March 2025

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Staff List

New For You - Science & Nature - March 2025

Science and Nature books for people with enquiring minds. A selection of recently arrived or on order titles.

Website

Hoake ki te Taiao City Nature Challenge (24-27 April 2026)

Help put Ōtautahi Christchurch's biodiversity on the map! Come along to our City Nature Challenge events in April.

New books

Science

"A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0" by Bryson, Bill, 1951-

"How to Save your Granny From A Runaway Train" by Haddow, Swapna

"Surviving the Twenty-first Century" by Alvídrez, Saúl, 1988-

Nature

"The Serviceberry" by Kimmerer, Robin Wall, 1953-

"Pourquoi les méduses ne vieillissent pas, et autres secrets de longévité de la nature" by Brendborg, Nicklas

Featured topic: Genetics

"Just in Case" by Clendenan, Megan, 1977-

"50 Genetics Ideas You Really Need to Know" by Henderson, Mark, 1963-

Easter Hours

Good Friday 18 April: All libraries closed
Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 April aren't public holidays, so libraries will be open their normal hours except:

Linwood Library at Eastgate will be closed on Easter Sunday

Monday 21 April: Easter Monday our central library Tūranga is open from 10am to 5pm. All other libraries are closed.

More about Easter

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