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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.

Staff List

Horroromance (because love is terrifying) 🫀

When you want a love story but to also to be frightened. Love is a battlefield, but also sometimes a slaughterhouse.

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.

Simplify Your Life: Ageing Positively Week

Oct 20th | 10:30am - 12:00pm

Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library and Community Centre

Learn some tips and tricks from professional de-clutterer Liz Zhang to help you downsize and organise your belongings.

What's on for older adults
 

What's new

New titles

"Heritage and Horizon" by Hills, Claire
"Incident Report" by Morton, Elizabeth, 1985-
"Split Enz" by Crombie, Noel, 1953-
"Frisk" by Bragg, Jo
"Jason Greig Blood Is Thicker" by Lister, Aaron
"The Samurai Swordsman" by Turnbull, Stephen R., 1948-
"Incident Report" by Morton, Elizabeth, 1985-

Large Print

"The Nowhere Boy" by Cleary, Anne
"The Unknown" by Sager, Riley, pseud
"Lost Lambs" by Cash, Madeline
"Under the Falls" by Russo, Richard, 1949-
"Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt" by Reeves, Ben
"Bertie's Theory of Ice Cream" by McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
"The Unknown" by Sager, Riley, pseud
Explore more New For You
 

Read New Zealand eBooks

Audio

Hate to wait? Listen now in BorrowBox!

We know no one likes to wait so we've made Paper heart available now in BorrowBox. Listen now to the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year.

Audio

Hate to wait? Listen now in BorrowBox

There's no need to wait to listen to this Crime Writer's Association Dagger award winner. The Good Father is available now in BorrowBox.

More eBooks
 

Get some help with technology

Oct
20
Mobile Discovery Wall
Oct 20 | All day
Papanui Library
Oct
20
Auahatanga - Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre Creative Time
Oct 20th | 9:30am - 12:30pm
Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre
Oct
20
Technology Help Drop-In Session (BYO Device)
Oct 20th | 10:30am - 11:30am
Spreydon Library
View more events
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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