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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

May 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

New For You - Cookbooks - May 2025

Find healthy eating, exotic cuisine, ideas for family meals, and baking in our latest cookbook picks.

 

Library events

Creative Stitching
Series

Jun 18th | 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre

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Explore creative mending, upcycling, repurposing and more! We'll help you breathe new life into your old, worn-out, or forgotten materials.

Craft Snippets: Furoshiki with Ayumi at Upper Riccarton

May 28th | 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Upper Riccarton Library

Ayumi Hirata will introduce you to Furoshiki - Japanese wrapping cloth and multi-purpose material that is used in many different ways.

 

Staff List

Easy Lunch Ideas

For both school and work!

 

New titles

Cookbooks

"Everyday Eats" by Weston, Jasmin
"Veganissimo!" by Alderuccio, Antonio
"Third Culture Cooking" by Issa, Zaynab
"Easy Dinner Queen" by De Sousa, Steph
"The Complete Microwave Cookbook" by Unsworth, Susanna
"Garlic" by Linford, Jenny
"Veganissimo!" by Alderuccio, Antonio

Gardening

"The Houseplant Handbook" by Bailey, Maddie
"My Life in A Garden" by Gorham, Carl
"The Rock Garden" by Harland, Gail
"Indoor Kitchen Gardening for Beginners" by Millard, Elizabeth
"The Flower Thesaurus" by Potter, Liz
"The Container Gardening Handbook" by Palmer, Isabelle
"My Life in A Garden" by Gorham, Carl

Handicrafts

"Let's Party!" by Iwai, Melissa
"Shizen no katachi ga utsukushi kusabana ya dobutsu mochifu no kirie"
"Yuan zhang jiao ni zuo" by Kawanami, Tomoko
"Mini Architects" by Seblon, Joséphine
"Surprises on the Scottish Isle" by Mills, Lilac
"Slöjd" by Neumüller, Kerstin
"Shizen no katachi ga utsukushi kusabana ya dobutsu mochifu no kirie"

Sewing

"Beyond Darning" by Noguchi, Hikaru
"Sew Sister" by Matich, Elise
"Menopause Makes" by Smith, Jenni
"The Sewing Book" by Smith, Alison
"Slöjd" by Neumüller, Kerstin
"Make It Yours With Mimi G" by Ford, Mimi G.
"Sew Sister" by Matich, Elise
 

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