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Christchurch Streets and Places
Explore the origins of street names via searchable documents or the interactive Christchurch streets map.
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.
Drawing connections: Exploring Cecil Wood's architecture, part of a series
May 14th, All day
An exhibition using the architectural drawings of Cecil Wood to explore the cultural and historical context of Ōtautahi's built environment.
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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.
Join the library. It's free!
Kia ora and welcome to Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi - join online now.
Enjoy traditional erhu music by a local Chinese musician
Hong explains the history behind traditional Chinese musical instrument, the erhu, ahead of a performance by Jeff Zhao at South Library.
Come Write In at Tūranga, part of a series
Join our self-directed writers' group - work on your writing projects once a week, and share tips, tricks and motivate each other.
Sketch @Tūranga, part of a series
Drop by Tūranga to join our monthly creative sketch session. Free, no bookings required.
Art for Adults: Aranui Library, part of a series
Art for Adults is a drop-in social and creative group that meet every week to draw and paint at your own pace.