Non-Fiction

About the Non-Fiction Zone

The Non-Fiction Zone is located on the First Floor of the Central Library.

Staff at the Non-Fiction desk are there to help you locate and use the resources.

Non-Fiction collections and resources

The Non-Fiction Zone is aimed at adults, but library users of all ages can find resources to support their studies or recreational interests. The collection includes books, magazines, reference material, CD-ROMs and online databases. Colour and black and white photocopying is also provided.

Non-Fiction Living Rooms

The Non-Fiction Living Rooms cover:

Adult Learning
Animals
Arts, Crafts and Collectibles
Business and Economics
Community Languages
Computers
Countries
Environment and Land Use
Food and Drink
General Non Fiction

Health and Well-being
House and Garden
Learn a Language
Relationships
Science and Technology
Society
Sports and Games
Transport

Computers

Free public access to:

selected websites
online reference databases such as
Biography Resource Center
Heath and Wellness
MasterFILE Premier
a wide range of reference CD-ROMs such as New Zealand Road Code Testdrive and Anatomica.

New book display

A selection of new Non-Fiction titles put out each Friday morning and remain on display for one week. Borrowers can request these titles in the Library, or online via the Library catalogue (instructions).

See this weeks New Non-Fiction titles

What's new in Non Fiction this month:

The thrift book : live well and spend less by India Knight

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Feeling poor because of recession? Feeling guilty because of global warming? Feeling like you'd quite like to tighten your belt, but aren't quite ready to embrace DIY macrame handbags? No need to panic. Put down the economy mince and buy this book instead - it's a blueprint for living beautifully while saving money and easing your conscience.

India Knight (no slouch when it comes to extravagance) shows you how even a dedicated consumer and child of the more-is-more 1980s can mend her ways, embrace the New Thrift, and find her life - and bank balance - dramatically improved in the process.She will show you: how to make wonderful dinners with very little money; how to grow things; how to make jellies, chutneys and pickles and how to can vegetables and fruit; how to dress on a budget and still look fabulous - and what to do with your mum's old sewing machine; how to make the most of living in a community, from borrowing preserving pans (that's right, we're making jam) to starting a toy-swapping group; how to holiday in new and imaginative ways - with only the merest whisper of a carbon footprint; how to make your own fun, from crafts to making presents, from parties to affordable pampering; and, finally how to manage your money - because, frankly, it's about time we all got a grip.

Above all, India Knight will show you that saving money and tightening your belt doesn't have to feel like a penance - it can be both fun and glamorous (and a great deal more satisfying than buying the latest It-bag). Try it - you have nothing to lose but your overdraft.

(Neilsen BookData Online)

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