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Join us for school holiday fun and learning
Come to the library in the school holidays for bookable programmes and free drop-in activities.
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Join us for school holiday fun and learning
Come to the library in the school holidays for bookable programmes and free drop-in activities.
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Distil with Richard Till, Mark Rose, & Chris Jamieson
Jul 28th | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Join Richard, Mark (Elsewhere Gin), & Chris (CJ Drinks) for a talk, tastings, craft your own gin blend, and enjoy a cocktail. $48.15
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!
Library from Home
Access library services from home or when you are out & about — streaming movies, eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, newspapers, and more!
Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu: Exhibition on until 26 July 2026
Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu brings library treasures together. Find out about the exhibition on now at Te Pito Huarewa Gallery in Tūranga.
Featured
Distil with Richard Till, Mark Rose, & Chris Jamieson
Jul 28th | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Join Richard, Mark (Elsewhere Gin), & Chris (CJ Drinks) for a talk, tastings, craft your own gin blend, and enjoy a cocktail. $48.15
eResources
eResources
eResources for Rangatahi - Teens
Relax with eBooks, eAudiobooks, comics and graphic novels. Explore resources for study. Free with your library membership!
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.
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
Best of 2026 ... so far!
Find out the books librarians have loved this year so far.
New For You - July 2026
New For You is a monthly selection of new books, topical titles, and hidden gems — chosen especially for you by our book buyers!
Mystery fiction reading guide
From historical whodunnits and cosy crime to psychological thrillers and Scandi noir - our guide will help you find your next mystery read.
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 For You
Best of 2026 ... so far!
Find out the books librarians have loved this year so far.
New titles
New titles
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Redwood Reads July 2026
What the library staff and Book Group members have been reading and recommending this month.
Workshop: Writing about Artefacts: WORD Christchurch
Sep 6th | 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Book a workshop with Heather McQuillan and use fabulous artefacts as writing prompts. Create new stories and poems. Ages 11 and over.
Workshop: Joanna Preston: WORD Christchurch
Sep 6th | 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Book a workshop with Line Break Queen Joanna Preston - demystifying the most under-appreciated tool in the poet’s toolbox: the line break.
Masterclass: Breton Dukes: WORD Christchurch
Sep 6th | 10:30am - 12:15pm
Book a WORD Christchurch Masterclass with Breton Dukes on Writing Fact Into Fiction.
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Redwood Reads July 2026
What the library staff and Book Group members have been reading and recommending this month.