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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

June 2025

 

Haere mai and welcome to our Older Adults newsletter.

Discover library services and useful information for older adults.

 

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
 
Explore more New For You
 

Movies for free on Beamafilm

Beamafilm

Unlimited access to thousands of great movies, documentaries and series for free with your library card.

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.

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Top movies on Beamafilm

Take a look at the most popular movies on Beamafilm right now.

Find more Beamafilm
 

Video

"Libby's just wonderful. She's my best friend."

Judy is a big fan of Libby, and listens to lots of audiobooks. Watch the interview and hear about her audiobook experience.

Watch the video
 

Keeping On: The official voice of Age Concern Canterbury

Keeping On is a free quarterly publication produced by Age Concern Canterbury. It contains a wide range of articles on subjects and issues of interest to older people. Pick up a copy at your local library. It's also available at shopping malls, medical centres and clubs.

Find out more and read online
 

Top picks

Wall pilates for seniors over 60 by Addison Mitchell

Step-by-step workouts for women, men, and beginners over 60, with low impact wall pilates and strength training.

 

Coming soon

Original sin by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson

An explosive account of what the authors call one of the most hubristic mistakes in American political history - Joe Biden's decision to run for re-election despite mounting evidence of his decline, and his team's increasingly desperate efforts to hide it.

 
Into North Korea. Norman Pierson : Korean War Photographs. CCL-Pierson-CCL-PH-0007

Website

The Korean War 1950 to 1953

Explore our resources on the Korean War. It began 75 years ago on 25 June 1950.

More about the Korean War
 

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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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