For a fascinating insight into history, check out an exhibition of scrapbooks at Auckland Libraries.
'Saved memories: scrapbooks 1570-2011' features a selection of 60 scrapbooks from the Sir George Grey Special Collections and other private collections.
Items of particular interest include books belonging to Victorian settlers right through to the NZ Hip Hop Scrapbook.
The books use a variety of materials such as paper, cloth and animal skins - and include photos, paintings, magazine items, feathers, tickets, newspaper clippings, and cartoons.
Curator Kate de Courcy says although the word 'scrap-book' first appeared in the English language in 1825, books with similar characteristics have been made since the 15th century.
