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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

July 2025

 

Haere mai and welcome to our Older Adults newsletter.

Discover library services and useful information for older adults.

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Christchurch Family History Expo at Tūranga: 2-3 August 2025

The biennial Family History Expo was last on in August 2025.

More about the Expo
 

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Look back at WORD Christchurch Festival 2025

The Festival is over for the year. Read librarian reports on WORD events.

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The WORD is out: Fionaccl's picks for WORD Christchurch 2025

Fiction fan Fee has made her picks of the must-sees at the WORD Christchurch Festival 2025. It's on from 27 to 31 August.

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How money became a figment of our collective imagination

Catherine reports back from a WORD Christchurch session with economist David McWilliams talking about his new book Money.

More WORD Christchurch
 

Events

Shared Reading at Shirley Library
Series

Jun 10th | 10:30am - 11:30am

Shirley Library

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Listen to a short story and a poem as a group and then break it down and discuss it. Discover interesting and thought-provoking reading.

Shared Reading at Tūranga
Series

Jun 10th | 11:00am - 12:00pm

Tūranga

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Listen to a short story and a poem as a group and then break it down and discuss it. Discover interesting and thought-provoking reading.

What's on for older adults
 

What's new

New titles

"The Pocket Oracle and Art of Prudence" by Gracián y Morales, Baltasar, 1601-1658
"Choose your Hard" by Schofield, Grant
"Women in the Middle Ages" by Hollman, Gemma
"Beyond the Border and Other Poems" by Marshall, Owen, 1941-
"What Every American Needs to Know About the Qur'an" by Federer, William J. 1957-
"Black Out Loud" by Bennett, Geoff (Journalist)
"Choose your Hard" by Schofield, Grant
 

Large Print

"Yesteryear" by Burke, Caro Claire
"Dear Debbie" by McFadden, Freida
"London Falling" by Keefe, Patrick Radden, 1976-
"A World Appears" by Pollan, Michael
"Strangers" by Burden, Belle
"It's Not Her" by Kubica, Mary
"Dear Debbie" by McFadden, Freida
 
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Top picks

Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw

The sequel to the popular New Zealand memoir The Bookseller at the end of the world. Coming soon in Large Print!

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Make @ Tūranga Lunchtimes: Matariki earrings
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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.

 

Patented: 1000 Design patents by Thomas Rinaldi

An essential guide to more than a century of product and industrial design from classics to anonymous objects that are indispensable in our lives.

 

William Morris: Romantic to Revolutionary by E.P. Thompson

William Morris' concerns with artistic and human values led him to become a committed socialist with the daily struggles of working class in Britain. This book is the definitive work on a remarkable figure of art.

 

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Crafts and Collecting

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

Event

Knit 'n' yarn

Various times and locations

Selected libraries

Come along and enjoy a chat with others as you knit. For anyone who loves to knit or wants to learn.

Blog Post

Class of 1988: Heathers

Teen angst with a body count - Moata digs into the appeal of this cult black comedy as the musical stage version runs in Christchurch.

More about crafts
 
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