The Friends of the Turnbull Library (FoTL) is a national organisation, supporting the work and activities of the Alexander Turnbull Library since 1939.
Titiro ki muri kia whakatika ā mua. Preserving the past to enlighten the future.
The Alexander Turnbull Library is a guardian of our heritage, a great research institution serving the general public and scholars in the fields of historical research, literary, cultural and genealogical studies. The Friends of the Turnbull Library promotes public interest in the Library’s collections and supports research and use of its collections.
See Bulletin Board to read the latest newsletter about the Friends’ activities.
The 2024 Speaker Programme was great!
We have completed the 2024 speaker programme. Details of speakers is still on the What’s on page.
Wellington events are held at Taiwhanga Kauhau — the National Library Wellington Auditorium -entrance from Aitken Street, Thorndon.
In Auckland, talks are held at the Takapuna Library, 9 The Strand. We are still hoping to have an address by Dame Claudia Orange, previously advertised for September but then unavoidably postponed. We will advise you of the new date for Dame Claudia when re-scheduled.
Preview of the 2025 Speaker Programme.
Here are some of the speakers currently confirmed for 2025. Details will be updates as the programme firms up.
| Monthly Speakers | ||
| Katie Cooper | Rewena & Rabbit Stew : The Rural Kitchen in Aotearoa, 1800–1940 | Wednesday 12 February |
| Claire Robinson | Promises, Promises : 80 years of wooing New Zealand voters | Thursday 13 March |
| Chris Elder | Interesting Times : Some New Zealanders in Republican China | Tuesday 15 April |
| Flora Feltham | Bad Archive | Tuesday 13 May |
| The 2025 Founder Lecture | ||
| Dr Monty Soutar | The Kāwai series: conveying history through fiction | Thursday 26 June |
2024/25 Subscriptions….
…are now overdue. Please see the Join Us page.
NOTE: If you have joined the Friends of Turnbull Library online in the past few months, and have paid your membership subscription via internet banking, PLEASE NOTE that we need your contact details. Copies of the annual journal Turnbull Library Record will be mailed to members in October. We need your postal address. Please contact us at turnbullfriends@gmail.com to supply your contact details.
Friends of the Turnbull Library AGM Papers 2024
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