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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 from Sun 10 Oct.
Tamariki - Kids
Best Books of 2021 for Kids & Teens
Our selectors pick the best reads of the year for tamariki and rangatahi.
Rangatahi - Teens
Best of 2021: Young Adult
A selection of recommended titles for young adults added to Christchurch City Libraries in 2021.
Local history
Photo Hunt 2021 – People and Place: our stories revealed
Views of Christchurch as you've never seen it - congratulations to the winners and highly commended entries in this year's Photo Hunt.
Featured
Best of 2021
Staff picks for the best of 2021 - tell us yours and go in the draw to win one of two great NZ books.
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.
Christmas and New Year holiday hours 2021 / 2022
Ngā mihi o te Kirihimete me te Tau Hou. Check our opening hours this Christmas and New Year.
Diamond Harbour Library closed for refurb 21 Nov-5 Dec
Diamond Harbour Library on Waipapa Avenue is closed for two weeks for refurbishment.
eResources
The library subscribes to eResources so that you can access them for free. All you need is your library card number and password / PIN.
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
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.
Featured fiction
Science fiction reading guide
Gazing toward the stars? If you like stories set on alien worlds, inter-species politics, and space travel try our science fiction guide.
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