Join us as we celebrate Matariki and Puaka 2025! Learn about this year's wellbeing theme, local events, crafts, and library resources.
Interior of TV One Ice Dome: Picturing Canterbury
By simonccl
People ice skating inside the Television One Ice Dome in Cathedral Square, 2009. An image from Canterbury Stories.
Tina Makereti’s incredible credible book: The Mires
By fionaccl
Fee reviews Tina Makereti's novel, a magical story about place, identity and prejudice.
‘Living Writing” – Kirsty Gunn: WORD Christchurch
By cclstaff
Katrina reports back from the WORD Christchurch event with Kirsty Gunn. The author believes in the idea of creating something provoking with the power to change us and our ‘psychic temperature’, expanding the way we see our lives.
The Wonderful Stranges: Wild weather and kindness
Missbeecrafty reads a New Zealand picture book about tolerance and kindness.
Changing Face of Hornby “Clock Tower”: Picturing Canterbury
By simonccl
The Clock Tower built in the 1960s, gets a multi-million dollar makeover in 2010. An image from Canterbury Stories.
Looking back at Autism Acceptance Month
By cclstaff
A look back at Autism Acceptance Month, and a discussion about neurodiversity in libraries.
Māori Lit Blog: Reading Challenge
By juliaccl
Listen to Julia, Ngapiu, Māia, Alexandra discuss their reading picks in the Māori Lit Reading Challenge 2025.
Backyard Beekeeper: Picturing Canterbury
By simonccl
Lyn Arthur demonstrates a hand honey extractor at the urban alternatives festival, 1982. An image from Canterbury Stories.
An Evening in Crime: Michael Bennett and Dervla McTiernan: WORD Christchurch
By fionaccl
Fee reports back from a WORD Christchurch event with crime writers Michael Bennett and Dervla McTiernan.
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