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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

April 2025

 

Welcome to our Home & Living newsletter.

Letting you know about interesting library events, books and other resources related to crafts, gardening, cooking and more!

 

Blog Post

Open Christchurch 2025: Friday 2 to Sunday 4 May

Building lovers and architecture fans! Open Christchurch is back in May.

Horroromance (because love is terrifying) 🫀

When you want a love story but to also to be frightened. Love is a battlefield, but also sometimes a slaughterhouse.

Horror - New & Trending

A list of the freshest frights for every horror fan, from titles that have just reached our shelves to those that are flying off them.

 

Library events

The Great Stash Swap

Nov 26th | 9:00am - 11:00am

Aranui Library

Bring along your unwanted fabric, haberdashery, buttons, wool, lace, trims, paints, brushes, zips etc then choose what you want to take away

Repair, Remake and Reuse @ Lyttelton Library

Are you a fan of The Repair Shop? Do you love fixing things yourself? We have a programme of events for you, and plenty of books to help too

 

Staff List

Airfryer Favourites

One minute you're young and cool....... the next you're excited by an airfryer!

 

Coming soon

Titles hand-picked by our Selectors. These aren't in libraries yet so get your holds on now or add them to your For Later shelf.

Dopamine Home by Rachel Verney

This mood-enhancing aesthetic focuses on filling your home with things you love and that bring joy and happiness.

 

Ths Soft Minimalist Home by Abi Dare

The Soft Minimalist Home shows how a diverse range of people have created minimalist havens that reflect their tastes and tell their stories.

 

New titles

Cookbooks

"Asian Home Cooking" by Liaw, Adam
"The Bone Broth Book" by Freja (Firm)
"Farmhouse Christmas" by Bahen, Melissa
"Eat More Greek" by Curran, Conor
"Daily veg" by Boven, Yvette van, 1968-
"Simply Speedy Chinese" by Lee, Suzie (Chef)
"The Bone Broth Book" by Freja (Firm)

Gardening

"Edimentals" by Richards, Huw, 1999-
"Home Greenhouse Revival" by Halleck, Leslie F.
"Orwell's Roses" by Solnit, Rebecca
"The Productive Garden Companion" by Morgan, Natasha
"The Garden DIY Book" by Keys, Rupert
"Floramama" by Roy, Chloé, 1984-
"Home Greenhouse Revival" by Halleck, Leslie F.

Sewing

"The Tale That Time Sews" by Brahmachari, Sita, 1966-
"Sewing Quiet Books for Children" by Zunic, Lily
"Fäden des Glücks" by Warncke, Marit
"Dopamine Dressmaking" by Allard, Brogan
"It Starts With A Square" by Wood, Cris
"The Point of the Needle" by Burman, Barbara
"Sewing Quiet Books for Children" by Zunic, Lily

Featured topic: Architecture

"100 21st-century Buildings"
"Reflections of Place" by Dan Gordon Landscape Architects
"Cape to Bluff" by Devitt, Simon, 1973-
"Ungrounding" by Weizman, Eyal, 1970-
"Heirloom Design" by Zajac, Anissa
"Message- and Event-Driven Systems With CQRS and Event Sourcing" by Lawrence, Alex
"Reflections of Place" by Dan Gordon Landscape Architects
 

Easter Hours

Good Friday 18 April: All libraries closed
Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 April aren't public holidays, so libraries will be open their normal hours except:

  • Linwood Library at Eastgate will be closed on Easter Sunday

Monday 21 April: Easter Monday our central library Tūranga is open from 10am to 5pm. All other libraries are closed.

More about Easter
 
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