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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

June 2025

 

Welcome to our Home & Living newsletter.

Letting you know about interesting library events, books and other resources related to crafts, gardening, cooking and more!

 

Staff List

Low Budget Cooking

Penny-Pinching Plates: Delicious Recipes for Less.

 

Green-fingered? Try these!

The Great Stash Swap

Feb 22nd | 11:00am - 2:00pm

Upper Riccarton Library

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

Repair, Remake and Reuse @ Lyttelton Library

Are you a fan of The Repair Shop? Do you love fixing things yourself? We have a programme of events for you, and plenty of books to help too

Staff List

Houseplants are my Best Fronds!

A collection of favourite houseplant books.

 

Featured magazine: GreenCraft

GreenCraft Magazine shares stylish and sustainable DIY craft projects. From paper crafts and wearable arts to home decor and more, you'll discover hundreds of creative uses for old items and Earth-friendly materials. Give normally discarded items new life by turning them into functional, eco-chic creations!

 

New titles

Cookbooks

"Ratio" by Ruhlman, Michael, 1963-
"Tutto in una pentola" by Lucia, Franco
"Sally's Baking 101" by McKenney, Sally, 1985-
"Hindi Ito Cookbook Ni Ninong Ry" by Radovan, Jill Tan
"Vegetables the Indian Way : Definitive Collection of Recipes From the Simple to the Special" by Panjabi, Camellia
"Easy Chinese Food Anyone Can Make" by Chung, Emma (Chef)
"Tutto in una pentola" by Lucia, Franco

Gardening

"Grown in Fagaloa" by Kava, Vaoese
"The Plant Book" by Huynh, Tammy
"Plant Parenting for Busy People" by Mutalima, Nora
"The Kew Gardens Salad Book" by Linford, Jenny
"Grass Isn't Greener" by Wolfe, Danae
"100 Top Crops You Can Grow" by Valencia, Mark
"The Plant Book" by Huynh, Tammy

Handicrafts

"Witchy Stitching" by Black, Meg
"The Handbook of Glaze Recipes" by Bloomfield, Linda (Potter)
"Piece by Piece" by MacDonald, Lauren
"Clay your Way" by Olympia, Lolita
"Amazing Glaze Food-safe Recipes" by Kline, Gabriel, 1977-
"Paper Inventions" by Ceceri, Kathy
"The Handbook of Glaze Recipes" by Bloomfield, Linda (Potter)

Sewing

"Luna Lapin" by Peel, Sarah
"Make your Own Animal Friends" by Ferris, Katia
"Sewing With Scraps" by Helmersson, Birgitta
"Sewing" by Bayard, Marie-Noëlle
"Building Patterns" by Furrer, Suzy
"The Handmade Home" by Khounnoraj, Arounna
"Make your Own Animal Friends" by Ferris, Katia
 

More from the Library: Matariki

This June we celebrate Matariki and Puaka. Learn more about Māori New Year and find library resources, activities and events.

 
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