More Free events at the National Library August 2020

The Team from Alexander Turnbull Library

ALL EVENTS ARE CANCELLED: Please see our website for more information:
Alexander Turnbull Library Reading Rooms are open
The Reading Rooms are open.
• Library staff will only be able to offer research support where a 2-meter safe distance can be maintained.
• We may need to refuse entry to the Reading Rooms where safe capacity has been reached.

He Tohu closed
The He Tohu exhibition is closed this week (including Saturday) and all scheduled bookings have been cancelled.

What you need to know for your Wellington visit
• Opening hours Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm | Sat 9am to 1pm.
• Use the main entrance on Molesworth Street to enter and exit the building.
• We will register you when you arrive.
• He Tohu is closed.
• The ground floor foyer is open.
• The Retail Store is open.
• HOME Café is open.
• He Matapihi Molesworth Library is open.

Free events at the National Library during early August. Most events are in or very near the foyer, and free. You can find more information on our website: natlib.govt.nz National Library corner of Molesworth and Aitken Streets Thorndon Wellington.


Date: Tuesday 18 August | Time: 12:10pm to 1pm | Cost: Free | Venue: Te Ahumairangi Ground Floor
Exploring the National Library online
Want to know more about the Family History collections in the Alexander Turnbull Library? Joan McCracken will share the richness of the online offering for Family Historians.

Date: Tuesday 18 August | Time: 5:30pm to 6:30pm | Cost: Free | Venue: Te Ahumairangi Ground Floor
Pacific Virtual Museum pilot project update and ARANZ AGM
ARANZ Archives & Records Association New Zealand
Join us for an update on the Pacific Virtual Museum pilot project, to accompany the ARANZ Wellington Branch Annual General Meeting. The Pacific Virtual Museum pilot will produce an online portal that provides an easy single access point to digitised Pacific heritage items around the world. This pilot is funded by the Australian government and implemented by Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa. ARANZ is an incorporated society, with the aim of promoting the understanding and importance of records and archives in New Zealand.

Date: Thursday 20 August | Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm | Cost: Free | Venue: Taiwhanga kauhau Auditorium Lower Ground Floor
Global citizenship education ideas exchange
Be inspired, reflect, and learn with the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO as they hold a panel discussion on Global Citizenship Education.

Date: Saturday 22 August | Time: 10am to 12:45pm | Cost: Free | Venue: Alexander Turnbull Library level one
Finding your way: researching your family history
Are you starting your family history research? Or are you an experienced researcher who would like some extra help? As part of Family History Month 2020 you are invited to the National Library for an introduction to family history resources from staff, supported by members of the Wellington branches of the NZ Society of Genealogists.

Date: Thursday 27 August | Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm | Cost: Koha from non members appreciated | Venue: Taiwhanga kauhau Auditorium Lower Ground Floor
“Five years and 359 days with the 2nd NZ Division”
Friends of the Turnbull Library
Elizabeth Kay began researching the story of her father, Sir Edward Norman, and 25 Battalion after attending some of the battalion’s final gatherings. Reading Eddie’s war-time letters to her mother, Margaret, Elizabeth recognised a human story that needed to be told.