Titiro ki muri kia whakatika ā mua
Preserving the past to enlighten the future

 

Reading Through The Year

Looking for the perfect Christmas gift? ‘Reading through the Year’ is the 2026 Friends Calendar with superb images from the Alexander Library Collections.

It can be purchased online or in person from the National Library shop for $30.

 

 

Artwork by Dame Janet Paul (1919-2004)

Dame Janet Paul was a painter, publisher, and art historian who played a significant role in New Zealand’s cultural life. After a notable career in publishing with her husband Blackwood Paul during the 1950s and 1960s, she worked as an art librarian at the Alexander Turnbull Library from 1971-1980. She was widely respected for her artwork and writing, and served as a mentor to many New Zealand artists, writers and poets.

Courtesy of Charlotte Paul.

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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.