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April 2025

 

Haere mai, welcome to Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi – Christchurch City Libraries
Explore what's happening this month, and find out what's new in our collections.

 

Easter and Anzac Day 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.
Anzac Day Friday 25 April: All libraries closed.

Check holiday hours
 

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.

Explore City Nature Challenge
 

Join us for school holiday fun and learning

Come to the library in the school holidays for bookable programmes and free drop-in activities.

What's on in the holidays
 

New For You - March 2026

New For You is a monthly selection of new books, topical titles, and hidden gems - chosen especially for you by our book buyers!

Find your next great read
 

New Fiction

"Felicia's Favourites" by Steel, Danielle, 1948-
"It's Not Her" by Kubica, Mary
"This Book Made Me Think of You" by Page, Libby
"One Woman's War" by Goodwin, Rosie
"The Island Retreat" by Kelly, Cathy
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"It's Not Her" by Kubica, Mary
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New Non-Fiction

"The Dead Speak" by Coyle, Thomas
"Fawning" by Clayton, Ingrid, 1974-
"A Mind of My Own" by Burke, Kathy, 1965-
"Lessons From A Default Parent" by Beckett, Lou
"Where the Light Gets in" by Crowe, Ben
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"Fawning" by Clayton, Ingrid, 1974-
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New NZ

"Mr Wind and the Postmen" by High, Brian
"Alan Loney"
"Level 2 Calculus Learning Workbook" by Haydock, Phyl, 1953-
"Luke Shaw"
"Aotearoa New Zealand"
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"Alan Loney"
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Discover new books
 

Recommended reading

Graphic novels and comics

Great stories and great art come together in a range of genres and styles, including biographies - for kids, teens or adults.

Popular science reading guide

Popular science takes science and makes it engaging and interesting to read. We recommend some great popular science titles and authors.

Reading recommendations
 

eResources for Tamariki - Kids

Kids can read eBooks, listen to eAudiobooks, get homework help, play educational games, and watch movies and tv shows - all for free!

Try eResources for kids
 

Listen to BorrowBox

Listen in! Donna's best audiobooks of 2025

The fave audiobooks Donna listened to in 2025 - fiction and non-fiction - true crime, apocalyptic dystopias, weird fiction, memoirs, & more.

WORD Christchurch 2025 audiobooks

Listen to eAudiobooks by authors who came to the WORD Christchurch Festival, 27 to 31 August 2025.

Listen to eAudiobooks
 

What's on

Between the Lines Write-In at Spreydon Library
Series

Mar 8th | 10:00am - 12:00pm

Spreydon Library

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Come along and share a creative space for fiction and non‑fiction writers. It's a quiet, inspiring place to write.

Crafty Sundays
Series

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

Tūranga

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Bring your latest craft project and meet other crafty teens.

Find out what's on
 

Financial Capability Drop In Clinics

Looking for guidance on managing debt, sticking to a budget, or saving? Have a chat with the team from Moana Community Trust.

Find out about the clinics
 

Like Bodies, Like Minds exhibition

Website

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.

Website

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.

About Like Bodies, Like Minds
 

Coming soon: Pasifika Fanau Day

Website

2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

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

More about Pasifika Fanau Day
 
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