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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

Stop Motion Workshop - Magic and Make-Believe

Jul 8th | 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Shirley Library

Discover the magic of animation as you create your very own story in this stop motion workshop.

Magic Trick Workshop - Magic and Make-Believe Day

Jul 8th | 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Shirley Library

Have you ever wanted to know how to do magic tricks with a deck of cards? Come down to Shirley Library and learn how.

 

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 Twelve Knits of Christmas" by Goble, Fiona
"The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook" by Diamond, Becky Libourel
"The Magical Christmas Cookbook" by Limited, Murdoch Books Pty
"The Easy Christmas Cookie Cookbook" by Pellegrinelli, Carroll
"The Christmas Jars Cookbook" by Wright, Jason F.
"Home for Christmas"
"The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook" by Diamond, Becky Libourel
 

Event

Stop Motion Workshop - Magic and Make-Believe

Jul 8th | 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Shirley Library

Discover the magic of animation as you create your very own story in this stop motion workshop.

 

New titles

Gardening

"The Kitchen Garden" by Musgrave, Toby
"A Year in the Edible Garden" by Raven, Sarah
"Homesteading for Beginners" by Lombardo, Lisa
"For the Love of Houseplants" by Mitchell, Tanner
"Ripe Tomato Revolution" by Hyman, Frank
"In Nature's Slipstream" by Bruce, Carol
"A Year in the Edible Garden" by Raven, Sarah

Cookbooks

"Hot Thai Kitchen" by Chongchitnant, Pailin
"Szybko, zdrowo bez wysiłku" by Dobrowolska-Zrałka, Karolina
"European Peasant Cookery" by Luard, Elisabeth
"Bake your Sweet Time" by Effby, Tat
"You Had Me at Cake" by Jackson, Emelia, 1989-
"A Kitchen in Italy" by Thorisson, Mimi
"Szybko, zdrowo bez wysiłku" by Dobrowolska-Zrałka, Karolina

Sewing

"A Year of Zero Waste Sewing" by Haywood, Elizabeth M.
"Fit for Knits" by Hjerpe, Malena, 1985-
"Gertie Sews Glam Knits" by Hirsch, Gretchen, 1979-
"Stitch" by Rich, Jen
"Threads" by Kemsley, Madeleine
"Shoes"
"Fit for Knits" by Hjerpe, Malena, 1985-
 

Gardening

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

 
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