Big Bargain Book Sale
Our annual book sale is on in March at the Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre, 75 Lyttelton Street, Somerfield, Christchurch.
Bag a bargain!
2026 dates
Friday 20 March 9am to 7pm
Saturday 21 March 9am to 4pm
Pay by cash, EFTPOS, payWave, or credit card.
- Fiction and non-fiction $3
- Young adult and children's books are $1
- Magazines are 20 cents each (5 for $1)
- Premium books (including books on art, landscape, gardening) are at marked prices
- Large print $3
- Audio-visual items such as DVDs, CDs, etc are $3.
Please bring your own bags to carry books.
Transport, traffic and parking
You can get to Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre on the Orbiter, 60, 1 and 44 buses:
- View Orbiter timetable, opens a new window
- View 60 timetable, opens a new window
- View 1 timetable, opens a new window
- View 44 timetable, opens a new window
The Pioneer carpark will be busy during the Book Sale, so allow time to get a park. You will need to follow the one way signage into the main carpark.
Friends of the Library booksale preview
Friends of the Library have the opportunity to buy at a library book sale preview.
