We love the library. We do. And many of us are in there at least once a week, and not just to admire the architecture. (For some of us it has something to do with those kid's pacifiers DVDs having just a seven day loan period. But we digress.)

Like the Wellingtonista, the library too is celebrating NZ Music month - they're hosting a quiz that always ends with the chance to win a well known brand of MP3 player. Nice.

But even better, there's a performance by local Super Group The Wellington International Ukelele Orchestra this Thursday 12:30pm at the library.

If you are feeling brave enough to visit MySpace, check out some videos here. And should your immersion in the Wellington music scene be as pitifully shallow as this sad individual's, then you should consider your attendance on Thursday to be compulsory.

Wellington Library has gone and got itself a blog!

And it's a good'un too. From latest releases and staff picks, and the occasional look at what's popular amongst the patrons, such as the latest post: Evidence of Good Taste among Wellingtonians.

Wellingtonians, apparently, are a fairly literate and intelligent buch of readers, with Alain De Botton's 'Architecture of Happiness', Irene Nemirovsky's 'Suite Francaise' and 'Hard way' by Lee Child being the most sought-after items of the moment.

And remember, if you haven't already, sign up to the Library Elf service to get library reminders sent to you via a personalised RSS feed.

[photo courtesy of Taniwha]

Here's a handy online service for those of you who use Wellington's excellent Public Libraries. Create an account over at Library Elf, enter your library card details, and they'll create a customised RSS feed that tells you what books you've got out that are nearing their return date. Very handy for those of us who manage to lose the paper issue slip somewhere between the library exit and home.

The Hutt and Porirua libraries are also on the system, as are a few other NZ-based libraries.

[hat tip: fraser, via chch-changes.]