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/3mj4ayf4e2c25Two more Charlie and the Chocolate Factory events at Tūranga, tomorrow Saturday 11 April and Sunday 12 April. (Thanks to Showbiz Christchurch and More FM) https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?&q=charlie%20and%20the%20chocolate%20factory ^DR10 Apr 2026 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4ayf4e2c25https://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mj3vmih4ck26Looking for some school holiday home crafting inspo? We've got a range of printable crafts with instructions on our website! https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/holiday-activities/ ^MT09 Apr 2026 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3vmih4ck26https://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mj3nzahqfs2wKia ora @jasperfforde.bsky.social Sad that this is the last Thursday Next - Thursday Last? But also thrilled to share the news that Dark Reading Matter is out in October! ^DR [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3nzahqfs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mizrx2twsc2bPlanning a trip to Tūranga on Sunday? Be aware that the Christchurch Marathon route and subsequent road closures affect access to the central city, particularly from the north. More details: https://www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/thousands-set-to-run-at-biggest-ever-christchurch-marathon ^MT09 Apr 2026 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizrx2twsc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mizqmbtdsc2qGobsmackingly good review of Night, Ma by @elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social by @secondzeit.bsky.social https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/09/book-of-the-week-philip-matthews-on-elizabeth-knox/ ^DR #pukapuka #booksky09 Apr 2026 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizqmbtdsc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mizi2zrdus2hNew New New! Want to see the freshest additions to our collection? Here are our lists of new fiction and non-fiction, and books on order. https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/new-titles/#New #booksky #pukapuka ^DR08 Apr 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizi2zrdus2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mizg2uxkn22bFree event on tonight at Tūranga, 6pm to 7pm. There are only 3 tickets left so get in quick if you'd like to go! https://events.humanitix.com/declutter-for-wellbeing-or-speaker-series-turanga/tickets ^MT08 Apr 2026 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizg2uxkn22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3miz4uql7gk27Artemis watchers! We have space books at Tūranga, and our other libraries too. Check out our Astronomy and Space page for more: my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/astronomy/ ^DR [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3miz4uql7gk27https://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mixfy3tnn22jWhat you waiting for? My May 2026 list of "Books I really want to read" includes hot memoirs by Brandy, Noelle McCarthy and Lindy West, Gina Gershon, and LIZA! 😍📚❤️‍🔥 https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/75056694/2997966447 #booksky #pukapuka #ReadNZ08 Apr 2026 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixfy3tnn22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3miwuienzos2cKia ora Journal of New Zealand Literature, freshly arrived here on Bluesky. ^DR #pukapuka #booksky [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwuienzos2chttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3miwlxqxfjc26Elizabeth Knox has so many brilliant observations in this interview on writing her memoir Night, Ma: "My ideal memoir is a work of considered subjectivity. And try your best not to confound honesty with truth—anyone can be honest and mistaken." https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/08/emily-perkins-on-elizabeth-knox/ ^DR #booksky #pukapuka [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwlxqxfjc26https://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3miurkvg3ds27It's school holiday time! See what's on at libraries https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/holiday-programmes/ Check out the eResources we have for kids (you can use these at the library, at home, and out and about - free with your library membership) https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/eresources-for-tamariki-kids/ ^DR07 Apr 2026 02:53 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3miurkvg3ds27https://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3miuptcjs7227Comfort watching ahoy! The Great British Bake Off is back on telly this Thursday (TVNZ). Here's a big ole booklist of cookbooks by judges, winners, and finalists. https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/75056694/2997142467 (now's my chance to deploy a James Acaster gif hooray) ^DR https://media.tenor.com/3vqIEd0NU3IAAAAC/james-acaster-jamesacaster.gif?hh=180&ww=26807 Apr 2026 02:21 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3miuptcjs7227https://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3miucrpz6hs2hTradwife Life? It's interesting to spot when an idea or theme is having a moment. There are novels coming out about tradwives, three of them are even called Trad Wife. https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/75056694/2997007877 Note: Most are horrors 😉 ^DR06 Apr 2026 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3miucrpz6hs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mimnrlesck2qAroha mai. Redwood Library is closed today Saturday 4 April. Our other libraries are open as normal, but Linwood Library at Eastgate and South Colombo will be closed tomorrow Easter Sunday. Easter Monday 6 April, Tūranga is open from 10am to 5pm. my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/holiday-hours/ ^DR03 Apr 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimnrlesck2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mii4o3fvhc2ySee what's new to the library collection this week with our new fiction, new non-fiction, and just ordered lists. https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/new-titles/#New02 Apr 2026 02:07 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mii4o3fvhc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mii3ppwxa22aEaster weekend reading sorted. ^DR02 Apr 2026 01:50 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mii3ppwxa22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mihyg2y7pk2yJust one of the many zines in our collection... my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/about-zines/ ^MT [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2026 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihyg2y7pk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mihttvi4222iI don’t know if anyone else gets this but the satisfaction of serendipitously picking up a book off the shelves that is ALSO on your TBR list, just ahead of a long weekend is *chef’s kiss* ^MT01 Apr 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihttvi4222ihttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mifn5rgnnc2iAudiobook and @michaelpedersen.bsky.social fans! the splendiferous novel Muckle Flugga by Michael Pedersen is now available, read by Jack Lowden (of Slow Horses fame). https://libbyapp.com/search/awa/search/query-muckle%20flugga/page-1/11750948 The most dynamical of duos! My ear are excited. https://www.scotsman.com/news/i-felt-i-needed-to-do-this-slow-horses-actor-jack-lowden-and-michael-pedersen-bond-over-lighthouse-tale-5287228 ^DR #booksky01 Apr 2026 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifn5rgnnc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mifd5fka2c2hHave a peek in Canterbury Stories to see what some #OpenChch buildings looked like in the past: www.canterburystories.nz/sets/118298 I love this photo of the ole Government Buildings with architect Peter Beaven & artist Jocelyn Allison. https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/star/prints/1987/ccl-cs-871 ^DR31 Mar 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifd5fka2c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mif7ng5bsc2yYou'd be a fool not to check out our book picks for April! my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/new-for-you/ ^MT31 Mar 2026 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mif7ng5bsc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mif37dzry22sIn this age of disinformation, as information professionals, the most punk thing we can do is NOT do an April Fool's post. You'll only get GOOD info from us, e hoa mā. ^MT https://media.tenor.com/t5prZFd6DWMAAAAC/mr-t-jibber-jabber.gif?hh=364&ww=49831 Mar 2026 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mif37dzry22shttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mieymd5kjc2zRead the #InternationalBooker2026 shortlist https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/man-booker-international-prize/ ^DR #booksky [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieymd5kjc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3miexpkdw4s2zKaren Hao @karenhao.bsky.social has won the 2025 NBCC Award for Nonfiction @bookcritics.bsky.social ⭐ We are so lucky Karen will be in Christchurch on Monday 11 May for a #WORDChch event. https://wordchristchurch.co.nz/programme/karen-hao-usa-empire-of-ai/ I am 91% through the 18 hours audiobook and it is GRIPPING! ^DR #booksky31 Mar 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3miexpkdw4s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3miexeeinp22qCongratulations to the 2025 winners of the National Book Critics Circle Awards have been announced Read the winners, and the shortlisted titles. my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/nbcc-awards/ @bookcritics.bsky.social ^DR #booksky31 Mar 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3miexeeinp22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3miaqqexp722rNEW VACANCY: Community Library Team Leader – New Brighton, Parklands and Aranui Libraries, Permanent, Full-time, applications close 11.55pm Monday 13 April 2026. More details: https://www.cccjobs.co.nz/jobdetails/ajid/t2Nfa/Community-Library-Team-Leader-New-Brighton-Parklands-and-Aranui-Libraries,42364.html ^MT30 Mar 2026 03:44 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3miaqqexp722rhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3miaeklivys2xThe first weekend of May is #OpenChch time. Explore local places and spaces - including libraries! https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/open-christchurch-2026/ Visit openchch.nz for Open Christchurch info. ^DR30 Mar 2026 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3miaeklivys2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christchurchlib.bsky.social/post/3mhyxl7xfnc2rThis one is likely to book out so secure your seat now for Declutter for Wellbeing, a free event at Tūranga 6pm to 7pm Thursday, 9 April. #konmari https://events.humanitix.com/declutter-for-wellbeing-or-speaker-series-turanga ^MT27 Mar 2026 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:6o7xa34mkd7beer6qjanxean/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyxl7xfnc2r