Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· 29d

Listen to The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett. There are plenty of new eAudiobooks available now on uLibrary. my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/about-ulibra...

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· 29d

Booky Sam Neill tribute at Tūranga. ^MT

Low table with a selection of books including Neill’s memoir, The
Pacific (book of the TV show), and books on NZ film and wine open to pages about him.

Low table with a selection of books including Neill’s memoir, The
Pacific (book of the TV show), and books on NZ film and wine open to pages about him. A small sign says “Vale Sam / 1947 - 2026”.

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· 29d

What you waiting for? My August list of "Books I really want to read" includes titles from Aotearoa New Zealand (Chris Tse, Catherine Chidgey, Kiri Allan, Kelly Ana Morey), twisty fiction and non-fiction about Yoko Ono and Shere Hite. 😍📚❤️‍🔥^DR christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp... #pukapuka

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jul 12

The Quiet Earth is on Kanopy @kanopy.com www.kanopy.com/en/christchu... One of the all-time great NZ fillums. And Sleeping Dogs is there too if you want to go full Aotearoa Dystopia. www.kanopy.com/en/christchu... (Coming in hard with the bleak stuff on a Monday) ^DR

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jul 9

Mānawatia a Matariki mā Puaka! Multiple levels of keen listeners at Tūranga as Te Akatoki perform on the stairs. Tumeke! ^MT

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jul 8

4⃣ All libraries closed on Friday for the Matariki public holiday so pop in and get your long weekend reading sorted! 📖 2/2 ^MT my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/matariki/

Matariki promotional graphic showing a man standing in a river with a hinaki while a woman holding a basket of kumara, and a small child with a trowel look on from the bank. A tukutuku pattern in green and cream runs down the right hand side. Text on the image reads "All libraries closed Friday 10 July for Matariki public holiday" and "Mānawatia a Matariki mā Puaka".

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jul 8

Four great reasons to head into Tūranga tomorrow (Thursday): 1⃣ Matariki kapa haka performance by Te Akatoki - Māori Students Association University of Canterbury at 12.30pm 2⃣ CCC waiata group performance 3.30pm 3⃣ Matariki film collection screening thanks to Day One Hāpai te Haeata 4pm 1/2 ^MT

Promotional graphic for Day One Matariki Film collection showing a kapa haka group performing along with Day One and Christchurch City Council logos.

Photo of Te Akatoki kapa haka group posing as a group on stage.

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jul 8

This is a librarian living her best life. ^MT More on our pop-up exhibition: www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/d...

Photo of Teighan with 21 cardigans on giving double thumbs up and smiling broadly.

Teighan in her layers standing between two rows of bookshelves holding a copy of NZ picture book, Grandpa's cardigan by Joy Watson.

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jul 8

It's a good day for layered knits. Just saying.

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jul 5

Not all book clubs are the same! We have a range of options for all kinds of readers, whether you're interesting in sports, horror, LGBTQ+ authors, Māori authors, or books in Spanish or Korean. www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/b... ^MT

Four women sitting at a table attend Spanish Book Club at Upper Riccarton Library.

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jul 3

Set your 4-6 year-old on the path to reading success with one of our Ready, Set, Read sessions during school holidays. ⭐New Brighton Library, 6 July, 10.30am to 11.30am ⭐Shirley Library, 15 July, 2pm to 3pm $4.79 per child, book online: christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?q=... ^MT

A preschooler sitting on the floor in a library looking at a picture book. A brightly-coloured book bin is visible in the background.

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jul 2

A reminder that all libraries are closed on Friday 10 July for the Matariki public holiday. Come along to Tūranga on Thursday 9 July for kapa haka, waiata and a special film screening. my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/matariki/ ^MT

Graphic with an image of an older man holding a hinaki in a river. Next to him on the riverbank is a woman with a basket of kumara and a young child. Text on the graphic reads "All libraries closed Friday 10 July for Matariki public holiday / Mānawatia a Matariki mā Puaka"

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jul 1

Find all the latest titles new to libraries with our just ordered, new fiction, and new non-fiction lists. my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/new-titles/#... ^MT #pukapukahou

Graphic with orange background and text that reads "New this week". Nine book cover images include "Discount Dan" by James A. Hunter, "The Redemption Center Is Closed on Sundays" by Andrea Hairston, and "Eddy Merckx: Out on His Own" by Guy Roger.

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jul 1

In honour of this morning's pea soup situation, what I think is the best foggy photo from #CanterburyStories. 📷Britomart Monument at Green’s Point with HMS New Zealand [1913] by Jessie Buckland, No known copyright, Shuttleworth-1913-Britomart-Monument-H-M-S-New-Zealand

Sepia toned landscape photography with an obelisk-shaped monument in the foreground, and the ship HMS New Zealand in Akaroa harbour silhouetted against white fog with hills in the background. White text at the bottom of the photo reads “Prot. 26.5.13. Buckland. HMS New Zealand in fog. Akaroa.”

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jul 1

Good news for fans of physical media! From today, DVDs, talking books, and CDs are now all free to borrow from Christchurch City Libraries! 💿🥳 ^DR

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jun 30

If you're looking to reduce your plastic usage this month for #PlasticFreeJuly we have a heap of great resources and waste reduction inspo. christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp... ^MT

Nine book cover images in a 3 by 3 grid. Titles include "A poison like no other", "I quit plastics", "Don't be trashy", and "The plastic-free gardener".

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jun 29

Best reads of 2026 ... so far! Here are the books librarians are loving this year. my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/best-of-2026/ ^DR 20 lists of booky goodness! #pukapuka #booksky

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jun 29

Tūranga has a new (temporary) neighbour in the form of an ice rink! See images of Cantabs enjoying ice skating over the years on #CanterburyStories www.canterburystories.nz/search?keys=... 📷 Hiring ice skates [1985], © Christchurch Star, CCL-StarP-05543A ^MT

Black and white photo of a woman getting a pair of skates from the skate-rental at Big Apple Ice Rink, rows of skates can be seen hanging in the background [1985]

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jun 26

It's 1989 and Theo Stewart is at QEII making a world record attempt at the fastest recorded time for eating 100 jelly-beans with a fork (at that time the record was 2 minutes, 24.5 seconds). 1/3

A young boy wearing a Ghostbusters t-shirt is putting jellybean on a fork into his mouth. In front of him is a plate of jellybeans, behind him rows of empty stadium seating.
📸Jelly bean eating competition, © Christchurch Star, CCL-StarP-01993A.

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jun 25

Tina is one of the hundreds of people who has used Turanga’s Media Conversion Station to scan images and safely save them to a memory stick. www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/l... More about the media conversion station: my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/media-conver...

Tina and Brian using the media conversion station

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jun 24

Check out what's new to the library collection this week with our just ordered, new fiction, and new non-fiction lists. my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/new-titles/#... #pukapukahou ^MT

Graphic featuring text that reads "New This Week" and 11 book cover images including "Stakes" by Noelle McCarthy, "Have this heart" by Lawrence Patchett, "Against their will" by Karina Kilmore, and "The Clean: In the dreamlife you need a rubber soul" by Richard Langston.

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jun 24

LIBRARY ASSISTANT - EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: Applications close 11pm Sunday 5 July 2026. More details: www.cccjobs.co.nz/jobdetails/a...

Library staff member holding an armful of books in front of a desk that says "Welcome Haere Mai".

Library staff at a desk interacting with a library customer.

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jun 24

This month's Fashion Fun Wednesday has library staff dressing for the weather. It's giving cosy, snuggly and warm. From winter knits to velvet and boots - these are our takes on comfort dressing.

Katie is resplendent in a cat-themed cardigan.

Moata cosies up with a book in a green velvet dress and boots.

Members of the Auahatanga team are all smiles in a range of cosy knitted jumpers.

Nicole is wrapped in a shawl while Mike is dressed for the wet weather in a jacket and hat.

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jun 24

NEW VACANCY: Library Content Assistant - Permanent, Part-time, applications close 11pm Monday 29 June. www.cccjobs.co.nz/jobdetails/a... #libraryjobs

Library staff member pushing a book trolley.

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jun 23

Book now for a free book launch event with Antarctic author, David Wilson, as he discusses "Terra Nova Illustrated: Pictures from Captain Scott's Last Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913", 6pm to 7pm Wednesday 8 July at Tūranga. christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/events/69... ^MT

Head and shoulders photo of David Wilson, with a snowy landscape in the background.

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jun 22

Lookin' (& smellin') good! The men's toiletries department at Hay's was quite glam, & in this 1960 pic you can see Old Spice, Cedar Wood, and Stag. www.canterburystories.nz/collections/... More about Hay's Department Store: my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/hays-ltd/ ^DR #Christchurch

Men's Toiletries Department at Hays. Entry by Des Pinn in the 2017 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt. CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 NZ. CCL-PH17-038

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jun 22

Coming up on Thursday lunchtime, pop into Tūranga and hear a librarian wax lyrical about their favourite item from our current exhibition, Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu. Free, no bookings required, 12.15pm to 12.45pm christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/events/6a... ^MT

Promotional graphic for Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu: Tuakiri Treasures from our collection showing a pair of begloved hands holding open an archival book sitting on an archival book rest cushion.

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jun 22

📖 Paris - Fruit fly by Josh Silver 4/4 christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S3...

Photo of Paris holding the book in front of her face. Text below reads: A compulsively readable, satirical commentary on the era of successful "gay, sad, dark" books.

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jun 22

📖 Eamonn - The things we never say by Elizabeth Strout 3/4 christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S3...

Photo of Eamonn holding a copy of the book in front of his face. Text below reads: Best new Elizabeth Strout in years, new characters, same brilliance.

Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi@christchurchlib· Jun 22

📖 Hayley S - The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue 2/4 christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S3...