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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

May 2025

 

Haere mai and welcome to our Older Adults newsletter.

Discover library services and useful information for older adults.

 

Events

Staff List

DNA for Genealogy

The books look at DNA testing, analysing your results and dealing with new information and secrets revealed.

Website

2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

The shortlist has been announced for New Zealand's most prestigious literary awards.

Knit 'n' yarn

Various times and locations

Selected libraries

Come along and enjoy a chat with others as you knit. For anyone who loves to knit or wants to learn.

Art for Adults at Aranui Library
Series

Mar 9th | 10:00am - 12:00pm

Aranui Library

View all dates

A drop-in social and creative group - draw and paint at your own pace. Meet new people, have conversations and make art. Materials supplied!

What's on for older adults
 

What's new

Large Print

"Nobody's Girl" by Giuffre, Virginia Roberts, 1983-2025
"A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0" by Bryson, Bill, 1951-
"Flashlight" by Choi, Susan, 1969-
"Anatomy of An Alibi" by Elston, Ashley
"The Surrogate Mother" by McFadden, Freida
"Is A River Alive?" by Macfarlane, Robert, 1976-
"A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0" by Bryson, Bill, 1951-
Explore more New For You
 

Read New Zealand eBooks

Staff List

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.

Audio

WORD Christchurch 2025 audiobooks

Listen to eAudiobooks by authors who came to the WORD Christchurch Festival, 27 to 31 August 2025.

More eBooks
 

Get some help with technology

Mar
8
Mobile Discovery Wall
Mar 8 | All day
Papanui Library
Mar
9
Mobile Discovery Wall
Mar 9 | All day
Papanui Library
Mar
9
TechMate at Fendalton Library
Mar 9th | 10:00am - 12:00pm
Fendalton Library
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More tech events at libraries
 

More from the library: Matariki

This June we celebrate Matariki and Puaka. Learn more about Māori New Year and find library resources, activities and events.

 
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