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Christchurch Streets and Places
Explore the origins of street names via searchable documents or the interactive Christchurch streets map.
Rangahau-ā-Iwi: Ngāpuhi
May 14th | 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Interested in Iwi history and research? Come along to our Iwi Research event where the focus this month will be Ngāpuhi.
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.
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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
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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Kia ora and welcome to Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi - join online now.
If you like Shōgun
If you enjoyed the television adaptation of James Clavell's novel, delve further into the world of 17th century Japan.
Manga Mayhem! at Fendalton Library, part of a series
Do you love manga? Come along to our book group held on the third Monday of the month. Talk about your favourite manga, make…
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.
Something Old, Something New: South Library
May 25th | 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Drop in to this session in which library staff will demonstrate ways of using creative technologies to refresh, repair, & recycle clothing