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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

August 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

Craft snippets: Furoshiki with Ayumi Hirata

Report back from a Craft Snippets session with Ayumi Hirata discussing the history and benefits of furoshiki, Japanese fabric gift wrapping.

 

Library events

Read Tom Bower's Betrayal now on Libby

Read the explosive new Royal biography from the No.1 bestselling investigative biographer, Tom Bower. Available now on Libby.

Get your Library on at Open Christchurch 2026

Open Christchurch 2026: 52 open buildings, 6 guided walks, and a range of special activities (from expert talks and tours to workshops).

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

The Great Stash Swap

Aug 5th | 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

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

The Great Stash Swap

Aug 5th | 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

 

New titles

Cookbooks

"Furaipan hitotsu de mainichi ie-Furenchi" by Emojowa
"Mainichi hiyayakko" by Kobayashi, Masami, 1970-
"Yi shu yi fan shi yu ji" by Taifeng
"Wagaya no dendōiri Shinya no yamitsuki mugenmeshi best 250" by Ogawa, Shin'ya
"Sekaiichi oishii niku no tabekata" by Hashimoto, Osamu
"The Langham Afternoon Tea Book"
"Mainichi hiyayakko" by Kobayashi, Masami, 1970-

Gardening

"The Goth Garden" by Feaster, Felicia
"My Gardening Life" by Berry, Mary, 1935-
"The Regenerative Gardener's Handbook" by Bosch, Briana Selstad
"The Tomato Grower's Handbook" by Farrell, Holly
"Backyard Cutting Garden" by Snyder, Trisha
"Urban Farming Revolution"
"My Gardening Life" by Berry, Mary, 1935-

Handicrafts

"Das große Ravensburger Kindergarten-Bastelbuch" by Andresen, Ina
"The Sculpture 100"
"Hiapo Printing With Niutupu Pulapulaola" by Pulapulaola, Niutupu
"Crafting for Sinners" by Kiefer, Jenny
"The Year of Anish Kapoor"
"Art and Design"
"The Sculpture 100"

Sewing

"Shoes"
"Sewing ABCs"
"Textiles"
"Sewing Is My Art"
"Testing Textiles"
"Sewing Is My Art"
"Sewing ABCs"
 

Website

Crafts and Collecting

Explore resources to improve your craft skills. If you enjoy collecting, we have guidebooks, catalogues and online resources to help.

 
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