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April 2025

 

Haere mai, welcome to our newsletter for people from ages 13 to 24. Take a look at some fresh new books and check out what's on.

 

Like Bodies, Like Minds exhibition

Like Bodies, Like Minds celebrates stories from eleven brilliant bodies of survival and struggle, and of hope and healing. In sharing these, we hope to reduce shame around mental health and body image and increase understanding of life inside someone else’s skin. Created by writer Angela Barnett and illustrator Ruby Jones.

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2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

The shortlist has been announced for New Zealand's most prestigious literary awards.

Blog Post

QUIZ: Directories

A directory is an index or list of individuals and/or organisations that also includes contact details. Great for local history research.

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2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

The shortlist has been announced for New Zealand's most prestigious literary awards.

Blog Post

QUIZ: Directories

A directory is an index or list of individuals and/or organisations that also includes contact details. Great for local history research.

Supported by the Mental Health Foundation, YWCA Auckland, and Christchurch City Council.

More Like Bodies, Like Minds
 

Hoake ki te Taiao City Nature Challenge (24-27 April 2026)

Help put Ōtautahi Christchurch's biodiversity on the map! Come along to our City Nature Challenge events in April.

City Nature Challenge info
 

Top picks

The Restaurant at the edge of the world by Oliver Gerlach

Soup must battle her evil boss in a fantastical cooking competition.

 

Sunny at the end of the world by Steph Bowe

Sunny and Toby are on the run after zombies have destroyed most of the adults in their world. Cut to 2034 when Sunny is being held in an underground facility. What happened?

 

Darkest night, brightest star by Barry Jonsberg

When Morgan makes a friend at school, gets injured in a game, and his long-lost mum turns up, everything changes

 

Everything is poison by Joy McCullough

In all Carmela's years of wishing to follow in her mother's footsteps, she never realized one tiny vial could be the death of them all.

 

New!!!

Take a look at the newest of new books and find your next great read.

Fiction

"Perfect Cover" by Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
"Sparking Fire Out of Fate" by Kemmerer, Brigid
"Fortune Falls" by Vane, Lou
"The Apothecary Diaries" by Hyūga, Natsu
"Killer Spirit" by Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
"Avatar, the Last Airbender" by Ribay, Randy
"Sparking Fire Out of Fate" by Kemmerer, Brigid

Graphic novels

"Komi Can't Communicate" by Oda, Tomohito, 1991-
"Blue Lock" by Kaneshiro, Muneyuki
"Blue Lock" by Kaneshiro, Muneyuki
"Keeper of the Lost Cities" by Frenn, Celina
"Blue Lock" by Kaneshiro, Muneyuki
"Transformers" by Johnson, Daniel Warren
"Blue Lock" by Kaneshiro, Muneyuki

eBooks

"Light Enough to Float" by Seal, Lauren
"A War of Wyverns" by Williamson, S. F.
"White Fragility" by DiAngelo, Robin, 1956-
"Any Sunday" by Macomber, Debbie, 1948-
"The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar" by Reyes, Sonora
"Furysong" by Munda, Rosaria
"A War of Wyverns" by Williamson, S. F.
New for teens
 

What's on for ages 13 to 24

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Autism

April is Autism Acceptance Month. There's a workshop and events at the library. Explore our autism resources.

Event

Pride Crafty Sundays

Mar 8th | 11:00am - 1:00pm

Tūranga

Celebrate Pride with some crafting fun! Bring your latest project or try out some craft in a safe and welcoming environment.

See more events
 

Easter and Anzac Day hours

  • Friday 18 April: All libraries are closed on Good Friday
  • 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: Our central library Tūranga is open from 10am to 5pm. All other libraries are closed on Easter Monday.
  • Friday 25 April: All libraries are closed on Anzac Day.
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