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Lunar New Year 2023 - Year of the Rabbit
Celebrate Lunar New Year! Events at libraries take place from 22 January to 5 February 2023.
Wā Pēpi: Babytimes and Wā Kōrero: Storytimes
Most Wā Pēpi: Babytimes (for tamariki under 2) & Wā Kōrero: Storytimes (for over 2s) are back in libraries from 30 January.
So Many Stories: PlainsFM (9am on first Friday of the month)
Join us on PlainsFM radio to discover what our libraries are all about – connecting people, inspiring discovery, & enriching communities.
Summertime Reading Challenge
Kids and Teens - ages 0 to 18 - tell us about your summer reads in three words and be in to win!
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Te Ao Māori
Te Tiriti o Waitangi - The Treaty of Waitangi
An agreement made between Māori and the British Crown in 1840, it is New Zealand’s founding document. Read our backgrounder to the Treaty.
Tamariki - Kids
After School Activity Zones and Bookable Programmes
Join us for after school fun and learning. Join one of our Bookable Programmes or drop in to a free activity zone.
Rangatahi - Teens
Teen Scene newsletter
Stories from a teenage point of view. Discover your next great read with our latest Teen Scene newsletter.
Local history
QUIZ: Ridiculous and random recipes and recommendations
We explore "interesting" homemaking and healthcare hints of yesteryear. Do you know all the uses for a lemon?
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Recommended
Explore our recommended reading in fiction and non-fiction: literary prizes, WORD Christchurch literary events, new titles, booklists, and more.
Featured non-fiction
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.
Featured fiction
Adventure fiction reading guide
Go on a mission full of suspense and action, loaded with obstacles and dangers - our guide will help you find your next adventure read.
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