Community

Linwood Library and Service Centre at Eastgate / Te Kete Wānanga o Ihutai

Linwood Library and Service Centre at Eastgate is open upstairs at Eastgate Mall from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm, and Saturday 10am to 4pm. The opening hours for the Service Centre are 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

Linwood Library and Service Centre at Eastgate is on the first floor, and can be accessed by the stairs near the food court, the escalator near the main entrance or the lift by Postie Plus.

Eastgate is located on the intersection of Buckleys Road and Linwood Avenue, Christchurch.

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Hours

  • Monday - Friday: 9am - 6pm
  • Saturday: 10am - 4pm

Transport

Free parking is available at Eastgate.

Browse the Metroinfo timetables to see which buses stop at Eastgate. The Orbiter service stops at places including Eastgate, The Palms on Shirley Road, and the University of Canterbury.

Collections

Our collection includes more than 50,000 items including:

  • Magazines
  • CDs and DVDs
  • Children’s and young adults’ material
  • Jigsaws
  • Large print
  • Newspapers

Services

Computers and Internet access

  • 13 public computers with free internet access (60 minute time limit on sessions for library customers; 30 minutes for visitor logins)
  • 1 free 15 minute express PC
  • Two 40 inch LCD TVs with a Xbox 360 and a Nintendo Wii attached
  • Printing and photocopying
  • Scan to USB

Children

The YA area Opening day Opening day Using the computers

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