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WORD Christchurch Festival 2026
The programme is out! WORD Christchurch Festival is on from 1 to 6 September 2026. Read all about events, writers, and get librarian picks!
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WORD Christchurch Festival 2026
The programme is out! WORD Christchurch Festival is on from 1 to 6 September 2026. Read all about events, writers, and get librarian picks!
I want to ...
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Featured
WHAIAO presents: Books of Mana - Panel Discussion
Aug 8th | 11:00am - 12:30pm
Jacinta Ruru, Angela Wanhalla & Jeanette Wikaira discuss ‘Books of Mana: 180 Māori Authored Books of Significance’. Free, bookings required
Library from Home
Access library services from home or when you are out & about — streaming movies, eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, newspapers, and more!
Ferment with Richard Till and Nicholas Brown
Aug 11th | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Follow the fascinating transformation from grape juice to wine as Richard Till and Nicholas Brown of Black Estate share stories. $48.15
Did they really do that? Cantabrians' world record quests, part of a series
Aug 2nd, All day
Cantabrians have always embraced a challenge. The 1970s & 1980s were peak decades for attempting to break a world record, any world record!
Featured
WHAIAO presents: Books of Mana - Panel Discussion
Aug 8th | 11:00am - 12:30pm
Jacinta Ruru, Angela Wanhalla & Jeanette Wikaira discuss ‘Books of Mana: 180 Māori Authored Books of Significance’. Free, bookings required
eResources
eResources
The Calamity Club has landed in uLibrary
Listen to The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett and other new eAudiobooks. Available now in uLibrary.
eDS eResources Discovery Search
Access most of our eResource collection, articles, eBooks, journals, photographs & more, through a single access point.
Ticket-free British Cinema and TV on Kanopy
New to Kanopy. A collection of British Cinema and TV with unlimited, ticket-free viewing.
eResources
eResources for Rangatahi - Teens
Relax with eBooks, eAudiobooks, comics and graphic novels. Explore resources for study. Free with your library membership!
For Readers
For Readers
New For You - August 2026
New For You is a monthly selection of new books, topical titles, and hidden gems — chosen especially for you by our book buyers!
Best of 2026 ... so far!
Find out the books librarians have loved this year so far.
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.
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.
New For You
New For You - August 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.
Just added
Just Added
After School Board Games, part of a series
Revisit some old favourites or try our more complex board games in a friendly, social space.
New For You - Aotearoa New Zealand - August 2026
Have a taste of home-grown books with some of our best New Zealand new arrivals this month. Fiction, Biography, Non-Fiction, and more.
New For You - Biographies - August 2026
New biographies and memoirs of the famous, the interesting and everyday people.
New For You - Children's - August 2026
A selection of new fiction, graphic novels and nonfiction for older children.
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After School Board Games, part of a series
Revisit some old favourites or try our more complex board games in a friendly, social space.