Because a search engine only gives a million results. A librarian gives the right one.
Have you ever wanted to trace your family tree but have never had the time?
Library members can access the Family History Beginner's Guide and extensive resources online to build up their unique family tree.There is a wealth of information available, and your first steps are mapped out by Christchurch City Libraries. If you are not already a library member, it is also easy to join online.
See below for a complete list of Christchurch Libraries.
Tūranga Christchurch Central Library
This Christchurch had nearly 550,000 visitors in the first six months of it opening its doors.
The $92 million five-level centre housing more than 180,000 items, Tūranga holds a music studio, video editing suite, 3D printing, robotics, exhibition spaces, meeting rooms, a café, Spark Place, the Innovation Zone, the TSB Space function room and a children's play area.
Tūranga, the most modern public library in the Southern Hemisphere and the largest in the South Island, has another claim to fame: it’s the home of New Zealand’s largest digital touch-wall the Discovery Wall!
Tūranga Christchurch is a name that carries with it considerable responsibility. Tūranga speaks of whakapapa across generations, connections to the north and out to Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa and the wider Pacific. Recounted in the waiata ‘E Tuku Ana’, Tūranga is celebrated in a depiction on the west-facing outer wall of the library building.
An innovative structural design for Tūranga has won a leading seismic resilience award.
Tūranga is open from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday. Weekend hours are 10am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday.
He Hononga | Connection, Ground floor opens at 8am, all other floors open at 9am.
From 8am to 9am, you can:
- Visit the Foundation Café - it is open from 7am to 8pm Monday to Friday, and 8.30am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday (ph. 03-365-0308)
- Use the computers
- Return items
- Pick up holds
- Browse new books and magazines
- Borrow items using self issue machines
- Interact with the Discovery Wall
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