after the Feilding Public Library’s 11th annual book sale last week drew a steady stream of buyers and realised nearly $4600.

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Foxton — TWO Foxton readers, Raewyn Mullan and Jo-Ann McAlpine, headed off the locals to be first outside the doors for the opening of the Feilding Public Library's 11th annual five-day book sale on Monday.

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Feilding — WEEDING stock is an important function at the Feilding Public Library and as a result of some careful selections over the past year the library’s 11th annual five-day book sale is now scheduled for later this month.

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Feilding — ENROLMENTS for the Feilding Public Library’s two summer reading programmes, Read Plus and Dive into Books, open next week and early registration is advised.

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Palmerston North — No winter flu bug was going to drag down Palmerston North Detective Laurie Howell.

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Feilding — GENEROUS “weeding” by staff at the Feilding Public Library ensures an earlier date for this year’s annual book sale and a wide selection of stock that should have all-round appeal for readers.

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Manawatu-Whanganui — The Aotearoa People’s Network has Skype.

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Dannevirke — Next time you are online or in the library, check out the updated Catalogue home page.

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Palmerston North — A profile of Karlo Mila and her new book "A Well Written Body" which featured on Tagata Pasifika.

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Manawatu-Whanganui — WHEN the 1974 edition of the American publication, “Shooter’s Bible”, reappeared at the Feilding Public Library recently after an absence of nearly 20 years, it may well have created an overdue record for the library.

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Feilding — LIBRARY Manager, Simon Johnson, is confident there will be “plenty for everyone” when the Feilding Public Library’s ninth annual book sale is held next week.

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Dannevirke — Children have been entertained and staff kept busy during this year’s summer reading programme.

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