Waitangi Day - Monday 6 February
Lunar New Year
Christchurch City Libraries will celebrate with
a range of events
over the Lunar New Year period including craft activities and themed storytimes. There is a family fun day at Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre on Saturday 4 February.
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CDs
BLUES
- Blue & lonesome, Rolling Stones.
- The ultimate collection, B.B. King.
Classical
- The French suites, Johann Sebastian Bach.
- Recorded July, 2013, Funkhaus Nalepastrasse, Saal 1, Berlin, Germany.
- Orchestral works. 2, Symphonies, Copland.
- Jonathan Scott, organl, BBC Philharmonic.
- Enigma variations, Elgar.
- Florence Daguerre de Hureaux, narrator; Kate Royal, soprano; Yann Ghiro, clarinet; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins, conductor.
- 'Where'er you walk' : arias for Handel's favourite tenor., Handel
- Allan Clayton, tenor ; Mary Bevan, soprano ; Classical Opera ; Ian Page, conductor.
- Requiems, Johann Caspar Kerll, Johann Joseph Fux.
- Jonathan Scott, organ, BBC Philharmonic,
- Since it was the day of preparation ..., James MacMillan.
- Recorded in Glasgow in 2015.
- Symphony no. 9 : live at London's Royal Festival Hall, Schubert.
- Philharmonia Orchestra under Chrisoph Von Dohnanyi
- Passion week, Maximilian Steinberg.
- Recorded at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, New York.
- Elektra, Richard Strauss.
- Recorded live, December 16, 1965, at the Wiener Staatsoper.
COUNTRY
- Circlin' back : celebrating 50 years, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and friends.
- Working in Tennessee, Merle Haggard.
- The life & songs of Emmylou Harris.
- The weight of these wings, Miranda Lambert.
EASY LISTENING
- Je dis oui!, Pink Martini.
- A wonderful world, Susan Boyle.
- One voice, Aled Jones.
- I have a dream, Daniel O'Donnell.
JAZZ
- Human nature, Herb Alpert.
POPULAR
- Believers, Deacon Blue.
- Romanza, Andrea Bocelli.
- Version of me, Melanie C.
- Encore un soir, Celine Dion
- [A] sides, Brooke Fraser.
- Here, Alicia Keys.
- Darkness and light, John Legend.
- Composure, Maala.
- XXIVK magic, Bruno Mars.
- The Randy Newman songbook. Vol. 3., Randy Newman
- Sermon on the rocks, Josh Ritter.
- Let love rule, Archie Roach.
- Remember us to life, Regina Spektor.
- Ripcord, Keith Urban.
- Hard II love, Usher.
ROCK
- A head full of dreams, Coldplay.
- Acoustic, Simple Minds.
- Can't touch us now, Madness.
- Heads up, Warpaint.
- Here, Teenage Fanclub.
- Out of time, R.E.M.
- Singles, New Order.
- String theory, Fly My Pretties.
- Stuck in New Zealand, Eversons.
- Temple of low men, Crowded House.
- The fall of a rebel angel, Enigma.
- The last hero, Alter Bridge.
- The stage, Avenged Sevenfold.
- The ultimate collection, Black Sabbath.
- Time on Earth, Crowded House.
- Together alone, Crowded House.
- We got it from here... thank you 4 your service, A Tribe Called Quest.
- Woodface, Crowded House.
- Your wilderness, Pineapple Thief.
- A better world, Chris de Burgh.
- Stripped, Macy Gray.
- Bella donna, Stevie Nicks.
- My woman, Angel Olsen.
- Testimony, Robbie Robertson.
- Sleep no more, Jack Savoretti.
- Leap of faith, Timothy B. Schmit.
- Chapter and verse, Bruce Springsteen.
- Echoes of our times, Shakin' Stevens.
- Goodnight city, Martha Wainwright.
DVDs
FILM
- Apollo 13, Directed by Ron Howard.
- Tom Hanks, Kevin Spacey.
- Blue Thunder, Directed by John Badham.
- Roy Scheider, Malcolm McDowell.
- Bottle rocket, Directed by Wes Anderson.
- Owen Wilson, James Caan.
- Bullet for a badman, Directed by R.G. Springsteen.
- Audie Murphy, Darren McGavin.
- David Brent : life on the road.,
- Ricky Gervais,
- Down by law, Written and directed by Jim Jarmusch.
- Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni.
- Glorious 39, Written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff.
- Romola Garai, Bill Nighy, David Tennant, Julie Christie.
- I.T., Directed by John Moore.
- Pierce Brosnan, Anna Friel.
- Masterminds, Directed by Jared Hess.
- Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Zach Galifianakis.
- Mr. Fuzzypants, Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.
- Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner.
- Mustang, A film by Deniz Gamze Erguven
- Turkish drama about arranged marriage.
- Mythica. The darkspore, Directed by Anne Black.
- Kwevin Sorbo, Adam Johnson.
- Paris blues, Directed by Martin Ritt.
- Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward.
- Plan B, Written and directed by Marco Berger.
- Argentinian comedy
- The rehearsal, Directed by Alison Maclean.
- Adaptation of the Eleanor Catton novel.
- Rams, Written and directed by Grmur Hkonarson.
- Seven samurai, Directed by Akira Kurosawa.
- Slumlord, Written and directed by Victor Zarcoff.
- Horror tale about electronic surveillance.
- Southside with you, Written and directed by Richard Tanne.
- About Barrack and Michelle Obama.
- Stonewall, Directed by Roland Emmerich.
- Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Ron Perlman.
- The benefactor, Written and directored by Andrew Renzi.
- Richard Gere, Dakota Fanning.
- The Dukes of Hazzard, Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar.
- Johnny Knoxville, Jessica Simpson.
- The magnificent seven, Directed by Antoine Fuqua.
- The recent version of the classic western.
- The man who knew infinity, Written and directed by Matthew Brown.
- Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Stephen Fry.
- The swimmer, Directed by Frank Perry.
- Burt Lancaster in adaptation of John Cheever short story.
- The trouble with Bliss, Directed by Michael Knowles.
- Michael C. Hall, Brie Larson, Lucy Liu.
- The vessel, A film by Julio Quintana.
- Martin Sheen.
- The wait, A film by Piero Messina.
- Juliette Binoche, Loud de Laage.
- Who gets the dog?, Directed by Huck Botko.
- Alicia Silverstone, Ryan Kwanten.
- Yoga hosers, Written and directed by Kevin Smith.
- Lily-Rose Depp, Vanessa Paradis.
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Directed by Taika Waititi.
- From the Barry Crump novel.
- My brilliant career, Director, Gillian Armstrong.
- Sam Neill, Judy Davis.
- Atonement, Directed by Joe Wright
- Adaptation of the Ian McEwan novel.
- Sully, Produced and directed by Clint Eastwood.
- Tom Hanks.
- Ben-Hur, Directed by Timur Bekmambetov.
- The recent film version of the classic novel.
- The fugitive kind, Directed by Sidney Lumet.
- Maron Brando & Anna Magnani in Tennessee Williams adaptation.
MUSIC
- A night at the Odeon, Queen.
- ANZAC international military tattoo.,
- The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Melbourne 2016 : fanfare for the future : live from Etihad Stadium.,
- Wonderful life, Directed by Sidney Furie.
- Cliff Richard
- The Pirates of Penzance, Directed by Wilford Leach.
- Kevin Kline, Linda Ronstadt, Angela Lansbury.
Non-fiction
- The Christian atheist : believing in God but living as if he doesn't exist, Craig Groeschel.
- Our big blue backyard : New Zealand's oceans and marine reserves. Season 2, Natural History New Zealand.
- Maori boy genius. Volume one, A film by Pietra Brettkelly.
- Home massage : principles & techniques.,
- Gifted hands : the Ben Carson story.,
- For the love of meat, Matthew Evans.
- The first Monday in May, Directed by Andrew Rossi.
- Fashion at The Met.
- I am Johnny Cash, Directed by Derik Murray, Jordan Tappis.
- A ballerina's tale, Directed by Nelson George.
- Serena : the other side of greatness.,
- We : a Collection of Individuals, Directed by Cody Carter and Pete Alport.
- The fourth phase, Directed by Jon Klaczkiewicz.
- Backcountry snowboarding.
- The Greeks, Directed by Chad Cohen.
- The best of New Zealand, Big Fish Productions.
Talking Books
ADVENTURE
- No man's land, David Baldacci.
- Fixers, Michael M. Thomas.
FANTASY
- Rage of a demon king, Raymond E. Feist.
FICTION
- Reader, I married him : stories inspired by Jane Eyre, Tracy Chevalier.
- Everyone is watching, Megan Bradbury.
- The goodbye gift, Amanda Brooke.
- The nearly-weds, Jane Costello.
- Transit, Rachel Cusk.
- This is now, Ciara Geraghty.
- Tales of persuasion, Philip Hensher.
- Himself, Jess Kidd.
- The woman on the stairs, Bernhard Schlink.
- Public library and other stories, Ali Smith.
- Hotel Honolulu, Paul Theroux.
- Foxlowe, Eleanor Wasserberg.
HISTORICAL
- Days without end, Sebastian Barry.
- The purchase, Linda Spalding.
HORROR
- City of blades, Robert Jackson Bennett.
- The watchers, Neil Spring.
MYSTERY
- Echoes of Sherlock Holmes : stories inspired by the Holmes canon, Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger.
- The case of the missing Bronte, Robert Barnard.
- Warlock Holmes : a study in brimstone, G.S. Denning.
- White jazz, James Ellroy.
- Killer look, Linda Fairstein.
- Saturday requiem, Nicci French.
- Little sister, David Hewson.
- The silent ones, Ali Knight.
- Dance with the dead, James Nally.
- NYPD Red. 3, James Patterson & Marshall Karp.
- The secrets of Wishtide, Kate Saunders.
- Kill me twice, Anna Smith.
Non-fiction
- Insanely gifted, Jamie Catto.
- A mother's story [MP3 CD], Rosie Batty and Bryce Corbett.
- A mother's story, Rosie Batty and Bryce Corbett.
- The confidence game, Maria Konnikova.
- 18 and life on Skid Row, Sebastian Bach.
- Forty autumns : a family's story of courage and survival on both sides of the Berlin Wall, Nina Willner.
ROMANCE
- The Westerby sisters, M.C. Beaton.
- A buccaneer at heart, Stephanie Laurens.
SAGA
- The French promise, Fiona McIntosh.
- The French promise [MP3 CD], Fiona McIntosh.
- A mother's love, Santa Montefiore.
- The olive tree, Lucinda Riley.
- The shadow sister, Lucinda Riley.
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