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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

October 2024

 

Welcome to our Home & Living newsletter.

Letting you know about interesting library events, books and other resources related to crafts, gardening, cooking and more!

 

Library events

Repair, Remake and Reuse @ Lyttelton Library

Are you a fan of The Repair Shop? Do you love fixing things yourself? We have a programme of events for you, and plenty of books to help too

Shed Stash Swap at New Brighton: Sat 29 Feb & Sun 1 March

Come along to New Brighton Library for a Shed Stash Swap. Bring along your fixings, fastenings, & other small items & find new treasures.

2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

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

QUIZ: Directories

A directory is an index or list of individuals and/or organisations that also includes contact details. Great for local history research.

 

Featured

Get crafty ahead of time with these festive titles and creative resources.

Halloween crafts and cookery

"Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" by Revenson, Jody
"Creepy Crafts" by Voortman, Ashley
"Witchy Stitching" by Black, Meg
"Creepy Crafts" by Voortman, Ashley
"Spun Cotton Crafts" by Lloyd, Valerie
"Trick or Treat" by Morton, Lisa, 1958-
"Creepy Crafts" by Voortman, Ashley

Christmas crafts and cookery

"The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook" by Diamond, Becky Libourel
"Home for Christmas"
"Hap-pea Holidays" by Baker, Keith, 1953-
"The Twelve Knits of Christmas" by Goble, Fiona
"Rick Stein's Christmas" by Stein, Rick, 1947-
"The Great Christmas Tree Race" by Jones, Naomi (Children's author)
"Home for Christmas"
 

Website

2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

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

 

New titles

Gardening

"Urban Farming Revolution"
"A History of Gardening, 1800-1960" by Youngman, Angela
"A Year of Colour" by Powell, Ann-Marie
"Gardens for Modern Houses" by Dunlop, Beth, 1947-
"The Weekend Gardener" by Agg, Henry
"Gardens of Texas" by Penick, Pam
"A History of Gardening, 1800-1960" by Youngman, Angela

Cookbooks

"Gaucho" by Ekizian, Anthony
"The Complete Anti-inflammatory Cookbook"
"The Little Book of Marmalade" by Deedes, Lucy
"Hindi Ito Cookbook Ni Ninong Ry" by Radovan, Jill Tan
"Parm to Table" by Petroni, Christian
"The Everything Easy High-protein, Low-carb Cookbook" by Fagone, Michelle
"The Complete Anti-inflammatory Cookbook"

Sewing

"Shoes"
"Sewing ABCs"
"Testing Textiles"
"Sewing Is My Art"
"Textiles"
"Sewing Is My Art"
"Sewing ABCs"
 

Gardening

Christchurch has long been called the ‘Garden City’. Explore our gardening and garden-related information and resources.

 
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