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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.
Wellbeing - Tūranga customer survey
May 28, 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.
Christchurch Streets and Places
Explore the origins of street names via searchable documents or the interactive Christchurch streets map.
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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.
Bookworms Book Club
Join Bookworms Book Club, uLibrary's kids audio bookclub. The title for May is The Myriad Mysteries Of Eartha Quicksmith by Loris Owen
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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.
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.
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Kia ora and welcome to Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi - join online now.
Historical braiding in June's Crafting for Wellbeing session
Pop along to Tūranga on Saturday 15 June and participate in some historical cord-making using a braiding wheel.
Speaker Series @ Tūranga: Julie Zarifeh
Jun 13th | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Clinical psychologist Julie Zarifeh talks about unanticipated grief and adversity, & discusses life skills & tools to help navigate life.
Tūranga Sessions: Gail Ingram Book Launch
Jul 25th | 5:30pm - 7:00pm
You are invited to celebrate the launch of Gail's third poetry collection anthology (n.) a collection of flowers. Free, bookings required.
Author talk: Ruth Shaw - Bookseller at the End of The World
Aug 7th | 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Morrin Rout speaks to Ruth Shaw, author of the bestselling "The Bookseller at the End of The World". Free, bookings required.