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May 2025

 

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Explore what's happening this month, and find out what's new in our collections.

 

NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa

May is NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa. Find out about music events at libraries, and explore our music resources.

Featured

Event

CSO Music Trails - Fendalton Library

May 1st | 10:30am - 11:15am

Fendalton Library

A fun, 45-minute performance filled with song, dance and storytelling especially for 2-6 year olds.

Event

NZ Music Month { Library Choir }

May 10th | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Tūranga

LA Mitchell and friends are back again to guide us through this unique celebration of New Zealand music.

Explore NZ Music Month
 

What's on for teens

Staff List

Papanui Library Book Club March 2026

Books read by the members of the Papanui Library book club.

Event

Tour of Tuakiri | Identity - Local and Family History Floor
Series

May 30th | 10:30am - 11:30am

Tūranga

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Join our monthly tour and learn about the wealth of local and family history resources available at Christchurch City Libraries.

About Like Bodies, Like Minds
 

Youth Week - 18 to 24 May 2026

Library events for Youth Week include Junk journalling, Bullet journalling, and Making friendship bracelets.

What's on for Youth Week
 

Listen to BorrowBox

The Let them theory is waiting for you in BorrowBox

You don't have to wait to listen Mel Robbins' The Let them Theory. It's ready for you to borrow now in BorrowBox.

One of us is waiting for you in BorrowBox

You don't have to wait to listen to One of us by Elizabeth Day. It's ready for you to borrow now in BorrowBox.

Listen to eAudiobooks
 

New For You - April 2026

New For You is a monthly selection of new books, topical titles, and hidden gems - chosen especially for you by our book buyers!

Find your next great read
 

New Fiction

"The News From Dublin" by Tóibín, Colm, 1955-
"The Name Game" by O'Leary, Beth
"The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances" by Dixon, Glenn, 1957-
"Rites of the Starling" by Perry, Devney
"It's Not What You Think" by Mackintosh, Clare
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"The Name Game" by O'Leary, Beth
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New Non-Fiction

"Out of the Ashes" by Browitt, Stephanie
"Even the Good Girls Will Cry" by Auf der Maur, Melissa
"A Year at Awakino Station" by Mathisen, Jaz
"Bonfire of the Murdochs" by Sherman, Gabriel
"All in" by McHardy, Karina
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"Even the Good Girls Will Cry" by Auf der Maur, Melissa
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New from Aotearoa

"A Year at Awakino Station" by Mathisen, Jaz
"Māori Life" by Hoterene, Hare Moriki Waa
"Keep Calm We Are Coming" by Crosby, R. D.
"Out of the Ashes" by Browitt, Stephanie
"The British Monarch, Māori Chiefs & Sub Tribes of New Zealand" by MacKey-Hoterene, Beau, 1983-
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"Māori Life" by Hoterene, Hare Moriki Waa
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Discover new books
 

WORD Christchurch events coming soon!

Staff List

Papanui Library Book Club March 2026

Books read by the members of the Papanui Library book club.

Niall Williams and the beauty & magic of everyday life: WORD

The WORD crowd was enthralled by the authentic, elegant way Niall Williams pays tribute to the dignity of Ireland’s small rural communities.

Niall Williams - Capturing Irish life: Tuesday 21 April

"Niall Williams’ novels are poetic gems about unsung heroes in small communities, who do the right thing ..."

Read about WORD & book now
 

Recommended reading

Fantasy fiction reading guide

Find Fantasy authors you might like to try and reading lists for a range of Fantasy sub-genres including Epic, Grimdark, and Romantasy.

True crime reading guide

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

Reading recommendations
 

Pasifika events

Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta - Rotuman Language Week

Ḁlalum 'ḁus 'e gasav ne fäeag rotuḁm te'is. Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta - Rotuma Language Week is on from Sunday 10 to Saturday 16 May 2026.

Rotuma Quiz

How much do you know about Rotuma? Try our multi-choice quiz to find out! (Answers on page 2 - 129 KB PDF)

Explore Pasifika resources
 

Naxos Music Library

Online classical music library of streaming music. Includes standard and rare recordings, album notes, reference and tuition material.

Online Resource

Naxos Jazz

Stream over 32,000 jazz albums, from jazz legends to contemporary jazz.

Online Resource

Naxos Music Library World

Streaming over 10,000 world music albums, from legendary historical performances to contemporary world music.

More about Naxos
 

Coming soon: Matariki

Website

Matariki: Māori New Year

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

More about Matariki
 
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