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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

September 2025

 

Welcome to our Home & Living newsletter.

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

 

Staff List

New for you - Food & Drink - September 2025

Find healthy eating, exotic cuisine, ideas for family meals, and baking in our latest cookbook picks.

 

Library events

The Great Library Seed and Plant Swap

Every year in September Christchurch City Libraries hosts the Great Library Seed and Plant Swap. Find out where and when you can swap.

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

Read Tom Bower's Betrayal now on Libby

Read the explosive new Royal biography from the No.1 bestselling investigative biographer, Tom Bower. Available now on Libby.

Get your Library on at Open Christchurch 2026

Open Christchurch 2026: 52 open buildings, 6 guided walks, and a range of special activities (from expert talks and tours to workshops).

 

Blog posts

Blog Post

Live, Laugh, Eat at the Dream Dinner Party

There was laughter, tears, & good yarns aplenty when Jessica, Brannavan, & Nici talked with Alex about all things food at WORD Christchurch.

Blog Post

Craft Snippets: Quilting with Catherine McDonald

Sally reports back from a Craft Snippets session with quilt artist, Catherine McDonald, and learns about her techniques and inspirations.

 

New books

Cookbooks

"Furaipan hitotsu de mainichi ie-Furenchi" by Emojowa
"Mainichi hiyayakko" by Kobayashi, Masami, 1970-
"Yi shu yi fan shi yu ji" by Taifeng
"Wagaya no dendōiri Shinya no yamitsuki mugenmeshi best 250" by Ogawa, Shin'ya
"Sekaiichi oishii niku no tabekata" by Hashimoto, Osamu
"The Langham Afternoon Tea Book"
"Mainichi hiyayakko" by Kobayashi, Masami, 1970-

Gardening

"The Goth Garden" by Feaster, Felicia
"My Gardening Life" by Berry, Mary, 1935-
"The Regenerative Gardener's Handbook" by Bosch, Briana Selstad
"The Tomato Grower's Handbook" by Farrell, Holly
"Backyard Cutting Garden" by Snyder, Trisha
"Urban Farming Revolution"
"My Gardening Life" by Berry, Mary, 1935-

Handicrafts

"Das große Ravensburger Kindergarten-Bastelbuch" by Andresen, Ina
"The Sculpture 100"
"Hiapo Printing With Niutupu Pulapulaola" by Pulapulaola, Niutupu
"Crafting for Sinners" by Kiefer, Jenny
"The Year of Anish Kapoor"
"Art and Design"
"The Sculpture 100"

Sewing

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

Coming soon picks

The Iconic Tropical House by Patrick Bingham-Hall

A luscious survey of forty-five of the most interesting tropical houses built in south-east Asia and Australia over the last fifty years, arranged decade by decade.

 

Slow style home by Zandra Zuraw

Zandra Zuraw teaches principles and shows how to execute them in your home, starting simply and then layering or changing as your style evolves over time rather than filling your spaces with what's trendy today but may not tell who you are or reflect how you live in your home.

 

The Vintage Way by Sarah Marie Winther

The Vintage Way takes you on a captivating journey through 20 beautiful Scandinavian homes that master the art of curating vintage pieces to create eclectic yet cohesive interiors.

 
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