All we want for Christmas

Dear Santa,

We (rodneylibraries - Kris and kowhai reader - Anne) have been very good this year.

We have posted something on the Blog every day (almost- but sometimes we post twice a day so we think that all evens out). We have tried to let readers know about all the new books and some of the older ones that they might have missed. We have let you know what is happening in the library and in Rodney at large, from School Holiday Programmes to Santa Parades. And we've even posted the odd photo to show you what we have been up to. We've celebrated achievers and told you about all the things you can use and do at Rodney Libraries.

So you can see we have been very good and were wondering when you visited us this year you could leave some reading under our trees. All we want for Christmas is:


rodneylibraries (Kris)

1. A second helping : more from Ladies, a plate by Alexa Johnston. Classic baking recipes that have been tested extensively - yes please!

2. True blood. The complete first season (R18) Based on the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris. I tried to watch it on TV, really I did, but the ads just annoyed me.

3. Catching fire by Suzanne Collins. The sequel to "The Hunger Games" a fabulous teen fiction story about a competition where children/teens compete to the death in a televised contest in order to win prizes for their district. Is a little bit gruesome in places but has excellent characters with complicated relationships which make up the real story.


Kowhai Reader (Anne)

1. The Word Witch: Poems by Margaret Mahy, edited by Tessa Duder. There are old poems and new ones. Poems that are part of books and rhymes that became books. It's a book for old and young with both comedy and poignant verse. I'd love to have my own copy.

2. The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova. I loved her first novel The Historian and I see that this one is due out early in the new year, but if you could leave an advance copy under the tree so I can preview it for Rodney readers that would be great.

3. The Winner's Bible by Dr Kerry Spackman. Because I need all the help I can get.



Thank you very much Santa. Have a good night and fly safely.

Kris and Anne