Whether you're looking for something educational, creative or fantastical, our latest Kids' Books newsletter has titles that will excite young minds and foster a love of reading. Be first in the know: subscribe to receive the newsletter directly in your inbox. Included in this month's newsletter are: For more great reads for kids, check out our Kids…
National Simultaneous Storytime – Hickory Dickory Dash, Wednesday 23 May 1pm
14 of our libraries here in Christchurch are hosting National Simultaneous Storytime tomorrow - Wednesday 23 May - at 1pm. You are welcome to come and join in - our librarians will be reading Hickory Dickory Dash by Tony Wilson, illustrated by Laura Wood, and published by Scholastic. Here are our library staff having a…
Fun Holiday Programmes
Have a look back at our April Holiday Programmes in the Learning Centres: ‘Lego Animation’ is always a good way to kick start the holidays! We had our young movie buffs directing and producing their own short animated movies over at Te Hāpua: Halwell Centre. At Upper Riccarton, it was all about "reduce, reuse and…
Celebrating Techweek 2018
The annual Techweek festival is here come 19-27th May, and it's all about celebrating innovative New Zealand technology. Featuring 400 events nationwide, many Techweek events are happening in Christchurch and Christchurch City Libraries have partnered up with Code Club Aotearoa to bring the Creative Coding Minecraft Competition 🙂 Find out more about what's happening locally…
Pink Shirt Day 2018
If you have ever been bullied, you will know what it is like. You might wonder why they are doing it and when they will stop. You might feel sad or depressed. You might feel anxious, worried and alone. You are not alone, and you can get help. It is tragic that bullying has become…
Picture books newsletter
Fun reading for the kids in your life - subscribe to our monthly Picture books newsletter and find out what's new, and explore some classics. This month's titles include: Find the latest picture books in our collection…
Be an Eco-Champ for Science Week
Start championing the environment. Become an Eco Champ - here's how: This year's Primary Science Week (14-18 May) is where the action is. Have a look to see how you can take part. Find something that is important to your school Record observations like the number of pieces of litter picked up on the beach…
The Amazing Jeff Kinney – WORD Christchurch
He's the author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, creator of Poptropica, and thanks to WORD Christchurch I got to see him speak on Wednesday. The auditorium was packed full of excited kids and parents. We were all waiting for 6 o'clock to finally arrive and the star to walk out on stage, I looked around…
Inter Library Robotics Competition
The atmosphere was tense. The clock ticked down. Sumner fought hard. South fought back. South 1st, South 2nd, Sumner 3rd Next competition will see Fendalton up against South. Watch this space. Robotics Robotics is a six week after school programme for boys and girls Year 4 to 8. Students will learn how to programme an…
Great reads for not-so-eager readers
Ever found yourself asking "What will get my younger reader hooked on reading? Here's a few key tips from librarians: Graphic novels (or comics) are legit They actually use more of your brain than just reading words alone, because you're deciphering the messages from the words and the pictures together - so don't tell me…
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