Opening hours
- Library hours
- Christchurch City Council service desk hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Transport
- The Orbiter and number 44, 60, 100 and 135 bus routes stop nearby. See the Metroinfo timetables for more information. (Metrocard top-up service is available at the CCC service desk Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, and from library staff at other times during library opening hours).
- Free parking is available in the The Palms Mall carpark
Services and facilities
- Book a librarian one on one sessions
- Services available at all Christchurch City Libraries
- Events and classes at Shirley Library
- AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
- Baby changing table in the mobility access unisex toilet
Shirley Service Centre
Christchurch City Council service desk hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
NZ Post Shop
Stamps, post bags, NZ and international parcels and courier/tracking services. Pay power and phone bills, finance repayments, local authority rates and more at the Shirley Service Centre from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
More information on the NZ Post website.
Computers and Technology
- 10 public computers with free internet access (8 with 60 minute time limits for sessions for library customers and 30 minutes time limit for visitor logins; 2 with 15 minute time limits)
- Free wireless internet access
- 1 children’s computer
- Printing and photocopying
- Scan to email or USB
Collections
- Fiction and nonfiction
- Magazines
- CDs and DVDs
- Children’s and young adults’ material
- Stories to go
- Jigsaws
- Large print and Talking books
- Newspapers
- Ngā Pounamu Māori
- Motor Manuals
- World Languages Collection
Photographs
