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Techweek at the library - 20 to 26 May 2024
Find out what's on at libraries during Techweek — Aotearoa New Zealand’s festival for tech that’s good for the world.
Youth Week - 20 to 26 May 2024
Beat Saber, friendship bracelets, and blackout poetry - Find out what's happening for Youth Week 20 to 26 May.
Wellbeing - Tūranga customer survey
May 17, 2024
We’re keen to understand more about the impact the Library has on customer wellbeing. Please complete a brief survey to help.
Matariki: Māori New Year
The public holiday for Matariki is on 28 June 2024. Celebrate Matariki with us throughout June.
Explore
Big Library Read - Wild new world by Dan Flores: 9 to 23 May
“Wild New World” by Dan Flores is available with no waitlists or holds from Libby. Borrow the eBook or eAudiobook.
Rock's Backpages
Online archive of music journalism from the 1950s until today. Includes articles, reviews and interviews in both print and audio.
Creativebug
Unlimited access to thousands of online art and craft video classes.
Talking Books Book Club
Join the Talking Books Book Club from uLibrary. The title for May 2024 is Love Untold by Ruth Jones.
For Readers
For Readers
New For You - May 2024
New For You is a monthly selection of new books, topical titles, and hidden gems - chosen especially for you by our book buyers!
New Titles
Explore the latest eAudiobooks, eBooks, fiction, large print, non-fiction, & stuff for kids and teens.
Fantasy fiction reading guide
Find Fantasy authors you might like to try and reading lists for a range of Fantasy sub-genres including Epic, Grimdark, and Urban Fantasy.
True crime reading guide
Truth can be stranger than fiction and just as gripping - read tales of murder, investigations, trials, and the wrongfully imprisoned.
Join the library. It's free!
Kia ora and welcome to Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi - join online now.
Scheduled Maintenance - Sunday 26 May 6pm to 11pm
May 22, 2024
Access to our catalogue will be affected by scheduled maintenance. There may be a complete outage, intermittent downtime and issues
Make @ Tūranga: Lunchtimes - Laser Cut Necklaces
Jun 13th | 12:30pm - 1:15pm
Make laser cut necklaces during your lunchbreak for $10 plus booking fee.
Make @ Tūranga: Lunchtimes - Laser Cut Earrings
Jun 6th | 12:30pm - 1:15pm
Make a pair of laser cut earrings during your lunchbreak for $10 plus booking fee.
Celebrate Aotearoa Spanish Language Week: Upper Riccarton
May 25th | 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Come and discover more about Spanish. There will be performances from Christchurch's MEXidaNZ and a Bilingual Storytimes for our tamariki.