Home & Living
Find the information to help you improve your home and garden.
Get the latest recipes from our huge recipe book collection or the latest magazines.
Do you want to tinker on your car? We have a motor manual collection, both in libraries or online.
Look after the furry / feathered members of your household with information on pets.
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Home Improvement Source
Content from home improvement magazines and books, with user-friendly “how-to” information covering most DIY projects.
Home & Living
Gardening
Christchurch has long been called the ‘Garden City’. Explore our gardening and garden-related information and resources.
Food and drink
Resources for cooks, bakers, and brewers. All kinds of kai, cookbooks, and more.
Knitting
We have knitting and crocheting books and resources for beginners and experts.
Sustainable living
It is Sustainable Spring! Find out about the Great Library Seed and Plant Swap, and loads more library events focused on sustainability.
Home & Living
Crafts and Collecting
Explore resources to improve your craft skills. If you enjoy collecting, we have guidebooks, catalogues and online resources to help.
Pets and other animals
Information about some of New Zealand's most popular pets and resources about owning pets.
Motor Manuals
Repair manuals for cars, motorcycles, outboard motors and other engines.
Carter's Price Guide to Antiques
Prices of antiquities, antiques, collectables, retro, vintage and 20th century design.
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Plant it Forward: Houseplant Cutting Share/Swap, part of a series
May 18th, All day
Plant it Forward! Share, swap and select new houseplants cuttings at our pop-up plant propagation station.
Art for Adults at Aranui Library, part of a series
A drop-in social and creative group - draw and paint at your own pace. Meet new people, have conversations and make art. Materials supplied!
Not Just Cards - Social Games Club, part of a series
Join our group to play Scrabble, Upwords, Chess and Cards, Free, no bookings required
Canterbury Writers’ Group @ Spreydon Library - Word by Word, part of a series
May 19th | 9:00am - 12:00pm
Get energised by being around other writers. Writers in all genres, at all levels, are welcome.
Plant it Forward: Houseplant Cutting Share/Swap, part of a series
May 18th, All day
Plant it Forward! Share, swap and select new houseplants cuttings at our pop-up plant propagation station.
Art for Adults at Aranui Library, part of a series
A drop-in social and creative group - draw and paint at your own pace. Meet new people, have conversations and make art. Materials supplied!
Not Just Cards - Social Games Club, part of a series
Join our group to play Scrabble, Upwords, Chess and Cards, Free, no bookings required
Canterbury Writers’ Group @ Spreydon Library - Word by Word, part of a series
May 19th | 9:00am - 12:00pm
Get energised by being around other writers. Writers in all genres, at all levels, are welcome.