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NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa
May is NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa. Find out about music events at libraries, and explore our music resources.
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NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa
May is NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa. Find out about music events at libraries, and explore our music resources.
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WORD Christchurch Festival and Events
There are 2 more WORD events in May: Kirsty Gunn on Mon 19 May and Lars Mytting on Weds 21 May. Read more about WORD Christchurch events.
Youth Week - 19 to 25 May 2025
Stickers, temporary tattoos, clothes swap, crochet and more! Find out what's happening for Youth Week from 19 to 25 May.
Matariki: Māori New Year
Join us in June for exciting free Matariki and Puaka activities and events for you and your whānau to enjoy.
Like Bodies Like Minds exhibition (on until Monday 2 June)
True Stories about body image and mental health - Like Bodies Like Minds celebrates stories from eleven brilliant bodies.
WORD Christchurch Festival and Events
There are 2 more WORD events in May: Kirsty Gunn on Mon 19 May and Lars Mytting on Weds 21 May. Read more about WORD Christchurch events.
Youth Week - 19 to 25 May 2025
Stickers, temporary tattoos, clothes swap, crochet and more! Find out what's happening for Youth Week from 19 to 25 May.
Matariki: Māori New Year
Join us in June for exciting free Matariki and Puaka activities and events for you and your whānau to enjoy.
Like Bodies Like Minds exhibition (on until Monday 2 June)
True Stories about body image and mental health - Like Bodies Like Minds celebrates stories from eleven brilliant bodies.
Featured
Featured
Youth Week - 19 to 25 May 2025
Stickers, temporary tattoos, clothes swap, crochet and more! Find out what's happening for Youth Week from 19 to 25 May.
eResources
eResources
Streaming Music
Browse our onliine streaming music eResources.
Listen to The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty
A compelling story combining sharp wit, lovable and eccentric characters. Read by Caroline Lee. Available now on BorrowBox, no waitlist!
Big Library Read - Uncommon Measure by Natalie Hodges
Uncommon Measure is available with no waitlists or holds from Libby from 16-30 May 2025. Borrow the eBook or eAudiobook.
Listen to The Women by Kristin Hannah on BorrowBox
Listen to this story of devastating loss and epic love. Read by Julia Whelan. Available now, no waitlist!
Streaming Music
Browse our onliine streaming music eResources.
Listen to The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty
A compelling story combining sharp wit, lovable and eccentric characters. Read by Caroline Lee. Available now on BorrowBox, no waitlist!
Big Library Read - Uncommon Measure by Natalie Hodges
Uncommon Measure is available with no waitlists or holds from Libby from 16-30 May 2025. Borrow the eBook or eAudiobook.
Listen to The Women by Kristin Hannah on BorrowBox
Listen to this story of devastating loss and epic love. Read by Julia Whelan. Available now, no waitlist!
Featured
Streaming Music
Browse our onliine streaming music eResources.
For Readers
For Readers
New For You - May 2025
New For You is a monthly selection of new books, topical titles, and hidden gems - chosen especially for you by our book buyers!
New Titles
Explore the latest eAudiobooks, eBooks, fiction, large print, non-fiction, & stuff for kids and teens.
True crime reading guide
Truth can be stranger than fiction and just as gripping - read tales of murder, investigations, trials, and the wrongfully imprisoned.
Fantasy fiction reading guide
Find Fantasy authors you might like to try and reading lists for a range of Fantasy sub-genres including Epic, Grimdark, and Urban Fantasy.
New For You - May 2025
New For You is a monthly selection of new books, topical titles, and hidden gems - chosen especially for you by our book buyers!
New Titles
Explore the latest eAudiobooks, eBooks, fiction, large print, non-fiction, & stuff for kids and teens.
True crime reading guide
Truth can be stranger than fiction and just as gripping - read tales of murder, investigations, trials, and the wrongfully imprisoned.
Fantasy fiction reading guide
Find Fantasy authors you might like to try and reading lists for a range of Fantasy sub-genres including Epic, Grimdark, and Urban Fantasy.
New For You
New For You - May 2025
New For You is a monthly selection of new books, topical titles, and hidden gems - chosen especially for you by our book buyers!
Join the library. It's free!
Kia ora and welcome to Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi - join online now.
Matariki Dune Planting
Jun 14th | 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meet in the library for a kōrero with Ranger Jason before heading out to plant. Please bring your own gloves, if you have them.
Big Library Read - Uncommon Measure by Natalie Hodges
Uncommon Measure is available with no waitlists or holds from Libby from 16-30 May 2025. Borrow the eBook or eAudiobook.
Looking back at Autism Acceptance Month
At the end of a successful Autism Acceptance Month in April, library staff share some thoughts about neurodiversity.
Matariki Dune Planting
Jun 14th | 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meet in the library for a kōrero with Ranger Jason before heading out to plant. Please bring your own gloves, if you have them.
Big Library Read - Uncommon Measure by Natalie Hodges
Uncommon Measure is available with no waitlists or holds from Libby from 16-30 May 2025. Borrow the eBook or eAudiobook.
Looking back at Autism Acceptance Month
At the end of a successful Autism Acceptance Month in April, library staff share some thoughts about neurodiversity.