Library Meeting Rooms and Bookable Spaces
Want to have a meeting or an event? Find out about the meeting rooms and bookable spaces in libraries and learning centres.
- Contact details are stated under each location.
- Fees/charges apply - 2022-2023 Charges for meeting rooms and bookable spaces managed by the library.
- Terms and conditions for hiring learning centre rooms.
- Bookings are for the current calendar year only, e.g. January - December 2022 (bookings for the next year, open November).
Important! Booking enquires received for South, Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre or Upper Riccarton, between 23 December - 10 January will not be processed until Wednesday 11 January
Room hire applications are processed Monday - Friday. Please apply with at least 72 hours notice prior to booking start time.
- Bookings are open for 2023 NOW!
- Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre - January - December 2023
- South Library - January - 30 June 2023 only
- Upper Riccarton Library - January - December 2023
Find out about Tūranga's bookable spaces.
Rooms include a community arena (with kitchenette), a medium-sized space, four small meeting rooms and an AV studio. These spaces are bookable and available to the public and community groups.
- Fees/charges apply
Important! Booking enquires received between 23 December - 10 January will not be processed until Wednesday 11 January
Sydenham Room - South Learning Centre managed
- Contact: Online booking enquiry form
- Monday-Friday 5:30pm-9pm
- Saturday-Sunday 10am-4pm
- Please note bookings are only available until 30 June 2023
- 50 people maximum
- Wifi
- Smart TV screen, connects to a laptop, mobile device (mobile devices, please note. You will need to provide your own adaptor), whiteboard
- Tables and chairs
- Toilets (no accessible toilet available after hours)
- Kitchenette facilities
- Fees/charges apply
Beckenham Service Centre Rooms - Service Centre managed
Beckenham Board Room
Meeting Room 1
Meeting Room 2
- Contact 941-5100
- Fee to be confirmed when booking
Important! Booking enquires received between 23 December - 10 January will not be processed until Wednesday 11 January
Computer Lab - Library managed
- Contact: Online booking enquiry form
- Monday-Friday 9am-7pm
- Saturday-Sunday 10am-4pm
- 35 people maximum
- 31 network computers
- Fees/charges apply
- All other bookable spaces in Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre - Christchurch City Council managed
- Contact 941-8999
- Fee to be confirmed when booking
Important! Booking enquires received between 23 December - 10 January will not be processed until Wednesday 11 January
Community Meeting Room (adjacent to main entrance) - Library managed
- Contact: Online booking enquiry form
- Monday-Friday 9am-9pm
- Saturday-Sunday 10am-4pm
- 20 people maximum (seated)
- 25 people maximum (standing)
- Wifi
- Datashow projector, whiteboard
- Tables and chairs
- Toilets
- No kitchen facilities
- Fees/charges apply
Computer Lab - Library managed
- Contact: Online booking enquiry form
- School Term time
- Monday-Friday 4pm-9pm
- Saturday-Sunday 10am-4pm
- School Holidays
- Monday-Friday 9am-9pm
- Saturday-Sunday 10am-4pm
- 35 people maximum
- 31 network computers
- Data projector
- Toilets (not available after hours)
- Fees/charges apply
Learning Centre Room 2
- Contact: Online booking enquiry form
- School Term Time
- Monday-Friday 4pm-9pm
- Saturday-Sunday 10am-4pm
- School Holidays
- Monday-Friday 9am-9pm
- Saturday-Sunday 10am-4pm
- 30 people maximum
- Room is not appropriate for any loud activities
- Data projector, whiteboard
- Tables and chairs
- Toilets (not available after hours)
- Can be booked together with Learning Centre 3 to make one large room (partitioned)
- Fees/charges apply
Learning Centre Room 3
- Contact: Online booking enquiry form
- School Term Time
- Monday-Friday 4pm-9pm
- Saturday-Sunday 10am-4pm
- School Holidays
- Monday-Friday 9am-9pm
- Saturday-Sunday 10am-4pm
- 30 people maximum
- Room is not appropriate for any loud activities
- Data projector, whiteboard
- Tables and chairs
- Toilets
- Can be booked together with Learning Centre 2 to make one large room (partitioned)
- Fees/charges apply
Learning Centre Rooms 2 & 3 (makes 1 large room)
- Contact: Online booking enquiry form
- School Term Time
- Monday-Friday 4pm-9pm
- Saturday-Sunday 10am-4pm
- School Holidays
- Monday-Friday 9am-9pm
- Saturday-Sunday 10am-4pm
- 60 people maximum
- Room is not appropriate for any loud activities
- Data projector, whiteboard
- Tables and chairs
- Toilets
- Fees/charges apply, per room
Akaroa Library
No public meeting room / space in the library.
Gaiety Hall - Christchurch City Council managed
- Contact 941-8999
- Available for meetings or events
- Fee to be confirmed when booking
Aranui Library
Whānau Room - Library managed
- Contact 941-7923
- Available during library and after hours
- Display, data show
- Kitchen facilities
- Room able to be configured to suit. Space can be subdivided
Meeting room - Library managed
- Contact 941-7923
- Available during and after library hours
- Whiteboard
- Can be used as a breakout space for the Whānau Room or can be booked separately
Fendalton Library
Community bookable space - Library managed
- Contact 941-7923
- Available during library opening hours
- Seats 30 (private bookings require a minimum of 10 people)
- 3 tables
- No outside windows so probably not appropriate for physical activities like yoga
- Tea and coffee making facilities
- Fee to be confirmed when booking
Boardroom - Service Centre managed
- Contact 941-7923
- Available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
- Seats 40
- Datashow, whiteboard, OHP
- Kitchen facilities (self-service)
- Fee to be confirmed when booking
Meeting room 1 - Service Centre managed
- Contact 941-7923
- Seats 30
- Whiteboard
- Kitchen facilities (self-service)
- Fee to be confirmed when booking
Meeting room 2 - Service Centre managed
- Contact 941-7923
- Seats 10
- Whiteboard
- Kitchen facilities (self-service)
- Fee to be confirmed when booking
Hornby Library
Meeting rooms are in the Community Care part of the Hornby complex and are managed by the Hornby Community Trust.
Meeting room 5 - Hornby Community Trust managed
- Contact 349-9793
- Seats 35
- Available during library and after hours
- Wifi
- Whiteboard
- Kitchen facilities
- Fee to be confirmed when booking
Meeting room 4 - Hornby Community Trust managed
- Contact 349-9793
- Seats 10 to 12
- Available during library and after hours
- Wifi
- Whiteboard
- Kitchen facilities
- Fee to be confirmed when booking
Meeting room 2 - Hornby Community Trust managed
- Contact 349-9793
- Seats 6 to 8
- Available during library and after hours
- Wifi
- Whiteboard
- Kitchen facilities
- Fee to be confirmed when booking
Lyttelton Library
Lyttelton Glass Meeting Room (by the front door)
- Contact 941-7923
- Available during library opening hours
- Seats 6 to 8
- 2 tables, 8 chairs
- Power point in floor box, Bright Sign can be linked by HDMI cable to own laptop
- Fee to be confirmed when booking
Matuku Takotako: Sumner Centre
- Christchurch City Council managed
- Contact 941-8999
One large hall with a stage. Two meeting rooms — one large room that can be used with the large hall and a smaller meeting room. Find out more about these spaces and facilities. - Fee to be confirmed when booking
New Brighton Library
PAD (Play and Display Room) - Library managed
- Contact 941-7923
- Available during library hours
- Carpeted room, located within the library, sectioned off via floor to ceiling curtain. Not suitable for parties, or discussions of private matters.
- Kitchenette facilities
- Disabled access
- No alcohol allowed
- Maximum people allowed, please contact the library
Computer Room - Library managed
- Contact 941-7923
- Available during library hours
- Maximum people allowed, please contact the library
Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library and Community Centre
- Contact 941-8999
One large hall and a smaller meeting room. Find out more about these spaces and facilities. - Fee to be confirmed when booking
Papanui Library
Boardroom - Service Centre managed
- Contact 941-7923
- Available for bookings Monday to Friday 9am to 9pm, and Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm
- Seats 40
- Data projector and drop-down screen
- Kitchen facilities
- Wifi
- Fee to be confirmed when booking
- Priority given to Community Board meetings
Meeting rooms and bookable spaces in other CCC facilities
For bookings call 941-8999. More information
- Aranui: Aranui Wainoni Community Centre
- Banks Peninsula: Council halls in Banks Peninsula
- Burnside: Avice Hill Arts and Craft Centre
- Fendalton: Fendalton Community Centre
- Halswell: Te Hāpua Halswell Centre
- Hei Hei: Hei Hei Community Centre
- Ilam: Waimairi Road Community Centre
- Lyttelton: Lyttelton Mt Herbert Community Facility and Lyttelton Recreation Centre
- North New Brighton: North New Brighton War Memorial Hall and Community Centre
- Parklands: Parkview Community Lounge
- Riccarton: Rārākau: Riccarton Centre
- Richmond: Richmond Neighbourhood Cottage
- St Albans: Abberley Park Hall
- South New Brighton: South New Brighton Community Hall
- Templeton: Templeton Community Centre
- Wainoni: Aranui Wainoni Community Centre
- Wigram: Harvard Community Lounge
- Woolston: Woolston Community Library
Other options for meeting rooms and bookable spaces
Search for Halls, meeting rooms, etc. in CINCH. You can narrow your search by location.
Christchurch Community House, 301 Tuam Street (old Christchurch Star building), telephone 365-3139 or email reception@cch.org.nz
The Loft, Level 1 Eastgate Shopping Centre, corner Buckleys Road and Linwood Avenue, telephone 0800 TO LOFT (0800 865 638) or email officemanager@theloftchristchurch.org.nz
