Library from home

Library from home

The Digital Library is always open! We bring you eAudiobooks, eBooks, eMagazines, online newspapers, learning tools, streaming movies and music - so you can enjoy the #LibraryFromHome.

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Watchathon: Long weekend viewing

Donna and Moata choose the movies, docos, and TV shows they're cueing up on to watch on Kanopy this long weekend.

Listen to Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton on BorrowBox

Listen to this gripping psychological thriller, read by Saskia Maarleveld. Available now, no waitlist!

Skip the Line with Libby and OverDrive

Reads without the wait! Skip the line and borrow a popular title for a two week loan. One title at a time, no holds or renewals.

Watch from home - Streaming video: Movies, Documentaries, and TV

Movies, Documentaries and TV: Streaming Video

Take your pick from over 10,000 films for movie night. Action movies, indie documentaries, or binge-worthy dramas - stream them for free!

Streaming Video

Beamafilm

Unlimited access to thousands of great movies, documentaries and series for free with your library card.

Kanopy

On-demand streaming video service with a large collection of award-winning independent, international and classic films, and documentaries.

Kanopy Kids

Kanopy Kids is a collection of movies and shows for kids.

Access Video

World-class documentaries, award-winning educational films, and helpful instructional videos on every known subject.

Streaming Video: Movies, Documentaries and TV

Join the library. It's free!

Kia ora and welcome to Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi - join online now.

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Listen from home - eAudiobooks

eAudiobooks

Borrow eAudiobooks for adults, kids and young adults. Listen when you are on the move, or taking it easy.

BorrowBox

BorrowBox is an eAudiobook platform - download top NZ, Australian, & international fiction & non-fiction. Borrow for 21 days.

Libby - the OverDrive app

Borrow thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines, all available on your mobile device by downloading the Libby app.

uLibrary eAudiobooks

A collection of fiction and non-fiction eAudiobook titles.

OverDrive

eBook and eAudiobook collection containing thousands of fiction and non-fiction titles for adults, young adults and children.

eAudiobooks

Kids eAudiobooks

Young Adult eAudiobooks

Read from Home - eBooks

eBooks

Read an eBook - there are plenty to choose from!

OverDrive

eBook and eAudiobook collection containing thousands of fiction and non-fiction titles for adults, young adults and children.

Comics Plus

Read all the comics with unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels and manga, For ages 16+.

Wheelers eBooks

A free eBook service of fiction and non–fiction titles. The collection focuses on New Zealand titles.

OverDrive for Teens

eBook and eAudiobook collection containing thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles for teens.

eBooks

Kids eBooks

Young Adult eBooks

Read from home - eMagazines

OverDrive eMagazines

Thousands of eMagazines from around the world including many popular New Zealand titles.

PressReader

PressReader has over 6,000 digital newspapers and magazines from over 100 countries in 60+ languages.

New Zealand Geographic

Writers, photographers and scientists tell the story of NZ in this online magazine archive. Includes video, podcast, and photography.

National Geographic Virtual Library

The digital archive of the world-renowned magazine National Geographic.

Read from home - Newspapers

PressReader

PressReader has over 6,000 digital newspapers and magazines from over 100 countries in 60+ languages.

NewsBank - Access New Zealand

The largest online collection of national, regional, rural, and local news sources from across the North and South Islands.

Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre Plus

Collection of full text leading Australia/New Zealand magazines, newspapers, newswires, biographies and reference books.

Online newspapers

Explore from home - Local history

Local history

Canterbury Stories

Canterbury Stories is our place for collecting and presenting online collections from our digitised archives, photographs and community.

Discovery Wall

Tūranga is the home of NZ’s largest digital touchwall. Find out more, and how you can contribute to this unique heritage resource.

Family history eResources

Explore online resources for researching family history and genealogy.

Mountfort and the Canterbury Museum exhibition, part of a series

Explore the history of Benjamin Mountfort’s work at the Canterbury Museum in this Open Christchurch exhibition curated by Holly Neave.

Contact the library

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Contact us

Talk to us - Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, Saturday 9.30am to 5pm. We will answer library questions and help you use eResources.

How we can help you: Use the library from home

If you have a condition that affects your ability to visit the library, we can help: Concession Membership, Agreed Support & Tokona te Kaika

Book a Librarian - At the Library or At Home

Need help using library resources? Book a librarian for a FREE individual 30 minute session. Get help at the library, or over the phone!

Request reading recommendations

Not sure what to try next? Try our reading guides, or tell us your preferences and we'll make a custom reading list just for you!
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