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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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WORD Christchurch Festival 2025

Read librarian reports on events at WORD Christchurch Festival 2025.

Blog Post

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.

Blog Post

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

Art for Adults at Aranui Library
Series

Aug 3rd | 10:00am - 12:00pm

Aranui Library

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A drop-in social and creative group - draw and paint at your own pace. Meet new people, have conversations and make art. Materials supplied!

Rangahau-ā-Iwi: Te Aupōuri

Aug 4th | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Tūranga

Interested in Iwi history and research? Come along to our Iwi Research event where the focus this month will be Te Aupōuri.

What's on for older adults
 

What's new

New titles

"Are You Trying to Kill Us?" by Reid, Andy
"Terrifying True Tales" by Towler, Paige
"A Rebel and A Traitor" by Carroll, Rory
"A Hateful Decision" by Smith, Edward Abel, 1991-
"Iran's Grand Strategy" by Nasr, Seyyed Vali Reza, 1960-
"Wisdom From Two Worlds" by Kiat, Hosen
"Terrifying True Tales" by Towler, Paige
 

Large Print

"The One Day You Were My Husband" by Walsh, Rosie
"Tea and Cake and Death" by Ward, Gareth, 1968-
"Five" by Bannister, Ilona
"How Will I Ever Get Through This?" by Hone, Lucy, 1968-
"Whistler" by Patchett, Ann, 1963-
"The Things We Never Say" by Strout, Elizabeth, 1956-
"Tea and Cake and Death" by Ward, Gareth, 1968-
 
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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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WHAIAO presents: Books of Mana - Panel Discussion

Aug 8th | 11:00am - 12:30pm

Tūranga

Panel discussion with Jacinta Ruru, Angela Wanhalla, and Jeanette Wikaira on ‘Books of Mana: 180 Māori Authored Books of Significance’.

 

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.

News

It's goodbye for some of our streaming video services

Tuesday 30 June is the last day you can access Beamafilm, Access Video On Demand and Just for Kids as part of your library membership.

More about crafts
 
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