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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

July 2024

 

Haere mai, welcome to our Books newsletter. Explore what's happening in the world of books, and find your next great read!

 

WORD Christchurch Festival

27 August to 1 September 2024
See what our picks of the 2024 festival are and find works by WORD-attending writers in our collection. Book your tickets now!

Librarian Festival picks

Blog Post

Fee needs to clone herself: WORD Christchurch 2024

Fee accepts the challenge of choosing a schedule of WORD Christchurch events that a single human could got to... and fails.

Blog Post

A literary bakers' dozen of festival picks: WORD CHCH 2024

Moata makes her picks for the "must-sees" of Ōtautahi's annual literary festival.

Events at Tūranga

Event

Korean Book Talk

Jun 13th | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Upper Riccarton Library

Our next guest Rosalia Choi is the author of two poetry collections.

Event

Studio Tour & Producer Showcase for NZ Music Month

May 29th | 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Tūranga

Local music producer "10A" will be give a guided tour of the studio, demonstrating how music is made using professional production tools.

More about WORD
 

New Titles

New Titles shows you all the latest arrivals in your library - and the new books that are coming soon.

"Great Big Beautiful Life" by Henry, Emily
"The Unquiet Grave" by McTiernan, Dervla
"The Tenant" by McFadden, Freida
"Hidden Nature" by Roberts, Nora, 1950-
"Air" by Boyne, John, 1971-
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"The Unquiet Grave" by McTiernan, Dervla
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Explore new fiction
"Abundance" by Klein, Ezra, 1984-
"Inner Warrior" by Pukepuke, Jaye
"The Tell : Memoir" by Griffin, Amy (Businesswoman)
"The 5 Types of Wealth" by Bloom, Sahil
"The World According to Cunk" by Cunk, Philomena, (pseud), 1975-
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"Inner Warrior" by Pukepuke, Jaye
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Find new non-fiction
 

New For You

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

See what's New For You
 

Make the most of the library

Holds are now free for all customers

Holds are now free. Find out about this and all the changes to pricing after the adoption of the Council's Long Term Plan.

CCL Mobile - The Library App

Our app lets you find stuff, place holds easily, check out books on the self check machine, & switch between your family's library cards.

More about the library app
 

Best of 2024 ... So Far!

It's halfway through the reading year. Have a look at the books that librarians have loved the most.

Read the best of the year
 

Featured picks

Blog Post

Read It Before You See It: Mysteries, NZIFF, and the plague

Hayley breaks down the movies and TV series based on books due to hit screens in the coming months.

Website

Wish on a star – Bookmark competition

Have a look at the finalists and vote for your favourite in our bookmark competition. Voting closes Thursday 1 August.

Vote for your fave bookmark
 

Booklists

Staff List

What you waiting for? August 2024

These books have piqued Donna's interest. Includes a bunch of new and upcoming NZ titles, as well as biographies, horrors, and Brat!

Staff List

Redwood Reads July 2024

What the staff of Redwood have been reading and recommending this month.

Staff List

Celebrating the Moon Landing!

Check out some of our great books and DVDs to learn about and celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission July 16-24, 1969.

Staff List

Asomdwe ne Komm - Wā whakatā FingerTip Favourites: July 2024

FingerTip favourite reads for July.

More booklists
 
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