Welcome to our newly redeveloped website, on behalf of all of us here at Christchurch City Libraries. This redesign brings you a better, seamless online library experience. What’s new? Integrated website and catalogue The catalogue is now seamlessly integrated with the rest of our content. Our catalogue content can still be found easily under ‘Explore…
Climate change: a hot topic?
It seems on the subject of climate change, one is firmly in the ‘believer’ or ‘non-believer’ camp, and ne’r the twain shall meet. What struck me in the lead-up to our recent election was that the subject of climate change was not a ‘hot topic’. I wonder if this may have something to do with…
Naxos Theatre presents…
Whilst making myself aware of what library resources we have via our E-Resources today I came upon ‘a gem’. Now I quite understand if you don’t think this tidbit of information is mind-blowing, because, let’s face it, we all appreciate different things. If someone mentioned in passing that they had found a fantastic library resource all about the…
Te kupu o te wiki – The word of the week
Kia ora. To celebrate Te Reo Māori we are publishing kupu (words). Kīwaha (colloquialism) Wheo kē Buzzy Kupu (word) homai pass (to me) Homai kia toru ngā kapu. Pass me three cups. Previous Te Kupu o te reo Māori posts. Browse our Te Reo Māori resources…
Read the book before you see the film
How many times do you read a book and like it, then hear that it is being made into a movie? It seems that a really good book may have qualities that don’t translate to a good movie. It was said once – and I can’t remember who said it – that more bad books…
“For Later” lately (4)
In an attempt to tame her ever-growing For Later list, Robyn has decided to share with us on a regular basis the titles that she has recently added to her list. The theory being that, even if she doesn’t ever get round to reading them, she can perhaps do so vicariously through you… So please…
Book Titles: Why Not Catch-21?
There are 211 different books in Christchurch City Libraries to help you name your future offspring, but only one to guide the choice of title for your soon-to-be-published book. And that is the cunningly titled Why Not Catch-21? The Stories Behind the Titles. I am fascinated by book titles, especially the zany “what were they…
Light your October with Diwali
Diwali is an ancient Indian festival of lights. It is usually celebrated in the autumn season in India.The literal translation of Diwali (also often spelled Divali or Dipavali) is an array of lights. On Diwali night people light up candles and lamps and decorate their houses. The festive mood brings happiness and harmony among people…
Fantasy – Kings and killers
Here are some picks from our Fantasy newsletter for October 2014. You can read it online or subscribe to get it delivered direct to your inbox. …
Motivation and stamina essential
On a dark, bitterly cold evening in November 1992 I was both ‘killing time’ and keeping warm in W H Smith waiting with increasing impatience for my delayed home-bound train to make its appearance at platform 7. I glanced at the shelves of books and found myself drawn to the large A embellishing a book cover …
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