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Summertime Reading Challenge
Kids and Teens - ages 0 to 18 - tell us about your summer reads in three words and be in to win!
Lunar New Year 2022 - Year of the Tiger
Join us for music, performances, stories, after school fun, and more as we celebrate Lunar New Year from 27 January to 15 February.
Ready Reads - Click and Collect
Some of our libraries are trialling a service where you can click and collect library items. You can fill out a form to request 5 books.
Justices of the Peace (JPs)
Justices of the Peace are back in action at libraries - check our page for information on when and where.
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Tamariki - Kids
Celebrate International LEGO Day & Brick your Book
Enter the Brick your Book comp Fri 21 Jan to Mon 31 Jan 2022. Come along to mini library Imagination Stations, & the big one at Tūranga.
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 until 7 Feb 2022.
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
Rangahau a Iwi - Iwi Research (Ngāi Tahu)
Jan 27th | 10:00am - 2:00pm
Have Ngāi Tahu whakapapa or history you want to explore? Our Pou Kohikohinga Māori will be on hand to help with this kind of research.
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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
True crime reading guide
Truth can be stranger than fiction and just as gripping - read tales of murder, investigations, trials, and the wrongfully imprisoned.
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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