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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

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 - June 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

"Land" by O'Farrell, Maggie, 1972-
"First Place" by Andelfinger, Nicole
"Whistler" by Patchett, Ann, 1963-
"Baby-sitters Little Sister" by Martin, Ann M., 1955-
"Taiwan Travelogue" by Yang, Shuangzi, 1984-
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"First Place" by Andelfinger, Nicole
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New Non-Fiction

"Hope Comes To Eastby End" by Jacobs, Anna
"No Pit Stops" by Baker, Grant
"The Titanic Story of Evelyn" by Wilkinson, Lisa
"The Nuremberg Women" by Livingstone, Natalie
"Haunted by Erewhon" by Robinson, Roger, 1939-
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"No Pit Stops" by Baker, Grant
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New NZ

"Haunted by Erewhon" by Robinson, Roger, 1939-
"Der Buchladen am Ende der Welt" by Shaw, Ruth (Bookseller)
"The Sculptor From Rūnanga" by Maunder, Paul
"They Carved A Wider Place for Women" by Wood, Beulah, 1943-
"No Pit Stops" by Baker, Grant
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"Der Buchladen am Ende der Welt" by Shaw, Ruth (Bookseller)
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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

Too close to home? Read NZ crime stories in BorrowBox

Read New Zealand crime and thriller fiction set in our back yard in BorrowBox's eBook collection.

New New Zealand non-fiction eBooks in BorrowBox

BorrowBox has new and popular New Zealand non-fiction in eBook format.

Listen to eAudiobooks
 

What's on

Make @ Tūranga Lunchtimes: Matariki earrings
Series

Jun 19th | 11:45am - 12:30pm

Tūranga

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Celebrate Matariki by creating some earrings using pre-designed templates! Choose your design, shape, material, size, & earring hook type.

Matatiki Board Game Club - ages 15+
Series

Jun 19th | 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Matatiki Hornby Centre

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New to board games? A seasoned strategist? Somewhere in between? Come along, meet new people, and enjoy the selection of board games.

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

Event

Stop Motion Workshop - Magic and Make-Believe

Jul 8th | 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Shirley Library

Discover the magic of animation as you create your very own story in this stop motion workshop.

Event

Magic Trick Workshop - Magic and Make-Believe Day

Jul 8th | 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Shirley Library

Have you ever wanted to know how to do magic tricks with a deck of cards? Come down to Shirley Library and learn how.

Event

Stop Motion Workshop - Magic and Make-Believe

Jul 8th | 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Shirley Library

Discover the magic of animation as you create your very own story in this stop motion workshop.

Event

Magic Trick Workshop - Magic and Make-Believe Day

Jul 8th | 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Shirley Library

Have you ever wanted to know how to do magic tricks with a deck of cards? Come down to Shirley Library and learn how.

About Like Bodies, Like Minds
 

Coming soon: Pasifika Fanau Day

Event

Stop Motion Workshop - Magic and Make-Believe

Jul 8th | 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Shirley Library

Discover the magic of animation as you create your very own story in this stop motion workshop.

More about Pasifika Fanau Day
 
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