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April 2024: Home & Living

 

Welcome to our new Home & Living newsletter.

We'll be letting you know about interesting library events, books and other resources related to crafts, gardening, cooking and more!

 

Library events

The Great Stash Swap
Series

Sep 1st, All day

New Brighton Library

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The Great Stash Swap

Oct 4th | 11:00am - 1:00pm

Tūranga

Bring along your unwanted fabric, haberdashery, buttons, wool, lace, trims, paints, brushes, zips etc then choose what you want to take away.

6 Olivia Laing books in 2026: WORD Christchurch 2026

Debora is a fan of Olivia Laing, and is going along to see them at WORD Christchurch. Find out why & book your tickets too!

Dolly Parton 1946-2026

We've got music and books by Dolly, and books about her. There's also a Kanopy documentary about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

 

Librarians get crafty with Creativebug

See what talented library staff have made using video tutorials from Creativebug.

Give Creativebug a try

Blog Post

6 Olivia Laing books in 2026: WORD Christchurch 2026

Debora is a fan of Olivia Laing, and is going along to see them at WORD Christchurch. Find out why & book your tickets too!

 

New titles

Cookbooks

"Cookbooking" by Berne, Debbie
"Bread Machine"
"High-protein Slow Cooker" by Kynigos, Christina
"La Trattoria" by Klein, Dara
"Sweets & Treats Cookbook" by Hinke, Veronica
"One Pan Feasts" by Franks, Dominic (Writer on cooking)
"Bread Machine"

Gardening

"Eat your Garden" by Holding, Harry
"Plants for Pollinators"
"The Mushroomery" by Mira, Buttons
"Garden Yourself Happy" by Hincks, Jonny
"Low-maintenance Eco Gardens" by Meyer, Fred (Health and wellness coach)
"In the Garden" by Hathaway, Stephanie
"Plants for Pollinators"

Handicrafts

"Story Rug" by Blackall, Sophie
"Heart Felt Crafts to Make and Give" by Nightingale, Laura
"Art From the Garden" by Michaels, Kerry
"Summer Fun" by Watt, Fiona
"Crafting for your Cat" by Hinds, Annika
"Candle Whimsy" by Dykhoff, Anna
"Heart Felt Crafts to Make and Give" by Nightingale, Laura

Sewing

"The Point of the Needle" by Burman, Barbara
"Threads" by Kemsley, Madeleine
"Workwear"
"A Year of Zero Waste Sewing" by Haywood, Elizabeth M.
"Fit for Knits" by Hjerpe, Malena, 1985-
"Gertie Sews Glam Knits" by Hirsch, Gretchen, 1979-
"Threads" by Kemsley, Madeleine
 

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