Christchurch City Libraries' Newsletter

The Big Bargain Book Sale

Our annual book sale will be held at the Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre, 75 Lyttelton Street, Somerfield, Christchurch.

Friday 23 March, 9am to 7pm
Saturday 24 March, 9am to 4pm

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April school holidays

School holiday fun and learning at libraries includes Traditional Māori Games, Paper Suncatchers, Book Cover Bookmarks, and Board Games. Learning Centre programmes including Lego Animation, Robo Fun, and Earth Smart. Find out more about April school holiday programmes and activities.

Easter holiday hours

Happy Easter from Christchurch City Libraries to you and your whānau. Libraries are closed on the public holidays Good Friday 30 March and Easter Monday 2 April. Saturday and Sunday aren't public holidays, so libraries will be open their normal hours (except Linwood Library at Eastgate which will be closed on Easter Sunday).

Anzac Day

On Anzac Day 1923, the foundation stone for the Bridge of Remembrance was laid. Two special exhibitions explore the war stories of local soldiers:
Halswell Heroes Exhibition 9 April to 6 May at Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre
Sumner Boys Exhibition 26 April to 25 May at Matuku Takotako: Sumner Centre

All libraries will be closed on Anzac Day Wednesday 25 April.

Learning with Lynda

Have you been thinking about changing careers or retraining? Try Lynda.com, an online video tutorial website with more than 6,300 courses and 267,000 video tutorials. You can learn at your own pace.

Lynda.com is free - log in with your library card. Find out more about learning with Lynda.

Tūranga

Carolyn Robertson, Head of Libraries and Information, talks about your new central library Tūranga.

What's on in Ōtautahi

Census up to Tuesday 6 March
Culture Galore Saturday 10 March
LYFE Linwood Youth Festival Experience Saturday 17 March
The Great Stash Swap Sunday 18 March, Upper Riccarton Library
The Great Stash Swap Sunday 25 March, Linwood Library at Eastgate
Board Games Tuesday 24 April and Friday 27 April, Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre
International Tabletop Games Day Saturday 28 April, Fendalton Library
New Zealand Music Month May
Youth Week from Saturday 19 May, Shirley Library (includes Comics Character Workshop, Drawing and Visual Storytelling Workshop, and a Playstation Tournament)
Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa - Sāmoan Language Week starting Monday 28 May

New titles

Discover the latest and greatest in our collection, in a number of different formats: audio and video, eAudiobooks, eBooks, children, fiction, large print, non-fiction, young adults.

Rolling Stone - to view log in to RBDigital Magazines

Te Ao Hou: The new world by Judith Binney

In the midst of winter by Isabel Allende

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