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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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The best New Zealand crime writing: Ngaio Marsh Awards 2025

Tanya reports back from a celebration of New Zealand crime writing - the Ngaio Marsh Awards.

More WORD Christchurch
 

Events

Polish Language Club
Series

Feb 1st | 11:00am - 12:00pm

Tūranga

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Let’s catch up and chat about favourite books, movies, podcasts, events, and hobbies, and maintain and practice our Polish language skills!

Shared Reading (Linwood Library)
Series

Feb 2nd | 10:30am - 11:30am

Linwood 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.

What's on for older adults
 

What's new

New titles

"The Art of A Low Hum" by Jorgensen, Ian, 1978-
"The Period Brain" by Hill, Sarah E.
"The Ups & Downs of Physics" by Weber, Judith, 1974-
"Daddy's Little Soldier" by Hartley, Maggie
"Tinker Bell" by Calonita, Jen
"The Microbiome" by Langdon, Berenice C.
"The Period Brain" by Hill, Sarah E.
 

Large Print

"The Surrogate Mother" by McFadden, Freida
"Saving Elli" by Gold, Doug
"Is A River Alive?" by Macfarlane, Robert, 1976-
"The Book of Lost Hours" by Gelfuso, Hayley
"The Secret Book Society" by Martin, Madeline
"Forget Me Not" by Willingham, Stacy
"Saving Elli" by Gold, Doug
 
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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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Christchurch Pride: March 2026

Christchurch Pride events for teens include book clubs, gaming, and a Beat Saber Tournament.

 

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.

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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.

Video

Romance movies on Beamafilm

Watch new and classic romances on Beamafilm.

More about crafts
 
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