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WORD Christchurch Festival writers recommend their favourite wave-making reads. 🌊📘 The Bone People by Keri Hulme and This compulsion in us by Tina Makereti @tinamakereti.bsky.social are popular picks, so are Ursula Le Guin and bell hooks. christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp... ^DR #WORDChch

WORD Christchurch Festival 2026 writers recommend wave-making books — a staff-created list from Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o ŌtautahiWORD Christchurch Festival 2026 is on from 1 to 6 September. Ōtautahi Christchurch will be the place to be if you love writing, reading, or ideas! WORD asked Festival writers and performers the questi...christchurch.bibliocommons.com

Happy times for Book Cover and Book Design fans. 1. PANZ Book Design Awards shortlist is out. www.bookdesignawards.co.nz ^DR #bookcovers #bookdesign

PANZ Book Design AwardsVisit the post for more.www.bookdesignawards.co.nz

UPDATE: The login issue is now fixed so you can use the library app and place holds and view your library account info as normal. There are still problems with issuing some items and availability information for those items in the catalogue and those issues are still being worked on. ^MT

Sign up for our 6 week programme and explore some of the gems in our collection, including our archives, maps, information on our website, thousands of images, digitised diaries, book recommendations and more. $16.43, incl booking fee events.humanitix.com/turanga-begi...

Tūranga - Beginner's Guide to Local History (6 week programme) - t3Buy Tickets on Humanitix - Tūranga - Beginner's Guide to Local History (6 week programme) - t3 hosted by Christchurch City Libraries. Tūranga, 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central City, Christchu...events.humanitix.com

Aroha mai, but we are experiencing some issues with our catalogue that means our library app doesn't work and some items in our collection cannot be issued. my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/news/issues-... ^MT

or August's monthly fashion fun post we are celebrating 45 years since ‘The Wedding of the Century’ between Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue was the theme (but also, sometimes tiaras).

Aroha mai, you can't currently log in to your library card and check your holds or borrowing. Our team is working on this. Sorry for the inconvenience. ^DR

Our next exhibition at Tūranga opens on Saturday 8 August with a panel discussion at 11am with Jacinta Ruru, Angela Wanhalla, and Jeanette Wikaira on ‘Books of Mana: 180 Māori Authored Books of Significance’. Free, but bookings required: christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/events/6a... ^MT

Read the Booker Dozen titles (13 books longlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize) - get 'em from your library (or pop a hold on) my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/the-man-book... PS Jarvis Cocker is one of the judges and read 163 books. Onya Jarv! thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l... ^DR

Jarvis Cocker interview: ‘I want to find an author who has looked at the world differently’ | The Booker PrizesBooker Prize 2026 judge Jarvis Cocker tells us how reading became the perfect companion to life on tour, and why an unforgettable voice matters more to him than a gripping plotthebookerprizes.com

New fear unlocked. ^MT

Sorry to hear of the passing of Bill Oddie. Am considering showing my kid The Goodies for some peak absurdist humour. christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S3... ^MT

The Goodies — Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o ŌtautahiThe Goodies — The trio, always short of money, offer themselves out for hire with the motto "Anything, Anytime, Anywhere". The series, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy, aired for eight ...christchurch.bibliocommons.com

Next Tuesday 4 August at Tūranga, staff from the Māori Land Court will be available to answer questions and provide advice on a range of enquiry types from succession applications, to land trusts. 12pm to 2pm, free, no bookings required. christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/events/69... ^MT

Nuclear Narratives: Japan and Aotearoa exhibition - on now at Upper Riccarton Library. Listening, reflecting, connecting; the people affected by nuclear weapons and testing carry stories that reach across time and place. (on until 6 August) christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?se... ^DR

Heritage building, Harley Chambers is no more. Here's a look at photos of the building - snapshots of Christchurch history - including one of the most incredible interior design choices I've ever seen. my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/h... ^MT #lostchristchurch

Haere ra, Harley ChambersA look at the history of the recently demolished Harley Chambers building via photos and architectural drawings in Canterbury Stories.…my.christchurchcitylibraries.com

Fee has made her picks of the WORD Christchurch programme. Find out what booky goodness she's looking forward to. ^MT #wordchch my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/d...

Kia ora and congratulations to David Cameron, owner of Scorpio Books. Dave was presented with a Booksellers Association of Aotearoa New Zealand Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday (at the Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards). www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU26... ^DR

Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards 2026 Winners’ AnnouncementBooksellers Aotearoa New Zealand (BSANZ) manager Renee Rowland says booksellers continue to punch above their weight in an increasingly difficult market.www.scoop.co.nz

Halo. Vanuatu Bislama Lanwis Wik - Vanuatu Bislama Language Week is on from Sunday 26 July to Saturday 1 August 2026. Find language resources, craft activities, and resources about Vanuatu: my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/vanuatu-bisl... ^MT

The holds list for the Emily Wilson translation (2018 ed) of The Odyssey is getting popular - 23 holds and counting. christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S3... Keen for more Odyssey-an reads? Try these suggestions from @libbyapp.com www.libbylife.com/blog/what-to... ^MT

What to read after you see The Odyssey | Libby Life: Blog, Podcast, Book Clubs & More.Whether you loved Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey or diving into Homer for the first time, these mythological retellings, histories, and biographies will keep the adventure going.www.libbylife.com

Happy birthday legendary romance writer Essie Summers (she would have been 114 today - was born 24 July 1912). Essie has plaques honouring her mahi in both Christchurch and Dunedin, and a retirement village in Sydenham named after her. my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/essie-summer... ^DR

Essie Summers (1912-1998)Christchurch-born Essie Summers wrote 55 romance novels, selling more than 19 million copies in 105 countries and published in 25 languages.…my.christchurchcitylibraries.com

Love to see it! @ajfitzwater.bsky.social's Cinrak in the wild. christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S3... ^DR

The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper — Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o ŌtautahiThe Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper — Fitzwater, A.J. — Cinrak the Dapper is a keeper of secrets, a righter of wrongs, the saltiest capybara on the sea and a rider of both falling stars and a great glass...christchurch.bibliocommons.com