Collections

The collection at Aranui is being chosen to specifically match community needs and will feature a diverse range of books, magazines and newspapers, CDs, DVDs, talking books and electronic games.

Get a taste of what will be your library

Big and beautiful art books

Relaxing reads

A great selection of popular authors. All your favourite mystery, romance, science fiction and adventure writers.

New Zealand

Kiwi biographies, cookbooks and study guides

Pounamu

Books about Māori language, history and culture. A series of children's titles to learn simple words in Māori, Samoan & Tongan produced by Ahurewa Kahukura. Music by artists such as Whirimako Black and Prince Tui Teka.

For teenagers

Graphic novels, manga, the latest in popular series such as Vampire Academy and House of night and exciting new titles like Mockingjay.

For Children

Exciting series by Rick Riordan, Adam Blade and Daisy Meadows. A wonderful prequel to the Bartimaeus series by Jonathan Stroud. Great New Zealand stories.

In the Picture Book collection

Many wonderful board books including Touch and feel, new titles from well-known authors and innovative illustrators.

Collection buying has started

By the time the new library opens the collection will be about the same size as the collection held at Akaroa, or Lyttelton Libraries.

Selectors are ordering new titles which have been chosen to specifically match the needs of the Aranui community.

The collection will look like this:

• 5% Māori and Pacific Island material
• 38% General fiction and nonfiction
• 35% Children’s material
• 5% Young adult material
• 6% General talking books, DVDs, music CDs, electronic games
• 11% Magazines and newspapers

The book collection will be supported by a range of electronic resources.

Customers using Aranui Library will also have access to the rest of the collections held in the Christchurch City Libraries network.