New Brighton Library will be closed for improvements for seven weeks from Monday 25 September 2023 and is scheduled to reopen on Monday 13 November 2023.
Alternative library services
Because New Brighton Library will be closed for a relatively short time, we won’t set up temporary library facilities in the area. The nearest alternative libraries are Parklands Library at 46 Queenspark Drive and Aranui Library at 109 Aldershot Street. The Mobile Library will visit New Brighton throughout the closure period (dates and times to be confirmed).
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Mobile Library Waka-Hau-kōrero at New Brighton
The Mobile Library Waka-Hau-kōrero will visit New Brighton and park near the clock tower. It will be available on the following days and times:
- Tuesday 26 September 9am to 11.30am
- Friday 29 September 1pm to 4.30pm
- Tuesday 3 October 9amm to 11.30am
- Wednesday 4 October 10am to 4.30pm
- Friday 6 October 1pm to 4.30pm
- Tuesday 10 October 9am to 11.30am
- Friday 13 October 1pm to 4.30pm
- Tuesday 17 October 9am to 11.30am
- Wednesday 18 October 10am to 4.30pm
- Friday 20 October 1pm to 4.30pm
- Tuesday 24 October 9am to 11.30am
- Friday 27 October 1pm to 4.30pm
- Tuesday 31 October 9am to 11.30am
- Wednesday 1 November 10am to 4.30pm
- Friday 3 November 1pm to 4.30pm
- Tuesday 7 November 9am to 11.30am
- Friday 10 November 1pm to 4.30pm
Salt on the Pier café
Salt on the Pier café will remain open as normal, although visitors won’t be able to enter via the main library foyer.
New Brighton's refurbishment
The update include layout changes, fixed joinery modification, flooring replacement (carpet, tiles), internal painting, LED lighting, soft furniture, window treatments, and refurbishment of the foyer bathroom.
Returning your books and picking up holds.
Items cannot be returned to New Brighton Library while it’s closed, but all Christchurch City Libraries items may be returned to any of our libraries around the city and Banks Peninsula.
From Monday 25 September, any hold items you’ve requested to be collected from New Brighton Library will be made available at Parklands Library instead, unless another location is requested. Please contact the library to arrange this.
All New Brighton items will be unavailable to the library network. Library staff will be temporarily reassigned to other Christchurch City Libraries.
Free wi-fi
Yes, the wi-fi will continue to work. Free wi-fi is also available at other Christchurch City Libraries.
Agreed Support library customers
All Agreed Support customers will be notified and individual arrangements put in place.
