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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

May 2025

 

Haere mai, welcome to our non-fiction newsletter. Discover interesting library events, and books and resources focused on the factual.

 

NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa

May is New Zealand Music Month. Find out about music events at libraries, and explore our music resources.

Find out more
 

New For You

Staff List

New For You - Aotearoa New Zealand - May 2025

Have a taste of home-grown books! Here are some of our best New Zealand new arrivals for this month. Fiction, Biography, Poetry, and more.

Staff List

New For You - Science & Nature - May 2025

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

More New for you lists
 

In the library catalogue

"Hope Comes To Eastby End" by Jacobs, Anna
"No Pit Stops" by Baker, Grant
"The Titanic Story of Evelyn" by Wilkinson, Lisa
"The Nuremberg Women" by Livingstone, Natalie
"Haunted by Erewhon" by Robinson, Roger, 1939-
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"No Pit Stops" by Baker, Grant
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What's on

Event

Stop Motion Workshop - Magic and Make-Believe

Jul 8th | 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Shirley Library

Discover the magic of animation as you create your very own story in this stop motion workshop.

Event

Magic Trick Workshop - Magic and Make-Believe Day

Jul 8th | 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Shirley Library

Have you ever wanted to know how to do magic tricks with a deck of cards? Come down to Shirley Library and learn how.

See what's on
 

Recommended reading

Blog Post

Climate change and our oceans: What the wild sea can be

Troy reviews What the Wild Sea Can Be by Helen Scales, a fascinating exploration of the world's oceans and the issues facing them.

Read Troy's blog post
 

Website

True crime reading guide

Truth can be stranger than fiction and just as gripping - read tales of murder, investigations, trials, and the wrongfully imprisoned.

Non-fiction recommendations
 

Autism Awareness Month Recommendations

These are some books about autism and by autistic authors that we found interesting!

Tailored for you - Met Gala & Costume Institute exhibition

Tailoring, black style, dandyism, suits, & men's fashion. The 2025 theme of the Met Gala & exhibition is "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”.

Non-fiction booklists
 

Matariki: Māori New Year

Join us in June and July for exciting free Matariki and Puaka activities and events for you and your whānau to enjoy.

More about Matariki
 
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