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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.

Period pieces on Kanopy

Watch movies and TV series set in a range of historical periods on Kanopy with your library card.

Spotlight on: How to create your family story

Jul 30th | 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Tūranga

This 2-week course is designed to help and encourage family history researchers to write the story of their ancestors. Free, bookings needed

 

Library events

The Great Stash Swap

Aug 23rd | 11:00am - 2:00pm

Upper Riccarton Library

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

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

 

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

"You Had Me at Cake" by Jackson, Emelia, 1989-
"European Peasant Cookery" by Luard, Elisabeth
"Floraphile's Almanac" by Evans, Jessi
"Szybko, zdrowo bez wysiłku" by Dobrowolska-Zrałka, Karolina
"Hot Thai Kitchen" by Chongchitnant, Pailin
"Bake your Sweet Time" by Effby, Tat
"European Peasant Cookery" by Luard, Elisabeth

Gardening

"The Kitchen Garden" by Musgrave, Toby
"Ripe Tomato Revolution" by Hyman, Frank
"Homesteading for Beginners" by Lombardo, Lisa
"A Year in the Edible Garden" by Raven, Sarah
"Hot Beds" by First, Jack
"For the Love of Houseplants" by Mitchell, Tanner
"Ripe Tomato Revolution" by Hyman, Frank

Sewing

"A Year of Zero Waste Sewing" by Haywood, Elizabeth M.
"Fit for Knits" by Hjerpe, Malena, 1985-
"Gertie Sews Glam Knits" by Hirsch, Gretchen, 1979-
"Stitch" by Rich, Jen
"Threads" by Kemsley, Madeleine
"Shoes"
"Fit for Knits" by Hjerpe, Malena, 1985-

Featured topic: Architecture

"Crossing Boundaries With Frank Lloyd Wright" by Robinson, Sidney K., 1943-
"Up in the Air" by Smith, Holly, 1998-
"The Garden Room" by Puechmarin, Hannah
"Our World in Ten Buildings" by Murphy, Michael P., Jr
"Pacific Natural Everywhere" by Kayne, Jenni
"Lost London" by Knox, Paul L., 1947-
"Up in the Air" by Smith, Holly, 1998-
 

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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