Jo’s Great Exhibition at Our City – See It Now

The Shelved Memories exhibition has opened at Our City. This is a great piece of work curated by Jo Drysdall.  From treasures of the Research Room to memorabilia across the years it is well worth a visit. Get up a group of colleagues and go. Our City is open Monday to Saturday, 10.00am – 4.00pm. [...]

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Ron O’Reilly Exhibition Starts on June 6

Don’t forget to visit the Christchurch Art Gallery and see the exhibition Ron O’Reilly: The Collectors Eye which starts on 6 June and runs until 26 July. The exhibition “celebrates O’Reilly’s significance as a collector and champion of the arts.” and has includes works that were formerly in the collection of the library. Ron also [...]

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Afternoons with Jim Mora Thursday, 14 May 2009

Thursday, 14 May 2009 Katy Gossett We head to the Southern city where three quarters of the population have library cards and they’re not afraid to use them. (duration: 14′21″) Streamed from Radio New Zealand National – Afternoons

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Message from Carolyn Robertson

2009 is the 150th anniversary of Christchurch City Libraries, and we’re celebrating this huge milestone with competitions, events, displays and our own anniversary website, library150.com. Here, you can explore our amazing history, find out about special events, win great prizes throughout the year.  It is also the place where you can share your memories of [...]

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Many Happy Returns

Christchurch City Libraries celebrates 150 years in 2009.  This anniversary presents an opportunity to reflect on our special place in the community – then, now and into the future.  We have created this blog as a way of giving all Christchurch City Libraries staff and ex-staff a place to share their memories and experiences. We [...]

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