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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

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

The Great Stash Swap

Aug 5th | 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

Papanui Library Book Club March 2026

Books read by the members of the Papanui Library book club.

Tour of Tuakiri | Identity - Local and Family History Floor
Series

May 30th | 10:30am - 11:30am

Tūranga

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Join our monthly tour and learn about the wealth of local and family history resources available at Christchurch City Libraries.

 

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
"Trick or Treat" by Morton, Lisa, 1958-
"Creepy Crafts" by Voortman, Ashley

Christmas crafts and cookery

"Hap-pea Holidays" by Baker, Keith, 1953-
"The Magical Christmas Cookbook" by Limited, Murdoch Books Pty
"Home for Christmas"
"The Christmas Jars Cookbook" by Wright, Jason F.
"The Twelve Knits of Christmas" by Goble, Fiona
"A Christmas Treasury of Recipes, Crafts, and Wisdom" by Ferraro-Fanning, Angela
"The Magical Christmas Cookbook" by Limited, Murdoch Books Pty
 

Staff List

Papanui Library Book Club March 2026

Books read by the members of the Papanui Library book club.

 

New titles

Gardening

"Beauty and Abundance" by Foggett, Clare
"Dopamine Gardening" by Chapman, Amy
"The Instant Garden" by Bartlam, Henry
"Gardens That Can Save the World" by Delamain, Lottie
"The Thrifty Gardener" by Lane, Mark (Gardener)
"How Does your Garden Grow?" by Proust, Milli
"Dopamine Gardening" by Chapman, Amy

Cookbooks

"Russ & Daughters" by Federman, Niki Russ
"Furaipan hitotsu de mainichi ie-Furenchi" by Emojowa
"The Lavender Companion" by Vesci, Terry Barlin
"Yi shu yi fan shi yu ji" by Taifeng
"Ippin kanketsu gohan" by Fujii, Megumi, 1966-
"Sekaiichi oishii niku no tabekata" by Hashimoto, Osamu
"Furaipan hitotsu de mainichi ie-Furenchi" by Emojowa

Sewing

"Stitch" by Rich, Jen
"Testing Textiles"
"Shoes"
"Sewing ABCs"
"Textiles"
"Sewing Is My Art"
"Testing Textiles"
 

Gardening

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

 
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