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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

August 2025

 

Welcome to our Arts & Entertainment newsletter.

We'll be letting you know about movies and music, and library resources focused on the arts.

 

Community List

Video Games - from pixels to perspectives

Whether you're a casual player or a dedicated gamer, this book list has something for everyone. Dive into the history of video games.

 

Library events

Christchurch Pride: March 2026

Christchurch Pride events for teens include book clubs, gaming, and a Beat Saber Tournament.

Teddy Bear Sleepover

Feb 24th | 11:00am - 12:00pm

South Colombo

Bring along your favourite soft toy to have a sleepover at the library! All soft toys are welcome!

Finishing soon

Website

Christchurch Pride: March 2026

Christchurch Pride events for teens include book clubs, gaming, and a Beat Saber Tournament.

 

New titles

 

Books about films

"Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" by Jennings Jelter, Dana
"Star Wars" by Rinzler, J. W.
"Marvel Studios Cross-sections" by Marsham, Liz
"Joe Bob Briggs Goes to the Drive-in" by Briggs, Joe Bob, 1953-
"Anime Archives" by Mielke, James
"Superman" by Field, James (Screenwriter)
"Star Wars" by Rinzler, J. W.

Books about musicians

"168 Songs of Hatred and Failure" by Cameron, Keith (Music journalist)
"Blood Harmony" by Mazor, Barry
"The Time Lives Behind the Music"
"Qānūn-i 50 um" by 50 Cent, (Musician)
"Heavy Duty" by Downing, K. K.
"Dolly Parton" by Parton, Dolly, 1946-
"Blood Harmony" by Mazor, Barry

Books about art

"Good Movies as Old Books" by Stevens, Matt
"Creative Alcohol Ink Flowers" by Smink, Anne Roos, 1990-
"The Great Chinese Art Heist" by Pezzullo, Ralph
"Ambigrammia" by Hofstadter, Douglas R., 1945-
"The Land Carries Our Ancestors"
"Women Holding Things" by Kalman, Maira
"Creative Alcohol Ink Flowers" by Smink, Anne Roos, 1990-
 

Featured magazine: Folly

Folly is an independent print only anthology of art, short stories, non-fiction and poetry. Launched in 2023 in collaboration with the Wellington Writers' Studio, it is home to content which is beautiful, funny, insightful and provocative.

 

All about movies

Whether it's a prestige film, or a low budget B-movie the library collection has your viewing options covered!

Staff List

The New York Times - The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century

NYT asked 100 filmmakers, stars & influential film fans to vote for their top 10. Their responses have been compiled into a top 100 list.

Blog Post

Schlock and awe: Watching The Toxic Avenger

With a reboot out in cinemas Moata logs into Kanopy and watches the original B-movie to see if it's really THAT bad.

 
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