Tūranga Everything you need to know about your central library Opening 12 October Special edition christchurchcitylibraries.com Because a search engine only gives a million results. A librarian gives the right one. grow imagineExpand your world at Christchurch City Libraries. The possibilitiesdiscover are endless at ChristchurchYou never City knowLibraries. what you might explorefind at Christchurch City Libraries. Discover your potential at Christchurch City Libraries. Join now at christchurchcitylibraries.com Mayor’s welcome What I love about Tūranga is that it is not like any other library I have ever been to. It has been designed as a 21st-century centre of knowledge and exploration – a fitting tribute to our story as a city. What I also love about Tūranga is and rolling shadows of the Port You could say it’s a reimagined that the people of Christchurch Hills and the Canterbury plains, library for a reimagined helped co-design it. The as well as the angular fronds of Christchurch – a place filled with community contributed nearly the native Harakeke flax that knowledge, technology and new 2,500 ideas that helped shape once grew in the vast wetlands of experiences. I would also say it’s the vision for Tūranga during the Christchurch. And on the inside, the very welcome return of our highly successful “Your Library, the design can be summed up city’s cultural and community Your Voice” campaign in 2014. in three simple words: made heart. Many of those good ideas have for people. That means highly now literally taken shape inside accessible and multipurpose the finished building – and what spaces for everyone to meet, an incredible building it is. talk, learn, be entertained, create, collaborate, debate, and On the outside, it has been Lianne Dalziel yes, read a book. inspired by the warm colours Mayor Join us for a very grand opening From 1pm, Friday 12 October 60 Cathedral Square Take a special walk-through and the wonderful cultural art on It’s going to be busy, so make sure and explore each of Tūranga's display throughout the building. to plan your visit ahead of time. five floors with their welcoming, Keep an eye on social media for On Friday and Saturday, The varied spaces and cutting-edge updates throughout the weekend. Breeze and More FM will be on-site technology, including virtual to amp up the entertainment with Find out more at reality experiences, 3D printers, special activities, giveaways and, ccc.govt.nz/turanga and New Zealand’s largest digital of course, great music! Tūranga’s touch-screen, the Discovery Wall. very own Foundation café, as well Along your journey, take in as the food trucks, will be on-hand Tūranga’s special design features to satisfy your cravings. Travel to Tūranga Car Cycle There are more than 4,300 car Six new cycleways head into the parks in the central city. The central city. closest off-street car parks to A large number of bike stands Tūranga are 158 Hereford Street will be located outside both and 105 Worcester Street. Get entrances to Tūranga. an hour’s free parking until 31 January 2019 at Christchurch Find your best route at Art Gallery or Lichfield Street ccc.govt.nz/cycling carpark buildings. Bus There are four P120 mobility The Bus Interchange is located parking spaces immediately approximately 500 metres from outside Tūranga – two spaces on Tūranga, a short walk of about Gloucester Street and two spaces 7 minutes. on Colombo Street. The Manchester Street Bus Stop If making a quick visit (e.g. is approximately 250 metres returning a library book), there from Tūranga, a short walk of are seven ‘P5 Loading Zone’ about 4 minutes. spaces in Cathedral Square and two ‘P5’ spaces directly outside Plan your bus journey at the library on Gloucester Street. metroinfo.co.nz For more information on car parking in the central city, visit ccc.govt.nz/carpark Cranmer C Square o l Victoria o Square m Margaret Mahy Playground Key b Tūranga o Armagh St S t Tūranga Rauora Your central library Park Car park Gloucester St 60 Cathedral Square Mobility parks (2) Open 7 days Cycle parking Worcester St Cathedral Latimer Square Square Bus Stop Monday to Friday, 9am – 8pm M (Ground floor 8am – 8pm) a Hereford St n H c ig he Rauora Weekends, 10am – 5pm C h Park s o S t l t e o r City Mall m Cashel St S t b o S t Licheld St Bus Interchange Tuam St Floor by floor overview EVERY LEVEL He Hononga Hapori Connection Community • Lifts GROUND LEVEL ONE • Toilets • Café • Family Place • Information Desk • Reception • Imagination Station • Public Computers • Returns • Creative Space • Magazines • Youth Space • DVDs • Espresso Bar • New Arrivals • TSB Space • Spark Place • Activity Room • Discovery Wall • Parenting Room See you soon! Come and find us when you visit Tūranga and we can help show you around. Tuakiri Tūhuratanga Auahatanga Identity Discovery Creativity LEVEL TWO LEVEL THREE LEVEL FOUR • Waruwarutū • Non-fiction • Fiction Ngā Pounamu Māori • Quiet Place • Large Print • Pasifika Collection • Boardroom • Music • New Zealand • Meeting Rooms • World Languages Reference • Study Rooms • Production Studio • Family History • Audio/Video Studio • Archives • Computer Lab • Southbase Gallery • Roof Gardens • Teaching Room • Meeting Rooms • Research Room • Study Rooms • Meeting Rooms Tūranga signature programmes All events are free unless otherwise stated. Our Painted Stories The Importance of The Our Painted Stories Identity exhibition explores the presence Join international award- and importance of local winning writer and illustrator Canterbury settings in children’s Gavin Bishop and invited guests books and celebrates the power as we explore the Our Painted of visual storytelling. Featuring Stories exhibition and have original illustrations from books a conversation about how by Margaret Mahy and Gavin seeing ourselves and our city in Bishop. children's literature helps grow a Created in partnership with the sense of identity. Painted Stories Trust. Created in partnership with the Southbase Gallery Painted Stories Trust. Tuakiri | Identity, Level 2 Wednesday 24 October, 5.30pm TSB Space Hapori | Community, Level 1 Tuesday 30 October, 5.30pm Tūranga – sharing the architectural story Spark Place He Hononga | Share the architectural design journey of your new central library Connection, Ground Floor – a 21st century centre of knowledge and exploration. A combined presentation from Carsten Auer (Architectus) and Spanish and Latino Week Morten Schmidt (Schmidt Hammer Lassen, Denmark) and the Christchurch City Libraries team. How we see it, how we Friday 12 October, 7–8pm say it, how TSB Space we live it: Hapori | Community, Level 1 language and the land. Lunchtime Exhibition Tours Every Picture Tells a Story Come and Enjoy a conducted tour of Our celebrate the opening of Latin Painted Stories with a member and Spanish Week. With Guest of our Exhibitions team. speaker Dr Celina Bortolotto, Senior Lecturer, School of First Wednesday of the month Humanities, Massey University. 1pm, 5.30pm Southbase Gallery Monday 15 October, 12.30pm Tuakiri | Identity, Level 2 Spark Place Experience the wonderful He Hononga | artworks created by illustrators Connection, Ground Floor Exhibition Education of much-loved New Zealand Programme children’s books. A digital exhibition created in partnership Noche En Pijamas at Tūranga welcomes school and with the Painted Stories Trust. the Library community groups to engage with the exhibitions in the Hapori | Community, Level 1 Southbase Gallery through specially designed activities. Illustrating Books for A chance to increase Children, The Inside Story understanding and appreciation of the exhibition programme. Can you illustrate books for children? Yes To book, visit you can! (But christchurchcitylibraries.com it might be Storytelling in Spanish – Come harder than in pijamas or dress up and bring Exhibition Discovery Trail you think). A your own teddy. talk with lots Pre-schoolers to 7 years – siblings An enjoyable way for children of images, welcome to come and read from and families to interact and have covering fun with the exhibitions. the world of illustrating books the collection. for children, through the eyes Activity sheets located in the Thursday 18 October, 5.30pm of Jenny Cooper, one of New Southbase Gallery Family Place Zealand’s most experienced and Tuakiri | Identity, Level 2 Hapori | Community, Level 1 successful illustrators. Cook’s Cook Launch Technology of the Past, To book or to find out more, with Gavin Bishop Present and Future contact SCAPE Public Art (03) 365 7994, email: education@ Come and interact with scapepublicart.org.nz or technology that will be updated online: scapepublicart.org. as cool new stuff captures nz/learn/education-activities our attention. A PB Tech staff member will be on hand to chat, explain and demonstrate parts Re:ACTIVATE of the exhibit. Come along and An exhibition featuring entries learn, watch, interact and even from aspiring artists and sing! There’s something designers under the age of for everyone. 18, who responded to the Join Gecko Press and Scorpio opportunity to have their public Books for the launch of Cook’s artwork vision become a reality Cook, The Cook who Cooked and part of the 2018 SCAPE for Captain Cook, with award- Public Art Season. winning author and illustrator Gavin Bishop. Discover the food 12 October - 17 November Hapori | Community, Level 1 and life aboard the Endeavour: Weekdays 9am–5pm from Pease Pudding to Goose Weekends 10am–5pm Pie and Shark Steaks, and Technology and Innovation Zone Food and the City how a resourceful cook fed a He Hononga | shipful of hungry sailors on their Connection, Ground Floor extraordinary adventure. Celebrate the 250th anniversary Opening the Doors to of the Endeavour’s journey! Education with SCAPE Public Art Tuesday 16 October, 6pm TSB Space SCAPE Public Hapori | Community, Level 1 Art’s free education Food tells a story.