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Rebecca Hastie

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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.

Oh for the halcyon days of libraries IRL (Photo: Getty Images)

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

A librarian walks us through all the virtual offerings, and explains why we have to queue for eBooks.

By Rebecca Hastie | 15th April, 2020

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

Librarian Rebecca Hastie with a crash course on the fraught task of "weeding" – the systematic removal of resources from a library collection.

By Rebecca Hastie | 4th February, 2020