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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi
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Official account of Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi located in Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi @christchurchlib.bsky.social · Jun 9
Kia ora! This account is managed by Donna and Moata of the Christchurch City Libraries Web Team from our secret lair/open plan office.
We’ll be sharing info about library events, services and collections.
Two middle aged women with nice smiles sitting at office desks.
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I DINO what to say but nothing TRICERATOPS these great DINOVEMBER outfits. Are you RAPTOR what?
(Okay, no more PTERRIBLE puns.) 🦖
A librarian sitting in a chair. She is wearing a Jurassic Park tshirt over which is a shirt that features a bone print. In her lap is a stuffed triceratops toy. Balanced on her shoulder is a tuatara plushie. Two images showing a librarian in a dinosaur onesie posing in between some bookshelves. The image on the left is front on. The image at right shows the spines running down their back and tail. Two images of a librarian dressed as Dr Alan Grant (Sam Neill) from Jurassic Park. She wears a wide-brimmed sunhat, a red and cream neck scarf, a denim top and shorts, and boots, with a denim look duster. She is standing in a garden and holding a small plastic dinosaur. The left image is a "straight" pose, looking into the camera. The image on the right is more dramatic with a look of fear directed and the comically small dino in her hand. A librarian holding the book "Dinosaur Therapy" while wearing a tshirt featuring a Dinosaur Therapy character. It is a pale blue stegosaurus with pink back spikes and white thagomizer. It is saying "You're doing a good job and your hair looks nice".
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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This is cool news from Read NZ Te Pou Muramura! www.read-nz.org/news/article...
"Thanks to our friends at Mātātuhi Foundation, we'll be leading some mahi for a national Aotearoa New Zealand Children's Book Week in 2026." ^DR
#ReadNZ #Booksky #pukapuka
Aotearoa NZ Children's Book Week illustrated collage, 2026
November 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Looking for stocking stuffers for Christmas?
Have you considered our Bilingual Story Starter Cards ($19 for a pack of 60), or our "Stories come to life at the Library" tote bags ($9). Both available at your local library. ^MT
Bilingual Story Starter Cards promotional graphic with text that says "Ignite your imagination / Perfect for Christmas gifts / Learn more at christchurchcitylibraries.com/ along with a photo of a pack of cards. Includes a Christchurch City Council logo. Promotional graphic with a black tote bag with a white book design and "Stories come to life at the library" in a cursive font and 3 children's books coming out of the top. Text below it says "From shelf to shoulder! Get your new library bag today". There is also a circle inside which is "$9". A selection of story starter cards spread out. Includes words like "Beach/Takutai one", "Pohutukawa tree", and "Camping/Noho Hōpuni". A middle-aged woman holding a library tote bag.
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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electricliterature.com
Good nonfiction books stand as a testament to the value of curiosity and thinking deeply about our lives, our world, and all the people in it. Here are our favorites of the year.
Electric Lit’s Best Nonfiction of 2025 - Electric Literature
Books by Edgar Gomez, Maris Kreizman, and Zefyr Lisowski are among the year's most celebrated nonfiction
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November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Celebrate the launch of Beneath Our Feet, a powerful new YA novel by Christchurch author, Jack Hartley, published by Scholastic New Zealand - next Wednesday, 3 December at Tūranga, 6pm–7pm. Free, but bookings required.
christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/events/69... #ReadNZ #pukapuka ^MT
Author talk: Jack Hartley — Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi
Join us to celebrate the launch of Beneath Our Feet, a powerful new YA novel by Christchurch author, Jack Hartley, published by Scholastic New Zealand.\nSet in the aftermath of the 2011 Christchurch e...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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BEST BOOKS OF 2025 FOR KIDS!
It's that most wonderful time of the year. Our selectors have picked the best books of 2025 for tamariki and rangatahi. Find great reads galore, handpicked by the experts! my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/holiday-read... ^DR
#pukapuka #booksky
Best of 2025 for Kids and Teens
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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If anyone has photos or video of this chompy guy or gal we'd love to add them to our collection of Elizabeth photos - upload 'em if you've got 'em
discoverywall.nz/album/706/865 ^MT
November 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Time for a rewatch? christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S3... ^MT
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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The last Wednesday of the month is Wednesday Fashion Fun day for library staff.
This time we're inviting YOU, the library-loving public to join us!
This month's theme is "Fossil Fun" to tie in with #DINOvember.
See you on Wednesday! ^MT
A childer wearing a plush triceratops costume, standing amongst some greenery. A librarian in an inflatable dinosaur costume at some bookshelves with a dinosaur book in its toothsome maw. A child wearing a blue cardigan with a happy t-rex type dinosaur decal. A librarian wearing a black cardigan with white dinosaur skeletons. She also has dinosaur skull earrings and is holding a paperback copy of Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.
November 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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On this day in 1865 the Canterbury Provincial Council Chambers were completed.
They were damaged during the Feb 2011 quakes and remain closed to the public.
Learn more: my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/canterbury-p... ^MT
The Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings
The Provincial Buildings are situated on the banks of the River Avon between Armagh, Gloucester and Durham Streets and are one of the…
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November 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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I don't know about you but I LOVE a cheesy Christmas movie. So hear me out - cheesy Christmas NOVELS:
christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp... ^MT
a woman with red hair is sitting in a chair and says happy holidays everyone
Alt: Lindsay Lohan sitting in a chair and saying "Happy holidays, everyone!"
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November 21, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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Know a keen reader aged 12-24?
Did you know they can get a bag of summer reads selected and bagged up in time for the start of the holidays?
Bookings are free but close Sunday 23 November, pick up at Upper Riccarton Library.
events.humanitix.com/my-book-bag-... ^MT
My Book Bag Upper Riccarton: Summer Edition - 12-24 years - (25)
Register on Humanitix - My Book Bag Upper Riccarton: Summer Edition - 12-24 years - (25) hosted by Christchurch City Libraries. Upper Riccarton, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand. Monday...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Check out what the library dinosaurs have been up to in this week of #DINOvember!
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/d...
Photo of a library staff member in an inflatable dinosaur costume standing at the door way of the library tech van.
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Turning into my father one "the problem is no one reads enough books these days" grumble at a time
Post from Threads user "missjenbeck" Romantasy question: are the fae open source? I had only known them from SJM books, but didn't expect to see them in Quicksilver!
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Get up to speed on the newest titles added to our collection this week with our new fiction, new non-fiction and just ordered lists: my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/new-titles/#... ^MT
November 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Isn't all the green and calm waters in this photo soothing?
📸 Headwaters of Ilam Stream by Jenny Saito. In copyright. CCL-Chch360-2018-3-030.
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/h... #canterburystories ^MT
Headwaters of Ilam Stream: Picturing Canterbury
Swale with headwaters of Ilam Stream in Avonhead Park, 9 October 2018. An image from Canterbury Stories.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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It’s here! The 2026 Dublin Literary Award Nominated Titles are out! ✨📚

69 novels nominated by 80 libraries from 36 countries, including 5 Irish authors & 30 translated works in 17 languages.

Explore the full list here: dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...

#DublinLitAward #DLA2026
November 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Dublin Literary Award nominated titles are out!
Kia ora to the writers from Aotearoa New Zealand on this list:
📗1985 by Dominic Hoey
📕Delirious by Damien Wilkins
📘Kataraina by Becky Manawatu
and - our pick - 📙The Mires by Tina Makereti.
dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...
#Booksky #ReadNZ ^DR
A collage of nominated titles for the Dublin Literary Award
November 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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In "your favourite book has a movie adaptation coming" news:
^MT
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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ATTENTION: FAERIE SMUT FANS
Callie Hart's sequel to Quicksilver, Brimstone is now available as an eAudiobook with NO WAITLIST.
Borrow for 25 hours of Fae and Alchemy listening from AWA Libby libbyapp.com/library/awa/...
a woman with blonde hair is sitting at a table with a bottle of hot sauce and a glass of water .
Alt: Sabrina Carpenter on Hot Ones fanning herself at a table with a bottle of hot sauce and a jug of water.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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We are honored to share this year's #ALA_Carnegie shortlist titles! Join us in celebrating these six books which exemplify excellence in fiction and nonfiction.
Two winners will be announced January 27. Congratulations!
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https://www.ala.org/carnegie-medals/2026-winners
Congratulations to the finalists for the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. Winners announced January 27! Book covers: “A Guardian and a Thief,” by Megha Majumdar. “The Unworthy,” by Agustina Bazterrica. Translated by Sarah Moses. “We Do Not Part,” By Han Kang. Translated by e. yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris. “Baldwin, Styron, and Me,” by Mélikah Abdelmoumen. Translated by Catherine Khordoc. “There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America,” by Brian Goldstone. “Things in Nature Merely Grow,” by Yiyun Li.
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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I collect studies like this and have never found one that has arrived at a figure less than $2 in value generated for every dollar spent on libraries, with some as high as $9.
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Aroha mai, access to our catalogue and eResources will be affected by scheduled maintenance from 8pm to midnight tonight Tuesday 18 November. my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/outages/
Our previous catalogue will be available during this time. christchurchcitylibraries.com/Catalogue/?v... ^DR
November 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Happy 160th birthday to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll!,🐇🃏☕️♟️🎩❤️ (published in Nov 1865)!
Bronwen and Moata are channelling Alice, The Queen of Hearts, The Mad Hatter and the White Rabbit in their costume homages!
Why? We’re all mad here! ^MT
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%2...
Two women standing in a garden. The one on the left is wearing a top hat, velvet jacket and a blue ruffled skirt with white stocking and black Mary Janes. The one on the right is wearing a red top with white hearts on it, a small red crown, full black skirt and red Mary Jane's. She is holding a small scepter topped by a red heart. Close up of a white rabbit brooch worn on a red top with white hearts. Side view of a grey top hat with a pink sash around the brim into which is tucked a price ticket that says "In this style 10/6". There are also hat pins adorned with beads shaped like teacups, hearts, and chess pieces. Looking down on legs of two people - one is wearing a black Mary Jane and one is wearing a red Mary Jane.
November 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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On this day in 1947 a fire started below the furnishing department at Ballantynes' Department Store. Forty-one people died and it remains the most deadly fire in New Zealand history. Learn more on our website: my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/ballantynes-... ^MT
Ballantynes’ fire – 18 November 1947
The 1947 fire at Ballantynes’ Department Store, Christchurch is the worst fire in New Zealand history, killing 41 people. Browse our…
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November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM