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Tamariki - Kids
Join us for school holiday fun and learning
We have bookable programmes & free activities on in libraries in the April school holidays. Bookings open now!
Te Ao Māori
Ngā Waiata Rongonui: Te Kete Wānanga o Ihutai, part of a series
May 1st | 10:30am - 11:00am
Join Tuahine Justice as she sings and dances her way through te ao Māori with our new kaupapa at Linwood Library
Rangatahi - Teens
Hoake ki te Taiao City Nature Challenge
Help put Ōtautahi Christchurch's biodiversity on the map! Take part and record as many species possible.
Local history
Tūranga - Who's been sleeping in my house?
May 8th | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ever wondered about the people who once lived under the same roof as you? Who were they, what did they do? Free, 2-hour session.
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Credo Reference
A digital reference collection that includes eBooks on every subject for all ages.
Creativebug
Unlimited access to thousands of online art and craft video classes.
BWB Critical Issues Collection
A deep analysis of New Zealand's big issues, social, environmental and political.
For Readers
New For You
New Titles
New Titles
Explore the latest eAudiobooks, eBooks, fiction, large print, non-fiction, & stuff for kids and teens.
Reading recommendations - Fiction
Graphic novels and comics
Great stories and great art come together in a range of genres and styles, including biographies - for kids, teens or adults.
Reading recommendations - Non-fiction
Popular science reading guide
Popular science takes science and makes it engaging and interesting to read. We recommend some great popular science titles and authors.
Join the library. It's free!
Kia ora and welcome to Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi - join online now.
Tabletop Tūranga - A boardgame festival
Jun 8th | 10:00am - Jun 9th | 4:30pm
Tabletop games are taking over Tūranga! The whole library comes to life with a variety of clubs, speakers, workshops and boardgames.
Café Scientifique: International Biodiversity Day
May 22nd | 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Celebrate International Biodiversity Day with an amazing line-up of guest speakers sponsored by the Royal Society of New Zealand.
Matatiki Hornby Centre
Come along to the new Matatiki Hornby Centre - it opened 3pm Friday 19 April.
Victorian visitors: A horny lawyer and a drunken nuisance
Katherine investigates the bad behaviour of some Victorian visitors to 19th century Christchurch.
