Best of the Year
Explore the best and most popular books. We have been recording the top books each year since 2000.
2023
Best of 2023
What reads, watches and listens have you loved this year? Find out what our staff and customers have loved in 2023.
Best of 2023 for Kids and Teens
Our selectors choose the best new titles for tamariki and rangatahi for 2023. Find books that excite, enthuse, enthral and inform.
Most Popular 2023
Find out what was popular this year - fiction, non-fiction, books for tamariki and rangatahi, and more!
2022
Best of 2022
What reads, watches and listens have you loved this year? Find out what our staff and customers have loved in 2022.
Best Books of 2022 for Kids & Teens
Our selectors pick the best reads of the year for tamariki and rangatahi.
Most Popular in 2022
Here are our lists of what was popular in 2022 - Fiction for Adults, Teens, & Kids, and Non-Fiction for Adults, Canterbury Stories & more!
2021
Best of 2021
Staff picks for the best of 2021, and submissions from the public. These are the best reads of the year.
Best Books of 2021 for Kids & Teens
Our selectors pick the best reads of the year for tamariki and rangatahi.
Most Popular in 2021
Here are the books that were most popular in 2021 - Fiction for Adults, Teens, & Kids, and Non-Fiction for Adults.
2020
Best of 2020
What books, movies, and music have you enjoyed this year? See what library staff loved and have your say!
Best Books of 2020 for Kids & Teens
Our selectors recommend the best books of 2020 for tamariki and rangatahi.
Most Popular in 2020
Here are the books that were most popular in 2020 - Fiction for Adults; Non-Fiction for Adults, Kids, and Teens.
2019
Best of 2019
What books, movies, and music have you enjoyed this year? See what library staff loved and have your say!
Holiday reading - Best books of 2019
The best books of the year! Our librarians pick the cream of the crop for kids and teens, in a wide range of topics and styles. Enjoy!
Most popular books of 2019
What books were most popular with library customers? Michelle Obama's Becoming, Lee Child's Past Tense, Hunger Games & Harry Potter!
2018
Best of 2018
What books, movies, & music have you loved? Explore the picks of our staff and customers, and Best of the Year lists. Have your say!
Best books of 2018 for kids and teens
Librarians have picked their best books of 2018 for kids and teens. Heaps of excellent reading to explore!
Most Popular in 2018
Discover the most popular books, eResources, places, and events at Christchurch City Libraries.
2017
- Best reads of 2017
- Most popular items
- Holiday reading best books for kids and teens
- Best NZ book covers of 2017
2016
- Best reads of 2016
- Most popular items
- Staff Pickles Best Reads of 2016
- Holiday reading best books for kids and teens
- Best New Zealand book covers of 2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
- Best reads of 2011
- Most popular items for adults, kids.
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
- Best reads of 2006
- Most Borrowed Books 2005 - 2006
- Top 10 books borrowed in 2006
- Celebrity favourites
- New Zealand Book Month (not the) Top Ten
