Library news

Services and programmes

Linwood Library and Service Centre at Eastgate now open

Linwood Library and Service Centre at Eastgate opened on Tuesday 30 April 2013 with opening hours of 9am-6pm Monday to Friday and 10am-4pm Saturdays.

Collections

Stock availability

Store is now open. Some collections held in Store are still unavailable. We hope to fill holds on Store items by the end of May.

• While libraries are closed, items in those collections are not available to be borrowed.
• Items which are unavailable should now have their status in catalogue records as ‘Currently inaccessible’. The only exception to this is stock held at ‘LRS’. Unfortunately we are unable to change the status of this stock from ‘Available’ to ‘Currently inaccessible’. In time this stock will become available once more.
• Holds may be placed on items held at closed libraries and will be delivered to you when the item becomes available. Your hold will not expire, but may not be delivered for some time.
• Please contact us if you have questions.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

• Read more about borrowing items from your library
• More library services

The Source

The Berg Fashion Library has been discontinued in the Source from the end of March 2013.

Polish language

A Polish collection was launched at Central Library Peterborough on 21 March 2013 at 6pm. Read media release.

Find out more about our World Languages Collection.

Buildings and facilities

Open libraries

• Akaroa
• Aranui
• Central Library Peterborough
• Central Library Tuam
• Diamond Harbour
• Fendalton
• Halswell
• Hornby
• Linwood
• Little River
• Linwood at Eastgate
• Lyttelton
• Mobiles
• New Brighton
• Papanui
• Parklands
• Redwood
• Shirley
• Spreydon
• South
• Upper Riccarton

Closed libraries

The following Christchurch City Libraries are closed until further notice.

Bishopdale	The Bishopdale Library is closed until further notice. This decision has been made after the Council received the results of a detailed engineering evaluation of the building. The nearby Papanui and Redwood libraries remain open. Find out more from the media release.
Central	Repair work required plus issues with neighbouring building(s). Christchurch City Council has received a detailed engineering evaluation of the Central Library in Gloucester Street following the February and June earthquakes. Media coverage of retrieval of books and other items from the Central Library. We appreciate your continued support and would encourage you to visit our newest central city libraries, Central Library Peterborough and Central Library Tuam.
Sumner	Significant damage to the library building. On Monday 29 October 2012, work began on removing stock and equipment. On Friday 7 December 2012, the Christchurch City Council approved demolition of earthquake-damaged Sumner Library and South Brighton Community Centre. Read the information on the Christchurch City Council agenda and the media release. Demolition began in Janiuary 2013.

Media releases

• Free music downloads from Christchurch City Libraries Wednesday 1 May 2013
• New Linwood Library and Service Centre at Eastgate to open, Friday 26 April 2013
• Christchurch becomes a music-lover’s paradise, Tuesday 23 April 2013
• Linwood Mini Library to close, Monday 25 March 2013
• Feast for booklovers – Christchurch City Libraries’ annual book sale, Monday 18 March 2013
• Books change lives, Monday 4 March 2013
• Plans underway for new library and service centre at Linwood, Friday 15 February 2013
• Demolition of Sumner Library begins, Wednesday 9 January 2013

Archive

• 2013 media releases
• 2012 media releases
• 2011 media releases
• 2010 media releases
• 2009 media releases
• 2008 media releases
• 2007 media releases