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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.
Christchurch Streets and Places
Explore the origins of street names via searchable documents or the interactive Christchurch streets map.
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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.
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.
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What you waiting for? June 2024
Books that have recently piqued Donna's interest. Includes time travel, weird stuff, and fashion.
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Silent Night
The marketing for this movie (including the title) make this seem like it's a horror, and while there are some truly disturbing moments, it's more of a…
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