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NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa
May is New Zealand Music Month. Find out about music events at libraries, and explore our music resources.
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NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa
May is New Zealand Music Month. Find out about music events at libraries, and explore our music resources.
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New Zealand Sign Language
Find out more about New Zealand sign language and browse NZSL resources. NZ Sign Language Week is from 4 to 10 May 2026.
Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta - Rotuman Language Week
Ḁlalum 'ḁus 'e gasav ne fäeag rotuḁm te'is. Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta - Rotuma Language Week is on from Sunday 10 to Saturday 16 May 2026.
Our Insect Neighbours exhibition: 21 March – 17 May 2026
Christchurch City Libraries and Canterbury Museum bring you a closer look at the hidden world of insects. Te Pito Huarewa Gallery, Tūranga.
Archaeology
New Zealand Archaeology Week is from Saturday 2 to Sunday 10 May 2026. Browse our archaeology resources - books, magazines, and more.
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Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta - Rotuman Language Week
Ḁlalum 'ḁus 'e gasav ne fäeag rotuḁm te'is. Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta - Rotuma Language Week is on from Sunday 10 to Saturday 16 May 2026.
eResources
eResources
I want to listen: eResources you can listen to
Explore eResources you can listen to — eAudiobooks and Music. Free with your library membership.
Why wait? Listen now on uLibrary
These eAudiobooks are exclusive to uLibrary and available right away.
Naxos World Featured Albums
Listen to these Naxos World Featured Albums or choose from over 18,000 others.
eResources
I want to listen: eResources you can listen to
Explore eResources you can listen to — eAudiobooks and Music. Free with your library membership.
For Readers
For Readers
New For You - May 2026
New For You is a monthly selection of new books, topical titles, and hidden gems — chosen especially for you by our book buyers!
New this week
Every week we publish just ordered, new fiction, and new non-fiction lists. Find out the newest titles added to the library collection.
True crime reading guide
Truth can be stranger than fiction and just as gripping - read tales of murder, investigations, trials, and the wrongfully imprisoned.
Fantasy fiction reading guide
Find Fantasy authors you might like to try and reading lists for a range of Fantasy sub-genres including Epic, Grimdark, and Romantasy.
New For You
New For You - May 2026
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
New titles
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Kia ora and welcome to Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi - join online now.
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Te Hōtēra Kārara - Bug Hotels, & more - 5-15 years - (su)
Jul 9th | 10:00am - 12:00pm
Learn about how to grow food at home, design and then make your own bug hotel & journal to record your guests & how well your plant grows.
Te Hōtēra Kārara - Bug Hotels, & more - 5-15 years - (tū), part of a series
Jul 7th | 10:00am - 12:00pm
Learn about how to grow food at home, design and then make your own bug hotel & journal to record your guests & how well your plant grows.
Ready, Set, Read! - 4-6 years - (nb)
Jul 6th | 10:30am - 11:30am
Join a special Storytimes with songs, &activities, building on early literacy skills. Receive your first library bag with handpicked books.
Ready, Set, Read! - 4-6 years - (sh)
Jul 15th | 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Join a special Storytimes with songs, &activities, building on early literacy skills. Receive your first library bag with handpicked books.
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Te Hōtēra Kārara - Bug Hotels, & more - 5-15 years - (su)
Jul 9th | 10:00am - 12:00pm
Learn about how to grow food at home, design and then make your own bug hotel & journal to record your guests & how well your plant grows.