Ngā mihi o te Kirihimete me te Tau Hou.
See our Christmas page for Christmas events and information.
View the full list of CCC Holiday opening hours and services.
Library hours
Friday 22 December 2023
Our phone service Fingertip Library is open from 8am to 5pm
Tūranga is closing early at 7pm
Saturday 23 December 2023
Aranui is open from 10am to 4pm, but will be closed from 12noon to 12.30pm over the lunchbreak
Sunday 24 December 2023
Normal Sunday hours
Tūranga open 10am to 5pm
10am to 4pm Aranui, Linwood, Matuku Takotako: Sumner, New Brighton, Papanui, Shirley, South, Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre, Upper Riccarton
Christmas Day Monday 25 December 2023
All libraries closed
Boxing Day Tuesday 26 December 2023
All libraries closed
Wednesday 27 December to Friday 29 December 2023
Tūranga open 8am to 6pm (only He Hononga | Connection, Ground floor is open from 8am to 9am)
Our phone service Fingertip Library is open from 8am to 6pm
All other libraries close no later than 6pm
9am to 6pm Aranui (please note: Aranui Library will close early at 5pm on Thursday 28 December), Fendalton, Hornby, New Brighton, Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale, Papanui, Parklands (please note: Parklands Library will close at 5pm on Wednesday 27 December), Shirley, South, Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre, Upper Riccarton (please note: Upper Riccarton Library will close at 5pm on Wednesday 27 December)
10am to 4.30pm Akaroa
10am to 5pm Linwood
10am to 6pm Lyttelton, Matuku Takotako: Sumner, Redwood, Spreydon
Diamond Harbour: Wednesday 27 December 10am to 2pm, Thursday 28 December 10am to 2pm, Friday 29 December 2pm to 6pm
Little River and Mobile Library closed
Saturday 30 December 2023
Normal Saturday hours
Tūranga open 10am to 5pm
Our phone service Fingertip Library is open from 9.30am to 5pm
10am to 1pm Akaroa, Diamond Harbour, Hornby, Lyttelton, Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale, Redwood, Spreydon
10am to 4pm Aranui, Fendalton, Linwood, Matuku Takotako: Sumner, New Brighton, Papanui, Parklands, Shirley, South, Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre, Upper Riccarton
Little River and Mobile Library closed
Sunday 31 December 2023
Normal Sunday hours
Tūranga open 10am to 5pm
10am to 4pm Aranui, Linwood, Matuku Takotako: Sumner, New Brighton, Papanui, Shirley, South, Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre, Upper Riccarton
Monday 1 January 2024
All libraries closed
Tuesday 2 January 2024
All libraries closed
Wednesday 3 January to Friday 5 January 2024
Tūranga open 8am to 6pm (only He Hononga | Connection, Ground floor is open from 8am to 9am)
Our phone service Fingertip Library is open from 8am to 6pm
All other libraries close no later than 6pm
9am to 6pm Aranui, Fendalton, Hornby, New Brighton, Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale, Papanui, Parklands, Shirley, South, Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre, Upper Riccarton
10am to 6pm Lyttelton, Matuku Takotako: Sumner, Redwood, Spreydon
10am to 4.30pm Akaroa
Linwood Library 10am to 5pm on Wednesday 3 January, 9am to 6pm on Thursday 4 and Friday 5 January.
Diamond Harbour: 10am to 2pm on Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 January, 2pm to 6pm on Friday 5 January.
Little River and Mobile Library closed
Saturday 6 January 2024
Normal hours resume
Library services
Little River Library
Little River Library is closed from 12noon Saturday 23 December 2023 and will reopen Saturday 6 January 2024.
Mobile Library
The last day of Mobile Library service for 2023 is Friday 22 December. Full Mobile library services will be closed from 23 December 2023 to 14 January 2024 however Thursday services will resume on 11 January. All other services, including fortnightly Wednesday stops, resume the week beginning Monday 15 January 2024.
Bindery
The Bindery will close at 4.30pm Friday 22 December 2023 and service will resume on Monday 8 January 2024.
Interloans
Interloans will be closed from 5pm Friday 15 December 2023 and service will resume on Monday 8 January 2024.
JPs (Justices of the Peace) and Citizens Advice Bureau
Check the events calendar for holiday hours:
Auahatanga - Creative Spaces: services including 3D printing
Auahatanga – Creative Spaces will be closing over Christmas and New Year to allow our teams time to recharge, and plan ahead for 2024.
- South Library – Closed from Monday 18 December, reopens Wednesday 10 January 2024
- Te Hapua: Halswell Centre - Closed from Monday 25 December, reopens Wednesday 17 January 2024
This will affect Open Sessions, Book a Creative and the Online 3D Printing Service.
Service desks
- The Civic Reception Desk on Hereford Street, Riccarton, Shirley and Papanui Service Centres are closed on public holidays only
- Akaroa, Beckenham, Fendalton, Hornby, Linwood, Little River, Lyttelton Services Centres and the Civic Cash Desk are closed from Christmas Day until Wednesday 3 January
- Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre service desk is closed on Christmas Day only and is on reduced hours of 11.30pm to 6pm on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve
Cafes
Vily's Café at South Library
Holiday opening hours
Vilys Café at South Library will be trading with reduced hours over the Christmas/ New Year period.
Closed 25 and 26 December 2023
Wednesday 27 to Friday 29 December 10am to 3pm
Saturday and Sunday 30 and 31 December 10am to 2pm
Closed 1 and 2 January 2024
Normal hours resume from Wednesday 3 January.
Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre
Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre service desk hours
- Sunday 24 December 11.30am to 5pm
- Monday 25 December Christmas Day closed
- Tuesday 26 December 11.30am to 5pm
- Wednesday 27 to Friday 29 December 9am to 5pm
- Saturday 30 December to Tuesday 2 January 2024 11.30am to 5pm
- Wednesday 3, Thursday 4, and Friday 5 January 9am to 5pm
Te Hāpua Halswell Summer Pool
Te Hāpua Halswell Summer Pool is open from Sunday 19 November 2023 until Monday 1 April 2024. The pool hours are 11.30am to 7pm, every day except Christmas Eve (close at 6pm), Christmas Day (closed), and New Year’s Eve (close at 6pm).
Red Cafe
- Sunday 24 December 10am to 2pm
- Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 December Closed
- Wednesday 27, Thursday 28, Friday 29 December 9am to 4pm
- Saturday 30 December 10am to 4pm
- Sunday 31 December 10am to 4pm
- Monday 1 January 2024 12noon to 4pm
- Tuesday 2 January 12noon to 4pm
- Wednesday 3, Thursday 4, and Friday 5 January 9am to 4pm
See our normal hours and locations.
