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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.

Explore NZ Music Month
 

What's on for teens

Video

Unconscious Bias on LinkedIn Learning

In this course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon Stacey explores the most common forms of unconscious bias and its implications.

Video

Excel Essential Training on LinkedIn Learning

Get up to speed with Excel expert Dennis Taylor as he demonstrates how to efficiently manage & analyse data in Microsoft Excel.

About Like Bodies, Like Minds
 

Youth Week - 19 to 25 May 2025

Stickers, temporary tattoos, clothes swap, crochet and more! Find out what's happening for Youth Week from 19 to 25 May.

What's on for Youth Week
 

Listen to BorrowBox

Listen in! Donna's best audiobooks of 2025

The fave audiobooks Donna listened to in 2025 - fiction and non-fiction - true crime, apocalyptic dystopias, weird fiction, memoirs, & more.

Listen to Alexander McCall Smith's new book on BorrowBox

The Winds from Further West is a story of chance encounters and is packed with compassion and humour. Read by James Rottger. Available now.

Listen to eAudiobooks
 

New For You - December 2025

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

"Dog Man" by Pilkey, Dav, 1966-
"Do Not Disturb" by McFadden, Freida
"The Endless Sky" by Morrissey, Di, 1948-
"The Heir Apparent" by Armitage, Rebecca
"The Break in" by Do, Anh, 1977-
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"Do Not Disturb" by McFadden, Freida
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New Non-Fiction

"Attention" by Enright, Anne, 1962-
"Floral Abundance" by Williams, Kate
"The Mushroom Tapes" by Garner, Helen, 1942-
"Breakneck" by Wang, Dan (Writer on China)
"Cat Zen" by Vette, Mark
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"Floral Abundance" by Williams, Kate
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New from Aotearoa

"How to Paint A Nude" by Mahon, Sam, 1954-
"Birdsong" by O'Rourke, Maris
"Garrison World" by Macdonald, Charlotte
"New Zealand Place Names" by Dowling, Peter
"A Manulele in A Mango Tree" by Aiono-Iosefa, Sarona
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"Birdsong" by O'Rourke, Maris
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Discover new books
 

WORD Christchurch events coming soon!

Video

Unconscious Bias on LinkedIn Learning

In this course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon Stacey explores the most common forms of unconscious bias and its implications.

How money became a figment of our collective imagination

Catherine reports back from a WORD Christchurch session with economist David McWilliams talking about his new book Money.

Everyone loves Kingfisher: Callie Hart dishes on Quicksilver

Moata reports back from a WORD Christchurch event with bestselling UK/US romantasy author, Callie Hart.

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 - Rotuma Language Week

Ḁlalum 'ḁus 'e gasav ne fäeag rotuḁm te'is. Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta - Rotuma Language Week is on from Sunday 11 to Saturday 17 May 2025.

Solomon Islands Pidgin Language Week

Solomon Aelan Pijin Langguis Wik - Solomon Islands Pidgin Language Week is on from Sunday 23 to Saturday 29 November 2025.

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

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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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