
Join us for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn the art of bookbinding. Guided by knowledgeable Christchurch City Libraries staff, this session will take you through each step of the process. By the end, you’ll have crafted your very own notebook to take home and enjoy.
All skill levels welcome!
Ages: 18 years +
Cost: $11.14 including booking fee
Bookings required: Book here* – From Friday 13 February, 9am

Join us for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn the art of bookbinding. Guided by knowledgeable Christchurch City Libraries staff, this session will take you through each step of the process. By the end, you’ll have crafted your very own notebook to take home and enjoy.
All skill levels welcome!
Ages: 18 years +
Cost: $11.14 including booking fee
Bookings required: Book here* – From Friday 13 February, 9am

Drop by Tūranga to join our special edition Pride sketch session.
Whether you’d like to go old school with pencil and paper, or explore some new arty tech with our iPad Pros and Apple Pencils, we’ll have everything set up for you to get sketching.
Meet at the big table outside the lifts on He Hononga | Connection, Ground Floor.
Everyone welcome.
Drop by any time between 2-4pm.

Join us for a Christchurch Pride special book club party—there will be snacks, games, good books and great vibes.
This is a special book club party for Pride, so you don’t need to be regularly attending a library book club to join in!
This is an event for rangatahi/teenagers aged 12+, running as part of Christchurch Pride month.
Free and no bookings required, so just rock up

Celebrate Christchurch Pride this month by coming along to the Tūranga Board Game Club to meet new people and enjoy the selection of board games Tūranga has to offer in a fun, inclusive setting! All welcome.
The third Thursday evening of every month we have tables reserved and a selection of board games available for you to enjoy with other library users on Tūhuratanga | Discovery, Level 3.
Got your own game that you want to play and looking for more players? Bring it along!
While you’re here check out our selection of borrowable board games you can take home for a $5 fortnight of tabletop fun!
Groups and individuals are all welcome, whether you’re a board game enthusiast or interested in giving them a try.
This is a session for adults and older teens (16+) to meet and play together – there are always board games available on Hapori | Community, Level 1, Tūranga for anyone to play.

Slay your way through the beats this Thursday for Pride! Join in on our friendly Beat Saber tournament – will you win our trophy?
This is a special session for rangatahi/teenagers aged 12+, running as part of Christchurch Pride month.
Free and no bookings required, so just rock up.

Celebrate Christchurch Pride at New Brighton Library.
Use our Direct to Garment printer to print on a t-shirt or bag:
Choose to either print a Pride flag on fabric, or print your own image with a Pride frame added. You will need to supply your own T-shirt, tote bag, or fabric to print on. Please bring lighter coloured material, as darker fabrics won’t work. Limited spots will be available on the day.
Create a badge:
Choose from a variety of Pride Flags or draw your own image with a Pride border to put onto a badge. You can create either 2 Small Badges (25mm) or 1 Large Badge (58mm) per person,
DTG Printing :Cost $5.50 per print
Badges: Free of charge in support of Christchurch Pride!
This is a drop-in event for rangatahi 12+. Under 14s must have adult supervision.

Our Creative Space at Matatiki will be kitted out with everything you need to craft and unwind celebrating Pride.
No bookings required.

This club is for people with an interest in LGBTQ+ stories to share, discover, and discuss their favorite titles and authors.
We meet on the last Saturday of the month at Aranui Library, from 2:30-3:30pm.
If you’re new to the book club, you can bring along any book – a library book, your own copy, on Libby, Kobo, Audiobook, PDF or just as a fond memory.
Check out past reading lists.
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| How does climate change, housing, prisons, and other social justice movements disproportionately impact the LGBQTI+ community? What social justice groups exist in Ōtautahi that are fighting these issues—and how can you get involved? Come along to this panel discussion to find out. We’ll be joined by members from various social justice movements across Ōtautahi who are on the ground tackling these interconnected issues. They’ll share their insights on how LGBQTI+ rights are deeply connected to struggles like climate justice, housing justice, and prison abolition. Following the panel, we’ll provide flyers with key questions we can ask politicians at the upcoming Queerly Political event—questions designed to find out how serious they really are about addressing LGBQTI+ rights. Because queer rights cannot exist without broader social justice. We’ll share some kai together, then head over to Queerly Political as a group.
Everyone is welcome—come along, learn, connect, and take action |