Rebecca HastieRebecca Hastie

Rebecca Hastie is a Wellington-based librarian. Her research interests include emotion in the library and information sector, and the relationships between library staff and patrons.

Yes, you can still use your library during lockdown – here’s how

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A librarian walks us through all the virtual offerings, and explains why we have to queue for ebooks.  Hardly a surprise, but I love public libraries. They exemplify the best of social democracy by providing free resources, services and advice for all members of a community – we have no choice but to stan. Libraries … Read more

‘Weed in the dead of night’: A librarian shares the secrets of book-culling

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Librarian Rebecca Hastie with a crash course on the fraught task of “weeding”, the systematic removal of resources from a library collection.  Writer and reviewer David Larsen wrote an article the other week conveying his immense displeasure and concern that the National Library is removing 600,000 books from its collection. David’s piece, along with the … Read more