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Writing & Researching Family History Event on 19 November John MacGibbon will speak on Writing and Researching Family History at Spectrum Theatre, Johnston Street, Wellington.

Matapihi website improvements on 9 November The Matapihi website is changing on Monday 9 November 2009.

Website upgrades at the National Library on 9 November The Matapihi, findNZarticles, and Publications NZ websites are changing on Monday 9 November.

Donation of watercolour painting by Len Waitkin A 1910 watercolour painting by Len Waitkin is a recent bequest to the Drawings, Paintings and Print Collection.

The Pleasures (and Limitations) of Reading Online Summary, links and text from Adrienne Kebbell's lecture on "The Pleasures (and Limitations) of Reading Online" from 15 October 2009.

Website outage on 22 October The National Library's Find website will be unavailable between 5pm and 6pm on Thursday 22 October.

A Decade of Disasters A new book on the history of New Zealand's Chatham Islands between 1866 and 1875 draws significantly on the Library's Papers Past website.

Donation from Wellington band Iconic Wellington band Fat Freddys Drop makes regular donations to the collections of the National Library, including a recent batch of backstage passes.

Public libraries winning awards for hooking up Kiwis with free broadband The Aotearoa People's Network Kaharoa has collected two awards for their work with public libraries.

Jean Wright Award applications open Applications are open for the $10,000 Jean Wright Award for the education and training of librarians.

Website outages on 12, 14, 15 and 16 October There will be outages to a range of National Library websites and services on four evenings this week.

Thanks for the diary donation! A new diary donation gives interesting insights into political and religious life in 20th century New Zealand.

National Library stand at LIANZA Conference Find out which National Library staff will be on our stand at LIANZA when, so you can drop by with your questions.

Public Lending Right Advisory Group Dr Philip Temple, from the New Zealand Society of Authors, has been nominated as the chair for this newly-established advisory group.

Website outages on 22 September A number of National Library websites will be intermittently unavailable on the evening of Tuesday 22 September.

New donation from Canada A new donation brings a unique insight into early 20th century mining on the West Coast to the Turnbull Library.

Can you help us with our customer research? The National Library is surveying customers and researchers so we can learn about how you use the Library and how you like to search for information

Website outages on 24 August Digital items in Timeframes, Matapihi, TAPUHI and the National Library catalogue will be unavailable from 8.30pm-10.30pm on Monday 24 August.

Website outages on 17 August 2009 Digital items in Timeframes, Matapihi, TAPUHI and the National Library catalogue will be unavailable for a short periods on Monday 17 August.

Website outages on 11 August Digital items in Timeframes, Matapihi, TAPUHI and the National Library catalogue will be unavailable from 4.30pm to 6.30pm on Tuesday 11 August 2009.