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King's Birthday holiday
Tūranga is open 10am to 5pm, all other libraries are closed on Monday 3 June 2024 for King's Birthday. Learn more about King Charles III.
Matariki: Māori New Year
The public holiday for Matariki is on 28 June 2024. Celebrate Matariki with us throughout June.
Tabletop Tūranga boardgame festival, part of a series
The library comes to life with a variety of clubs, speakers, workshops & boardgames. Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 June 10am to 4.30pm
Christchurch Streets and Places
Explore the origins of street names via searchable documents or the interactive Christchurch streets map.
Explore
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 June 2024 is The French House by Jacquie Bloese.
Bookworms Book Club
Join Bookworms Book Club, uLibrary's kids audio bookclub. The title for June is Mia and the Lightcasters by Janelle McCurdy.
For Readers
For Readers
New For You - June 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.
New Zealand fiction reading guide
Explore adult fiction by New Zealand writers. Stories in a range of genres revealing something of our national character.
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.
Discover Canterbury: Remembering the Telethon
Telethon was a 24-hour live television fundraiser run every few years in the 1970s and 80s. Learn more and see photos of Telethons.
Library closures or changes in hours or services
Jun 01, 2024
Check for the latest information on changes in opening hours or closures.