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Christchurch Streets and Places
Explore the origins of street names via searchable documents or the interactive Christchurch streets map.
Youth Week 2024
Beat Saber, friendship bracelets, and blackout poetry - Find out what's happening for Youth Week 20 to 26 May.
Wā Pēpi: Babytimes
Wā Pēpi: Babytimes - enjoy stories and rhymes for babies and under 2s at home.
Drawing connections: Exploring Cecil Wood's architecture, part of a series
May 15th, All day
An exhibition using the architectural drawings of Cecil Wood to explore the cultural and historical context of Ōtautahi's built environment.
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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.
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
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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.
Sinéad Gleeson: Islands, Art & Identity: WORD Christchurch
Eamonn reports back on an evening with Irish writer Sinèad Gleeson and WORD Christchurch Programme Director Kiran Dass.
Nonfiction Book Discussion Group, part of a series
For those who love reading nonfiction and want to share in discussion with other friendly book lovers. We subscribe to the Book Discussion…
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.
Mrs Godley spills the tea
Was Charlotte Godley the Lady Whistledown of early Christchurch? She certainly was an excellent (and gossipy) writer.