Big Bargain Book Sale
Our annual book sale took place at the Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre, 75 Lyttelton Street, Somerfield, Christchurch. It will be back again in 2026.
Bag a bargain!
2025 dates
Friday 21 March 9am to 7pm
Saturday 22 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.
It doesn't matter when you come to the book sale, as new stock is put out all the time.
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.
Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre
75 Lyttelton Street, Somerfield
Christchurch 8024.
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Friends of the Library booksale preview
Friends of the Library have the opportunity to buy at a library book sale preview.
Friends of the Library
Big Bargain Book Sale opens Star News, Friday 24 March 2023
Includes video from the book sale.
Christchurch City Libraries Annual Book Sale 2018
Big bargain book sale is running up until tomorrow from 9:00am - 4:00pm.........Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre, 75 Lyttelton Street, Somerfield, Christchurch.Friday 23 March, 9am to 7pmSaturday 24 March, 9am to 4pm.Find out more:https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/library-book-sales/Feel free to share!
Posted by Nacu Films on Thursday, March 22, 2018
Video of the 2018 book sale by NACU Films