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Library closures or changes in hours or services
Mar 20, 2024
Check for the latest information on changes in opening hours or closures.
Library from Home
Access library services from the comfort of your couch with streaming movies, eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and more!
Christchurch Pride: 15 to 31 March 2024
Christchurch Pride events for rangatahi - teens include book clubs, and making zines and badges.
Easter
Check our Easter hours. Explore information about the origins, traditions and dates of Easter, events, activities and library resources.
LGBTQIA+ reading guide
Read the rainbow with fiction, biographies, and graphic novels.
BorrowBox: An evening with Kate Morton 9pm Tuesday 9 April
Join BorrowBox for a FREE online event with writer Kate Morton. Kate will discuss her writing process and greatest inspirations.
Hilda Mary Heckler, Cambridge Terrace: Picturing Canterbury
Hilda Mary Heckler standing by a row of trees near the boat sheds on Cambridge Terrace, 1927. An image from Canterbury Stories.
The Dublin Literary Award
The shortist has been announced for this international book prize for a novel written in English or translated into English.
Jobs - Current vacancies
Want to work with us? Find information about our vacancies and how to apply.
Friends of the Library
Join the Friends and you can attend a Book Sale preview. Friends support the libraries with advocacy and fund raising.
Fantasy and Science Fiction newsletter
Recommended titles from the fantasy and science fiction genres. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter - delivered direct to your inbox.
Bookworms Book Club
Join Bookworms Book Club, uLibrary's kids audio bookclub. The title for March is The Last Firefox by Lee Newbery.
Talking Books Book Club
Join the Talking Books Book Club from uLibrary. The title for March is Tea is so intoxicating by Mary Essex.
Confessions of a dyslexic librarian
Find out how Katie has rediscovered the joy of reading through accessible formats, namely eBooks and eAudiobooks.
Neurodiversity
Find resources and information on ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and more.
Join us for school holiday fun and learning
We have bookable programmes & free activities on in libraries in the April school holidays. Bookings open now!
Rangatahi - Teens
A guide to the library for teens. Discover useful (and fun) eResources, explore library events - and find your next great read.
Hilda Mary Heckler, Cambridge Terrace: Picturing Canterbury
Hilda Mary Heckler standing by a row of trees near the boat sheds on Cambridge Terrace, 1927. An image from Canterbury Stories.
Faraji family at Nowruz: Picturing Canterbury
The Faraji family at the Canterbury Kia Ora Academy Nowruz celebration held at Tūranga, 2023. An image from Canterbury Stories.
Mary Gray Confections, Hereford Court: Picturing Canterbury
Unidentified shopkeeper at Mary Gray Confections at Hereford Court, 1977. An image from Canterbury Stories.
Church of the Open Door Te Pirita: Picturing Canterbury
Church of the Open Door Te Pirita (2017 Sharlands Road), Hororata. An image from Canterbury Stories.
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