Official account of Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi located in Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand. https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/https://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mtualhc5hs2uThe Last of Harley Chambers. Here’s what it looked like on Thursday. Read Moata’s post to time travel through its history. https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/haere-ra-harley-chambers/ ^DR24 Aug 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtualhc5hs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mtu6k65efs2pThe good news that Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social is doing a book of his People Watching drawings reminded me of his people of Tūranga! 📚❤️^DR #pukapuka #booksky [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtu6k65efs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mtu65jhumk2nYES PLEASE AND THANK YOU! I loved the People Watching drawings by Toby Morris - perfect to have 'em in book form. #pukapuka #booksky ^DR [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtu65jhumk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mtkwwo6c722pWant ideas of what WORD sessions to go to? Our Librarians have been making lists, and checking them twice, and picking what events they want to go to. https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/explore/?post-type=blogs&tag=word-2026-librarian-picks ^DR #WORDChch21 Aug 2026 04:39 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkwwo6c722phttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mtkspdvqtk2pOur very first WORD Christchurch Festival 2026 event report is up now. Rachel was at the Reading Rave which sounds - and looks - like it was a ball! https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/word-2026-reading-rave/ (thanks Paul Koster for the fab pics) #WORDChch #pukapuka ^DR21 Aug 2026 03:23 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkspdvqtk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mtkg4kcios24Have you ever wondered how far you can crawl? Well 21 year old Wayne Forsyth (second from left) did and it earned him a world record! 🧵20 Aug 2026 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkg4kcios24https://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mtkc5bcti224FASCINATING. But anyway, it's on order, if you like a little literary scandal in your TBR. ^MT https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S37C1829383 [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkc5bcti224https://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mtidrbt76k2gSounds fab. "Schoenbrun, whose films We’re All Going to the World’s Fair & I Saw the TV Glow mark them as among the most original voices in independent cinema, brings their signature preoccupations to fiction with stunning ambition." Kirkus Reviews. https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S37C1840804 ^DR [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 03:51 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtidrbt76k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mtid25iois2gNZ Crime readers! The longlist for the 2026 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel is out - 12 top titles & writers including Michael Bennett, Liam McIlvanney @liammcilvanney.bsky.social and Jennifer Trevelyan @jennifertrevelyan.bsky.social https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/ngaio-marsh-award-for-best-crime-novel/ #pukapuka20 Aug 2026 03:38 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtid25iois2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mthrtrdf3c24Check out the latest batch of fresh new titles added to our collection this week. fiction / non-fiction / just ordered https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/new-titles/#New ^MT19 Aug 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthrtrdf3c24https://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mthobhx2xs2qKia ora to the winners at last night's New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults @nzcyabookawards.bsky.social Borrow the winning books from your library! https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/nz-post-book-awards-for-children-and-ya/ ^DR #pukapuka #booksky #ReadNZ #ReadAotearoa19 Aug 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthobhx2xs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mtg4euwxhs2kUpdate: 6.30pm The catalogue is working again now and you should be able to login to your library account. Thanks for your patience. ^DR [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 06:33 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtg4euwxhs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mtfxs6naoc2xAroha mai. The library catalogue isn't working at the moment, and you can't log in to see your account. Our team is working on it. The previous catalogue is available at https://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Catalogue/?version=previous Sorry for the inconvenience.19 Aug 2026 05:11 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfxs6naoc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mtfpfi4lvs2jHappy 9th birthday to Matuku Takotako: Sumner Centre which opened to the public on this day in 2017. Here are some photos from opening day, more in our Flickr album: https://flickr.com/photos/christchurchcitylibraries/albums/72157687770173466/ ^MT19 Aug 2026 02:41 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfpfi4lvs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mtfndj4ork2ySpotted! kluge is in the house. All lilac and orange eyes. https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S37C1829774 @pipadam.bsky.social @thwupbooks.bsky.social @toddatticus.com ^DR19 Aug 2026 02:04 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfndj4ork2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mtf2wpqwa22uTahu News reporter Shakayla Andrews-Alapaki finds out about the WHAIAO exhibition, on now in Tūranga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuc84r86C8I More about WHAIAO: https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/turanga-exhibitions/ #Ōtautahi #Christchurch ^DR18 Aug 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtf2wpqwa22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mtcwrad3ok2jWhoop, Tāwhirimātea popping off where we are. Speaking of wind, do you know the difference between a hurricane, typhoon, tornado or cyclone? And which direction they spin in? Answers on our page about weather: my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/weather/ ^MT https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/weather/18 Aug 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcwrad3ok2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mtcsiuvxts2aExtra Lives is a fully narrated, inclusive choose-your-own-adventure game. Plunge into an exciting story with visuals, music, sound effects, footage & a live score provided by the lovable nerds of Extra Lives. It's on at Tūranga, Friday 25 September 6pm Book tix: https://events.humanitix.com/extra-lives-interactive-video-game-concert-v5ke5jyp17 Aug 2026 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcsiuvxts2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mtcpzhmuhc2aGet to know WORD writers better as they share who (or what) has made waves in their lives. https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/word-2026-making-waves/ I ❤️ this book story / love story from Sacha Cotter and Josh Morgan - perfect for Aotearoa NZ Children's Book Week. #WORDChch #pukapuka #booksky ^DR17 Aug 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcpzhmuhc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mtag2ws3e22bCome and hear Heritage Advisor Frank van der Heijden discuss how the Department of Conservation manages and cares for key cultural heritage sites around Canterbury. Free talk next Wednesday, 2pm to 3pm at Tūranga. Book now: https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/events/6a5d8a1188e9bf280031f9b5 ^MT17 Aug 2026 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtag2ws3e22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mtaf3cegqk2bDid you know that you can create a login for our Canterbury Stories repository and make your own sets of images? Here's my set of photos of "Excellent ladies". ^MT www.canterburystories.nz/sets/9379716 Aug 2026 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtaf3cegqk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mszgwiq2hc2bTomorrow is the 45th anniversary of protestors and police clashing in the streets outside Lancaster Park as the Springboks and All Blacks played. See photos taken on the day in #CanterburyStories https://www.canterburystories.nz/search?keys=springbok%20tour&items_per_page=24&f%5B0%5D=tags%3A15%20August%201981&page=0 #nzhistory ^MT14 Aug 2026 05:37 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszgwiq2hc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mszd6r4l322bUike Kātoanga’i ‘o e Lea Faka-Tonga - Tonga Language Week starts on Sunday, 16 August. Make a Tongan ribbon necklace at our after school craft at New Brighton Library on Monday, or find resources about Tongan language and culture on our website: https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/tongan-language-week/ ^MT14 Aug 2026 04:30 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszd6r4l322bhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mszbsnfmgs24I went to hear Dr Erin Harrington @ladyhorrors.bsky.social talk about how to watch a horror film. Here's what I learned, plus a big ole list of movies mentioned (some of which we have on Kanopy or DVD). https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/how-to-watch-a-horror-film/ ^DR14 Aug 2026 04:06 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszbsnfmgs24https://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3msyinh5c2c26This thread is chocka with good book recommendations if you also like highly readable sci-fi. ^MT [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyinh5c2c26https://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mswqzryiec2jDon't hate me cos I am first in the kluge queue. https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S37C1829774 ^DR [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswqzryiec2j