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Book Chat
Book Chat
discussion groups are held regularly at Hastings
and Flaxmere Libraries, and from time to time at
Havelock North Library. See
below for times >>
Come along and talk with others about the books you’ve read, your
favourite authors and much more.
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Newly Received
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Want to see the new items received in
your favourite collection? For example DVDs, Mysteries etc?
Click here to go to the
New Items - by Collection page on the Catalogue, for recently received
books, DVDs, CDs listed by collection.
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You may also find this page from the left hand menu of the Catalogue,
under Recently Received Items. Also
on the Newly Received button above.
Depending on the size of the collection,
pages can sometimes be slow to load.
As usual, you may place reserves from the
lists using your library card number and PIN number.
New Titles
- click here to list new items added to the Catalogue during the last
two months. Items may be reserved online. You may also narrow
the list to your our particular subject or collection by clicking on the
Refine button.
New Magazine Issues - lists the latest magazine issues received in the
libraries.
new page
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Book Chat |
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Come along
and enjoy meeting others and hearing about what they are reading. Librarians
will have some new titles for you to borrow.
Regular Book Chat sessions are held at Flaxmere and Hastings Libraries.
From time to time Book Chats are held at Havelock
North Library. Check
Library News Update
for upcoming sessions there. |

Above: Flaxmere Library has a very
enthusiastic Book Chat group |
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Hastings Library
Book Chat
Meets once a month on Wednesdays at 10:30am. |
Flaxmere Library
Book Chat
Meets every second Tuesday at 10:30am.
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Fiction Databases |
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For Login Patron ID: please use your full Hastings,
Flaxmere or Havelock North library card number.
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NoveList
An outstanding database for lovers of
fiction. Want to find books similar to your favourites? A favourite author or
title search is available to locate other authors and titles of interest.
Browse full text reviews, book discussion guides, learn about authors.
Enter here >>
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Books and Authors
Books & Authors
offers new ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books,
authors, genres and topics. Combining over 140,000 titles, 50,000 authors, and
thousands of read-alike, award winner and librarian's favourites lists, Books
& Authors helps bring readers and literature together.
Enter here >>
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Literature
Resource Center
More than 415,000 full-text journal
articles from more than 250 literary journals. Thousands of critical essays,
plot summaries, and work overviews, author biographies and portraits,
definitions of literary terms, and links to authoritative related Web sites. An
EPIC database.
Enter here >>
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<%20LASTMONTH")&QRYTEXT=New%20Titles&NRECS=20>Graphic Novels
Link works:
http://catalogue.hdc.govt.nz/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=06601\>%20(ITMFADTE:%20"LASTMONTH-THISMONTH"%20-%20MINOR:%20ITD16%20%2B%20(ITMCOL:933)%20)%20-%2006601%5C>%20(ITMFADTE:%20"<%20LASTMONTH")&QRYTEXT=New%20Titles&NRECS=20
But when you copy and paste link as it ends up like
this. Need to correct green items.
http://catalogue.hdc.govt.nz/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=06601%5C%3e%20(ITMFADTE:%20%22LASTMONTH-THISMONTH%22%20-%20MINOR:%20ITD16%20%2B%20(ITMCOL:933)%20)%20-%2006601%5C%3e%20(ITMFADTE:%20%22%3c%20LASTMONTH%22)&QRYTEXT=New%20Titles&NRECS=20
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Mysteries (AMYS)
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Science fiction (ASFF)
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NZ fiction (NZS)
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Non fiction - adult (ANF)
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CDs
These documents
are in PDF format.
Click here to download your free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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Book Chat
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Come along and enjoy meeting others and
hearing about what they are reading. Librarians will have some new
titles for you to borrow.
Regular Book Chat sessions are held at
Flaxmere and Hastings Libraries.
From time to time Book Chats are
held at Havelock North Library. Check
Library News Update for upcoming sessions there. |

Above: Flaxmere Library has a very
enthusiastic Book Chat group |
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Hastings
Library Book Chat
Meets once a month on Wednesdays at 10:30am. |
Flaxmere Library Book Chat
Meets every second Tuesday at 10:30am.
Next meeting 16 Dec 2008.
First meeting next year: Tues 10 Feb 2009 |
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Databases |
For Login Patron ID:
please use your full Hastings, Flaxmere or Havelock North
library card number.
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NoveList
An outstanding
database for lovers of fiction. Want to find books similar to
your favourites? A favourite author or title search is available
to locate other authors and titles of interest. Browse
full text reviews, book discussion guides, learn about
authors.
Enter here >>
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Books and Authors
Books & Authors offers new ways to
explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, genres
and topics. Combining over 140,000 titles, 50,000 authors, and thousands of
read-alike, award winner and librarian's favourites lists, Books & Authors
helps bring readers and literature together.
Enter here >>
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Literature
Resource Center
More than 415,000 full-text journal
articles from more than 250 literary journals. Thousands of critical essays, plot summaries, and
work overviews, author biographies and portraits, definitions of
literary terms, and links to authoritative related Web sites.
An EPIC database.
Enter here
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