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Dumbphones in demand as parents fight social media access Despite the ban on cell phone use at school, some children have found work arounds.

Dumbphones in demand as parents fight social media access

New Plymouth readers check out more than 667,000 books A historical novel set during the Vietnam War was at the top of the list of adult fiction issues - again.

New Plymouth readers check out more than 667,000 books

What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’ | Deepak Varuvel Dennison The long read: As GenAI becomes the primary way to find information, local and traditional wisdom is being lost. And we are only beginning to realise what we’re missing

What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’ | Deepak Varuvel Dennison

The start of our Latin Fiesta

Fantastic writer!

Black Diamond Library moves to old "Teacher's Cottage," making it the On February 22, 1957, the Black Diamond Library moves to the old "Teacher's Cottage," making it the only library in King County with its own bathtub. The reason for this distinction is that, for deca

I wonder if it was used for storage...

‘Reading is part of my identity’: the woman taking on Goodreads owner Amazon Software engineer and developer Nadia Odunayo created the social media readers’ platform StoryGraph and its popularity has rocketed

I'm thinking of giving this new platform a try...

National Museum of China launches Year of the Snake exhibition The National Museum of China has unveiled a new exhibition in celebration of the Year of the Snake.

Judging by how popular our local Lunar New Year display is, I can safely say that this exhibition is a must see.
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Why parents should think twice before posting back-to-school photos of their children Parents could unwittingly give away more information than they think when they post online, police are warning.

I'm going to amend my ways...

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South African poetry has a new digital archive – what’s behind the project Deep South, a small publisher with big influence, has expanded its website with easy-to-access information about its poets and their work.

A good website to explore....
theconversation.com/south-africa...

Orders are now open for hard copies of our New Zealand Science Review vol 79 - a special issue on the university crisis. As always you can access all articles via the NZSR website, but if you're a print fan, now is your chance! You do not need to be an NZAS member to order.

‘Civil rights fight of our time’: new film explores the battle over US libraries A Sarah Jessica Parker-produced documentary on the brave librarians fighting a wave of rightwing book bans has sparked conversation at Sundance

Sarah Jessica Parker shines a light on another important issue....
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‘Civil rights fight of our time’: new film explores the battle over US libraries A Sarah Jessica Parker-produced documentary on the brave librarians fighting a wave of rightwing book bans has sparked conversation at Sundance A chilling new documentary at the Sundance film festival examines the phenomenon of book banning in US…

‘Civil rights fight of our time’: new film explores the battle over US libraries

An art book is a museum without walls - Andre Malraux