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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

The Great Stash Swap

Aug 23rd | 11:00am - 2:00pm

Upper Riccarton Library

Bring along your unwanted fabric, haberdashery, buttons, wool, lace, trims, paints, brushes, zips etc then choose what you want to take away

The Great Stash Swap

Nov 26th | 9:00am - 11:00am

Aranui Library

Bring along your unwanted fabric, haberdashery, buttons, wool, lace, trims, paints, brushes, zips etc then choose what you want to take away

How Will I Ever Get Through This? Dr Lucy Hone: WORD Chch

Sep 6th | 10:30am - 11:30am

Tūranga

Psychologist and resilience expert Dr Lucy Hone offers us compassionate, practical guidance for navigating grief and loss.

The Poetry Powerhouse: WORD Christchurch Festival 2026

Sep 5th | 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Tūranga

A powerhouse lineup of poets Nam Le,Kate Camp, Ariana Tikao, Sara Qasem, Joanna Preston, Rebecca Hawkes and Erik Kennedy take the stage.

 

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
"Spun Cotton Crafts" by Lloyd, Valerie
"Creepy Crafts" by Voortman, Ashley
"A Halloween in York" by Trewin, Anna
"Creepy Crafts" by Voortman, Ashley

Christmas crafts and cookery

"The Batch Lady Saves Christmas" by Mulholland, Suzanne
"The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook" by Diamond, Becky Libourel
"The Twelve Knits of Christmas" by Goble, Fiona
"The Easy Christmas Cookie Cookbook" by Pellegrinelli, Carroll
"The Magical Christmas Cookbook" by Limited, Murdoch Books Pty
"Home for Christmas"
"The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook" by Diamond, Becky Libourel
 

Event

How Will I Ever Get Through This? Dr Lucy Hone: WORD Chch

Sep 6th | 10:30am - 11:30am

Tūranga

Psychologist and resilience expert Dr Lucy Hone offers us compassionate, practical guidance for navigating grief and loss.

 

New titles

Gardening

"The Forager's Garden" by Shufer, Vickie
"The Homesteader's Guide to Cut Flowers" by Blessing, Joanna
"The Twilight Gardener" by Leendertz, Lia
"How to Create Beautiful Flowerbeds and Borders" by Booth, Robyn
"How to Grow Medicinal Herbs" by Minton, Vanessa
"The Picking Garden" by Turner, Jo (Writer on cooking)
"The Homesteader's Guide to Cut Flowers" by Blessing, Joanna

Cookbooks

"The Student Kitchen"
"Pinch of Nom Slow Cooker" by Allinson, Kate
"Soup's on Around the World" by Waissbluth, Denyse
"La Copine" by Wadsworth, Claire
"The Good Bite Easy" by Kirkland, Niall
"The Irish Granny's Complete Book of Bread & Baking" by Biggs, Fiona
"Pinch of Nom Slow Cooker" by Allinson, Kate

Sewing

"Workwear"
"The Point of the Needle" by Burman, Barbara
"Fit for Knits" by Hjerpe, Malena, 1985-
"A Year of Zero Waste Sewing" by Haywood, Elizabeth M.
"Threads" by Kemsley, Madeleine
"Gertie Sews Glam Knits" by Hirsch, Gretchen, 1979-
"The Point of the Needle" by Burman, Barbara
 

Website

Gardening

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

 
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