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Te Ao Māori
Whakaata mai te Kūkūwai - Reflections from the Wetlands
Whakaata mai te Kūkūwai – Reflections from the Wetlands exhibition is on at Te Pito Huarewa / Southbase Gallery, Tūranga from Sun 10 Oct.
Tamariki - Kids
Dice day celebration
Nov 29th | 9:00am - Dec 4th | 4:00pm
We celebrate dice in the lead up to International Dice Day on Saturday 4 December. Make cardboard dice, see our dice display, and more!
Rangatahi - Teens
Christchurch Hip Hop Summit - Thurs 9 to Sat 11 Dec 2021
The inaugural Christchurch Hip Hop Summit is presented by YCD (Youth and Cultural Development). Find out more about this awesome event.
Local history
QUIZ: Canterbury Show Day / Canterbury Anniversary
Our November quiz looks at Christchurch Show Day and Canterbury’s official anniversary. Test your knowledge of the annual show.
Featured
Best of 2021
Staff picks for the best of 2021 - tell us yours and go in the draw to win one of two great NZ books.
Christmas and New Year holiday hours 2021 / 2022
Ngā mihi o te Kirihimete me te Tau Hou. Check our opening hours this Christmas and New Year.
Libraries are now open: COVID-19 Alert Level 2
Information on how libraries are operating at Alert Level 2.
Diamond Harbour Library closed for refurb 21 Nov-5 Dec
Diamond Harbour Library on Waipapa Avenue is closed for two weeks for refurbishment.
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eResources
Recommended
Explore our recommended reading in fiction and non-fiction: literary prizes, WORD Christchurch literary events, new titles, booklists, and more.
Featured non-fiction
Arts and literature reading guide
Find fun reads that shed light on your favourite music, theatre or literature. Reads that inform and entertain just like great works of art.
Featured fiction
New Zealand fiction reading guide
Discover fiction by New Zealand authors in a range of genres with our recommended author and novel lists.
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