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Tiny Fest at Tūranga: Friday 22-Sunday 24 November 2024
Tūranga will be a stage for encounters & exchanges, where artists, audiences, & ideas intersect in ways you’ll never experience again.
Women of the Wheel: Past and Present exhibition at Tūranga
Women of the Wheel: Past and Present is on until 24 November at Te Pito Huarewa / Southbase Gallery, Tūranga.
Best of 2024 for Kids and Teens
Our selectors have picked the best books of 2024 for tamariki and rangatahi. Have a browse and find a great read!
Fendalton Library reopened Monday 18 November
Fendalton Library has reopened. They are trialling going EFTPOS only, and the back carpark won't be available until 26 November.
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Comics Plus
Read all the comics with unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels and manga, For ages 16+.
Listen to Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth on BorrowBox
Listen now to Darling Girls, a domestic thriller about sisterhood, secrets, love and murder - no holds, no queues.
Listen to The Affair by Lee Child on BorrowBox
Listen to The Affair, book 16 of the Jack Reacher series, right now - no holds, no queues.
For Readers
For Readers
New For You - November
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.
Science fiction reading guide
Gazing toward the stars? If you like stories set on alien worlds, inter-species politics, and space travel try our science fiction guide.
World and travel reading guide
Be transported. Find reads that take you to exotic cities, feast on the foods of a foreign culture, or be inspired by real life adventurers.
Join the library. It's free!
Kia ora and welcome to Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi - join online now.
American National Book Awards
The winners for 2024 have been announced in Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Translated literature and Young people’s literature.
Tiny Fest at Tūranga: Friday 22-Sunday 24 November 2024
Tūranga will be a stage for encounters & exchanges, where artists, audiences, & ideas intersect in ways you’ll never experience again.
Solomon Islands Pidgin Language Week
Solomon Aelan Pijin Langguis Wik - Solomon Islands Pidgin Language Week is on from Sunday 24 to Saturday 30 November 2024.
Best watches of 2024 🎬🍿
Mostly recent with the occasional older title I've only just got around to watching. These are my favourite movies and TV shows of the year.
