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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.

Event

The Great Stash Swap
Series

Jul 14th, All day

Lyttelton Library

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Bring along your unwanted fabric, haberdashery, buttons, wool, lace, trims etc then choose what you want to take away. No cash involved!

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.

SAYGo Falls Prevention Exercise Class
Series

Jun 27th | 10:00am - 11:00am

New Brighton Library

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Steady As You Go (SAYGo) is the exercise class designed to help older people reduce their likelihood of having a fall.

What's on for older adults
 

What's new

New titles

"The Joy of Slow" by Martino, Leslie
"Finding your People" by Hourigan, Alexandra
"The Fall of Fayed" by Bower, Tom
"The Pillars of Gynarchy" by Voltairine, Viola
"Mysticism, Magic, & Monasteries" by Morello, Sebastian
"A Cultural History of Hair in the Middle Ages"
"Finding your People" by Hourigan, Alexandra

Large Print

"Salt Path" by Winn, Raynor
"The Maid's Secret" by Prose, Nita
"The Names" by Knapp, Florence
"A Land of Two Halves" by Bennett, Joe, 1957-
"The Instrumentalist" by Constable, Harriet
"Shy Creatures" by Chambers, Clare, 1966-
"The Maid's Secret" by Prose, Nita

Mystery

"The Margaret Code" by Hooton, Richard
"When She Was Gone" by Foster, Sara, 1976-
"Cold Wind" by Box, C. J., 1967-
"Play Dead" by Marsons, Angela
"Too Close to Home" by Barclay, Linwood, 1955-
"Glory Daze" by Arceneaux, Danielle
"When She Was Gone" by Foster, Sara, 1976-
Explore more New For You
 

Read New Zealand eBooks

Audio

Listen to Parade by Rachel Cusk on BorrowBox

Midway through his life, an artist begins to paint upside down. Listen to this eAudiobook read by Genevieve Gaunt. Available now, no wait.

Audio

Listen to April in Spain by John Banville on BorrowBox

Listen to the sumptuous, propulsive, sun-kissed follow up to the bestselling Snow. Read by Stanley Townsend. No waitlist, available now.

More eBooks
 

Get some help with technology

Jun
19
Technology Help Drop In Session (BYO Device)
Jun 19th | 11:00am - 12:00pm
Redwood Library
Jun
19
TechMate Drop-In (Help with Technology and Devices)
Jun 19th | 12:30pm - 2:30pm
New Brighton Library
Jun
19
GenConnect
Jun 19th | 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Upper Riccarton 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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