Aranui Library
Open today until 6:00pm
Monday
9:00AM - 6:00PM
Tuesday
9:00AM - 6:00PM
Wednesday
9:00AM - 6:00PM
Thursday
9:00AM - 6:00PM
Friday
9:00AM - 6:00PM
Saturday
10:00AM - 4:00PM
Sunday
10:00AM - 4:00PM

About Aranui Library
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- Baby changing
- Bike stands
- Meeting room(s)
- Off street parking
- Printing & copying
- Public computers & WiFi
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Featured
Summertime Reading
Discover summertime reads and events. Get ready for a summer filled with stories, adventures, and endless imagination!
Upcoming Events
Holidays and Closures
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Christmas DayMonday, December 25, 2023Closed All Day
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Boxing DayTuesday, December 26, 2023Closed All Day
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New Year - 1 JanuaryMonday, January 1, 2024Closed All Day
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Day after New Year's DayTuesday, January 2, 2024Closed All Day
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Waitangi DayTuesday, February 6, 2024Closed All Day
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Good FridayFriday, March 29, 2024Closed All Day
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Easter MondayMonday, April 1, 2024Closed All Day
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Anzac DayThursday, April 25, 2024Closed All Day
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King's BirthdayMonday, June 3, 2024Closed All Day
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MatarikiFriday, June 28, 2024Closed All Day
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Labour DayMonday, October 28, 2024Closed All Day
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Christmas DayWednesday, December 25, 2024Closed All Day
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Boxing DayThursday, December 26, 2024Closed All Day
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New Year's DayWednesday, January 1, 2025Closed All Day
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Day after New Year's DayThursday, January 2, 2025Closed All Day
Christmas and New Year holiday hours 2023 / 2024
Ngā mihi o te Kirihimete me te Tau Hou. Check our hours and services over Christmas and New Year 2023 / 2024.
What's on: December 2023, January and February 2024
Find out what's happening in libraries this summer. Brochures are in libraries, or check online.
My Book bag - Summer Edition - 12-24 years: Aranui Library, part of a series
Dec 5th, All day
Kick-start your holidays with a bag of books curated just for you! Book from 1 to 10 December, and pick up between 18 and 24 December.
Super Crafty Club - 65+ years: Aranui Library, part of a series
Dec 7th | 10:00am - 12:00pm
Join our seniors' arts and crafts sessions. Each session will have a different project for you to try. Free, bookings required.
New For You - November 2023
New For You is a monthly selection of new books, topical titles, and hidden gems - chosen especially for you by our book buyers!
WORD Christchurch 2023: Tusiata has spoken
Nora gets inspired by Tusiata Avia whose chosen career came about because “... brown girls like me from Aranui didn’t become writers.”
Top Aranui Staff Watches of 2022
Top picks from the Aranui Library crew.
Ten Ladies punting on the Avon
Ten Ladies punting on the Avon, 1900, photographer W. H. Bickerson, Christchurch. An heritage image from the Discovery Wall.