Redwood Library will remain closed in order to carry out more repairs. The library in Main North Road closed on Monday 29 July to allow for a site upgrade. It was originally due to reopen on Monday, 26 August. However, further investigations show that the building requires more work than planned.
Fendalton Library reopens Monday 29 July 9am
The Fendalton Library and Service Centre building closed for improvements on Monday 4 March 2019, and is set to reopen on Monday 29 July 2019.
Tūranga picks up more awards
On Friday 14 June, Tūranga claimed the coveted Supreme award at Property Council New Zealand’s Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards.
Layout changes at Papanui Service Centre
From Monday 10 June, customer services and NZ Post postal functions will be relocated to the boardroom at Papanui Library. The improved customer services desk will reopen to the public in its normal location from Monday 15 July with the new bill payment services operating from Thursday 18 July.
Entrance to Matuku Takotako: Sumner Centre is via Nayland Street
There are roading and footpath works currently underway along the front of Matuku Takotako: Sumner Centre on Wakefield Avenue. We recommend you use the alternative court yard entrance off Nayland Street.
Tūranga in running for prestigious award
Tūranga is one of four libraries from around the world selected as finalists for the 2019 International Federation of Library Associations/Systematic Public Library of the Year Award. IFLA represents 1400 members in more than 140 countries.
Parklands Library reopened Friday 29 March 9am
Parklands Library closed in November 2018 to undergo routine earthquake repairs. These repairs are now complete, and the library reopened on Friday 29 March 2019, ahead of schedule. Parkland Library, which shut in November, was initially scheduled to reopen in April. However, the overall work has not been as extensive as expected, resulting in the…
Behind the scenes at Matuku Takotako: Sumner Centre
The new library, community centre and museum Matuku Takotako: Sumner Centre opens tomorrow Saturday 19 August. After the opening ceremony, Matuku Takotako: Sumner Centre will be open from 3pm to 4.30pm. You can explore this new facility, and borrow items from the library collection. Today we had a look around this newest Ōtautahi community space just before it…
The Lyttelton Report: the old, the new, and the canine
It's all go portside at the moment, as we at Lyttelton Library watch the repairs proceeding apace from our temporary perch up the hill in the Recreation Centre's Trinity Hall on Winchester Street. The in-progress library now has a dashing white coat of paint (goodbye pink!), lovely new double-glazed windows, and a smart new resident outside... This gorgeous bronze…
Foundations laid for a 21st century knowledge centre
Work has begun in earnest on Christchurch's new Central Library, with the first concrete pour for the foundations taking place this morning. Mayor Lianne Dalziel says that it is exciting to see progress on what will not only be Christchurch's Central Library, but a 21st century knowledge centre networked locally, nationally and internationally. "We know…
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