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Get into Zines!

Zinefest Christchurch is at Tūranga Sunday 29 Sept, & there are workshops on 22 & 28 Sept, + Visit the Ōtautahi Zine Library.

Huraina

The latest copy of free library magazine Huraina is online, or pick up a paper copy from your library.

The Great Library Seed and Plant Swap

Got some home-saved (or leftover bought) seeds to share? Pop them in at one of our participating libraries in September.

Illuminate, 3 August to 27 October

To celebrate our 160th birthday, we've gone deep into our vaults and rummaged our shelves to bring you some of our favourite gems.

The Breeze Walking Festival 2019

Celebrate walking with a range of events happening 28 Sept to 13 Oct, including a Gruffalo themed adventure for kids in Bottle Lake Forest.

Recommended

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Spring Mystery Movie at Tūranga Spring Mystery Movie at Tūranga

Sep 22nd | 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Tūranga
Join us at Tūranga for a free Sunday matinee. CLUE: a fearless young woman disguises herself as a man to battle northern invaders in China.
Join us at Tūranga for a free Sunday matinee. CLUE: a fearless young woman disguises herself as a man to battle northern invaders in China.
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Languages Languages

Take a break with news and views in your language. We can help you learn a new language or improve the language skills you already have.
Take a break with news and views in your language. We can help you learn a new language or improve the language skills you already have.
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Streaming Video Streaming Video

Take your pick from over 10,000 films for movie night. Action movies, indie documentaries, or binge-worthy dramas - stream them for free!
Take your pick from over 10,000 films for movie night. Action movies, indie documentaries, or binge-worthy dramas - stream them for free!
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eBooks and eAudiobooks eBooks and eAudiobooks

Take a spine-tingling journey without leaving the house. Read or listen for free - all from the comfort of your own home.
Take a spine-tingling journey without leaving the house. Read or listen for free - all from the comfort of your own home.
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Te Ao Māori Te Ao Māori

Take a journey back to our beginnings. Find history, whakapapa, and te reo Māori resources.
Take a journey back to our beginnings. Find history, whakapapa, and te reo Māori resources.
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Games and gaming Games and gaming

Take a leap into a universe of gaming - Xbox, PlayStation, table football or board games.
Take a leap into a universe of gaming - Xbox, PlayStation, table football or board games.
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Library Newsletters Library Newsletters

Be first on the list for the coolest books. Subscribe to our newsletters & we'll let you know the latest titles & best picks.
Be first on the list for the coolest books. Subscribe to our newsletters & we'll let you know the latest titles & best picks.
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New titles - September 2019 New titles - September 2019

Our monthly list of the new audio and video, eAudiobooks, eBooks, fiction, large print, non-fiction, and stuff for kids and teens.
Our monthly list of the new audio and video, eAudiobooks, eBooks, fiction, large print, non-fiction, and stuff for kids and teens.
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Shifting points of view - WORD Chch Shifting points of view - WORD Chch

WORD Christchurch presents Shifting Points of View — a spectacular line-up of New Zealand and international speakers to get you thinking.
WORD Christchurch presents Shifting Points of View — a spectacular line-up of New Zealand and international speakers to get you thinking.
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Mystery fiction genre guide Mystery fiction genre guide

From historical whodunnits and cosy crime to psychological thrillers and Scandi noir - our guide will help you find your next mystery read.
From historical whodunnits and cosy crime to psychological thrillers and Scandi noir - our guide will help you find your next mystery read.
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Paullina Simons on tour Paullina Simons on tour

By Fionaccl
Fee interviews The Bronze Horseman author, Paullina Simons about her new love and time-travel trilogy.
Fee interviews The Bronze Horseman author, Paullina Simons about her new love and time-travel trilogy.

Kids

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Talk Like A Pirate Day, 19 September Talk Like A Pirate Day, 19 September

By Chickey50
Ways to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day, and a tribute to local piratical legends, Natural Magic Pirates.
Ways to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day, and a tribute to local piratical legends, Natural Magic Pirates.
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Tessa Duder tours Aotearoa: First Map Tessa Duder tours Aotearoa: First Map

By Fionaccl
Fee interviews Tessa Duder, travelling New Zealand introducing her latest work First Map: How James Cook charted Aotearoa New Zealand.
Fee interviews Tessa Duder, travelling New Zealand introducing her latest work First Map: How James Cook charted Aotearoa New Zealand.
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School holidays at the library: October School holidays at the library: October

Visit your libraries in the upcoming Sept/Oct school holidays - book in for classes, or come along to free drop-in events.
Visit your libraries in the upcoming Sept/Oct school holidays - book in for classes, or come along to free drop-in events.
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School holidays October 2019 School holidays October 2019

What's on in the school holidays for Christchurch kids - holiday programmes and activities, shows & performances for kids, & free…
What's on in the school holidays for Christchurch kids - holiday programmes and activities, shows & performances for kids, & free fun.
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50th anniversary of A lion in the meadow 50th anniversary of A lion in the meadow

By Donna R
Join us to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the publication of A Lion in the Meadow by Margaret Mahy with activities and storytimes.
Join us to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the publication of A Lion in the Meadow by Margaret Mahy with activities and storytimes.
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Local History

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We have hit 10,000! We have hit 10,000!

By Sarahdcl
There are now 10,000 images on the Discovery Wall. Sarah picks some stunners from the collection.
There are now 10,000 images on the Discovery Wall. Sarah picks some stunners from the collection.
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Christchurch Photo Hunt 2019 Christchurch Photo Hunt 2019

The Christchurch Photo Hunt is our annual heritage image competition. It runs from Tuesday 1 October to Thursday 31 October.
The Christchurch Photo Hunt is our annual heritage image competition. It runs from Tuesday 1 October to Thursday 31 October.
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Pizza Hut restaurant, Riccarton, 1981 Pizza Hut restaurant, Riccarton, 1981

By Simonccl
Families eating pizza in the new Pizza Hut restaurant in Riccarton shopping mall, 12 May 1981. An image from the Discovery Wall.
Families eating pizza in the new Pizza Hut restaurant in Riccarton shopping mall, 12 May 1981. An image from the Discovery Wall.
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Sign at Rakaia Gorge bridge, 1986 Sign at Rakaia Gorge bridge, 1986

By Simonccl
Sign incorrectly spelled at Rakaia Gorge bridge. 7 March 1986. An image from the Discovery Wall.
Sign incorrectly spelled at Rakaia Gorge bridge. 7 March 1986. An image from the Discovery Wall.
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Clark and Queen Motor Services Clark and Queen Motor Services

By Simonccl
Joe Queen with a taxidermied brown bear at Clark and Queen Motor Services on Lincoln Road. 19 April 1976. An image from the Discovery Wall.
Joe Queen with a taxidermied brown bear at Clark and Queen Motor Services on Lincoln Road. 19 April 1976. An image from the Discovery Wall.
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'I believe as many as six impossible…

20/09/2019

We have hit 10,000!

20/09/2019

'Funny As': Reflections on New…

20/09/2019

North Beach Zoo protesters:…

19/09/2019

Kia tere: Tessa Duder tours Aotearoa…

18/09/2019

Community

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NZ Chinese Language Week 2019 NZ Chinese Language Week 2019

基督城市图书馆与您共庆新西兰中文周 Come and celebrate New Zealand Chinese Language Week with Christchurch City Libraries.
基督城市图书馆与您共庆新西兰中文周 Come and celebrate New Zealand Chinese Language Week with Christchurch City Libraries.
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The Great Library Seed & Plant Swap 2019 The Great Library Seed & Plant Swap 2019

By Cclstaff
Got some home-saved (or leftover bought) seeds to share? Pop them in at one of our participating libraries in September.
Got some home-saved (or leftover bought) seeds to share? Pop them in at one of our participating libraries in September.
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The Green Connection Pod - Tūranga The Green Connection Pod - Tūranga

By Cclstaff
The Green Lab, Tūranga, & All Right? invite you to come nourish your connections or enjoy contemplation at the Green Connection Pod.
The Green Lab, Tūranga, & All Right? invite you to come nourish your connections or enjoy contemplation at the Green Connection Pod.
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Podcast: Wearing the hijab Podcast: Wearing the hijab

By Cclstaff
Episode of local human rights radio show, Speak up - Kōrerotia, with suggested books and resources for and about hijabi women.
Episode of local human rights radio show, Speak up - Kōrerotia, with suggested books and resources for and about hijabi women.
News

Redwood Library closed: further repairs Redwood Library closed: further repairs

Redwood Library will remain closed in order to carry out more repairs.
Redwood Library will remain closed in order to carry out more repairs.
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Māori

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Pikihuia Award winners Pikihuia Award winners

The winners of the biennial Pikihuia awards for Māori writers of fiction in English or te reo Māori have been announced.
The winners of the biennial Pikihuia awards for Māori writers of fiction in English or te reo Māori have been announced.
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Vincent O’Malley: Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa Vincent O’Malley: Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa

By Kateccl
Kate reports back from Vincent O'Malley's session about the New Zealand Wars at WORD Christchurch Shifting Points of View 2019
Kate reports back from Vincent O'Malley's session about the New Zealand Wars at WORD Christchurch Shifting Points of View 2019
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Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2019 Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2019

recommended by ChristchurchLib
This list links to the themes which are; ako - learn, whakarongo - listen, waiata - sing, pānui - read, tuhi - write and kōrero - speak.
This list links to the themes which are; ako - learn, whakarongo - listen, waiata - sing, pānui - read, tuhi - write and kōrero - speak.
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Tī Kōuka Whenua Tī Kōuka Whenua

Explore the vibrant past of Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region that extends back many hundreds of years before 1850.
Explore the vibrant past of Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region that extends back many hundreds of years before 1850.
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Tāngata Ngāi Tahu Tāngata Ngāi Tahu

By Gregccl
Tāngata Ngāi Tahu: People of Ngāi Tahu. Volume One is a new book celebrating the rich and diverse lives of fifty people of Ngāi Tahu.
Tāngata Ngāi Tahu: People of Ngāi Tahu. Volume One is a new book celebrating the rich and diverse lives of fifty people of Ngāi Tahu.
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eResources

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Top 10 eBooks Top 10 eBooks

By Simoneccl
Here are the favourite eBooks of Christchurch City Libraries' customers so far this year.
Here are the favourite eBooks of Christchurch City Libraries' customers so far this year.
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Haynes Manuals AllAccess Haynes Manuals AllAccess

By Simoneccl
Do you like tinkering with cars, scooters, & motorbikes? Haynes Manuals AllAccess gives you access to over 600 online motor manuals.
Do you like tinkering with cars, scooters, & motorbikes? Haynes Manuals AllAccess gives you access to over 600 online motor manuals.
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Very Short Introductions Very Short Introductions

By Simoneccl
Let me introduce you to Very Short Introductions, a great collection of concise online eBooks from Oxford University Press.
Let me introduce you to Very Short Introductions, a great collection of concise online eBooks from Oxford University Press.
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Kanopy is here! Kanopy is here!

By Simoneccl
Welcome to Kanopy - this online video streaming service is full of award-winning independent, international, classic films, & docos.
Welcome to Kanopy - this online video streaming service is full of award-winning independent, international, classic films, & docos.
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Teens

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Youth Picks: September to November 2019 Youth Picks: September to November 2019

By Donna R
Each month, librarians will bring you a choice selection of stuff for Christchurch youth -  books, events, exhibitions, and more.…
Each month, librarians will bring you a choice selection of stuff for Christchurch youth -  books, events, exhibitions, and more.…
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New titles for YA - September 2019 New titles for YA - September 2019

Check out the latest books for teens and readers of YA.
Check out the latest books for teens and readers of YA.
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eResources for youth eResources for youth

eResources for fun and study - you can access them for free, wherever you are. All you need is your library card number and password / PIN.
eResources for fun and study - you can access them for free, wherever you are. All you need is your library card number and password / PIN.
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Crossing fantasy with Lara Croft Crossing fantasy with Lara Croft

By Claireccl
Claire reads the latest from Young Adult fantasy and sci-fi author Maria V. Snyder and gives it 8/10!
Claire reads the latest from Young Adult fantasy and sci-fi author Maria V. Snyder and gives it 8/10!
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