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Tiny Fest at Tūranga: Friday 22-Sunday 24 November 2024
Tūranga will be a stage for encounters & exchanges, where artists, audiences, & ideas intersect in ways you’ll never experience again.
Women of the Wheel: Past and Present exhibition at Tūranga
Women of the Wheel: Past and Present is on until 24 November at Te Pito Huarewa / Southbase Gallery, Tūranga.
Best of 2024 for Kids and Teens
Our selectors have picked the best books of 2024 for tamariki and rangatahi. Have a browse and find a great read!
Fendalton Library reopened Monday 18 November
Fendalton Library has reopened. They are trialling going EFTPOS only, and the back carpark won't be available until 26 November.
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Comics Plus
Read all the comics with unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels and manga, For ages 16+.
Listen to Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth on BorrowBox
Listen now to Darling Girls, a domestic thriller about sisterhood, secrets, love and murder - no holds, no queues.
Listen to The Affair by Lee Child on BorrowBox
Listen to The Affair, book 16 of the Jack Reacher series, right now - no holds, no queues.
For Readers
For Readers
New For You - November
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
Explore the latest eAudiobooks, eBooks, fiction, large print, non-fiction, & stuff for kids and teens.
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.
World and travel reading guide
Be transported. Find reads that take you to exotic cities, feast on the foods of a foreign culture, or be inspired by real life adventurers.
Join the library. It's free!
Kia ora and welcome to Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi - join online now.
Library closures or changes in hours or services
Nov 22, 2024
Check for the latest information on changes in opening hours or closures.
Building for soil health: Christchurch Converstions
Nov 26th | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Explore the practices, design choices and strategies that support soil health and, in turn, that of other living things in neighbourhoods.
Comics Plus Children's Library
Read all the comics with unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels and manga suitable to children and teens under 16.
American National Book Awards
The winners for 2024 have been announced in Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Translated literature and Young people’s literature.
