Christchurch loves its libraries – so much so that in August of this year nearly 349,000 people paid a visit to their local library, while an average of 4,971 people per day visited the libraries’ website. Christchurch City Libraries has 19 libraries in its network – from Akaroa to Upper Riccarton – plus the mobile libraryand a variety of outreach services for those that are housebound.
Today marks the start of New Zealand Library Week – it’s time to celebrate everything that’s great about your library. Library Week is co-ordinated by LIANZA, the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa.
Students from Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti are taking part in Library Week’s Living heritage project. Students have constructed a suite of web pages titled Historic faces of Christchurch. See the students' efforts.
So wherever you live - Akaroa, Upper Riccarton, Redwood or Brighton, make sure you visit your library this week.
 Special celebration for Akaroa
To celebrate 18 years as a school and community library, there will be a display showcasing the history, highlights and milestones of Akaroa Library this week. The display is a follow-on from Akaroa Area School’s 150th celebrations. Kaye Matthews has been at the Akaroa Library nearly all of that time, so we asked her to tell us more about her work in one of Canterbury’s most scenic resorts.
Get behind the scenes …
If you’ve ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at Christchurch City Libraries, here’s your chance to find out. Learn more about library services including home provision, pre-school support and the mobile library.
Tours start and end at Christchurch City Council depot in Smith Street, Linwood.
- 16 & 17 October 2007, 11:45am - 12:30pm at Bindery and Outreach, Smith Street, Linwood, Christchurch
New Zealand’s biggest Storytime
 On Wednesday, children and parents around the country will be joining librarians to read The Grumble Rumble Mumbleras part of New Zealand’s Biggest Storytime.
Melanie Drewery penned The Grumble Rumble Mumbler, a story that tells the age-old tale of a child that can’t get to sleep because of night noises. A cast of Māori monsters - not just the taniwha, but also the maero, taipō and the ngārara - help children see the funny side of the things that go bump in the night. It is a light-hearted story, filled with love, with a funny twist at the end. Find out where you can take part.
 Resource of the week
Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained.
Ed. Brad Steiger and Sherry Hanson Steiger. Gale, 2003.
With many rugby fans still licking their wounds after the All Blacks quarter-final exit at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, this week’s resource deals in other unfathomable and unexplained events. The Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained contains information on the supernatural, magic and other mysterious phenomena. Covers the history, people, and practices related to each topic, as well as popular literature, television programmes, and movies related to the subject.
Your library card number and PIN will give you access to this resource.
We recommend: library resources
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Next week - NZ documentary film festival
Screening in Christchurch from October 25, the NZ documentary film festival includes sporting, cultural and New Zealand documentaries and promises some some fascinating viewing, including Lovely Rita, a film about painter Rita Angus. |
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