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Christchurch City Libraries
work PO Box 73045,
Christchurch 8154,
New Zealand.
workp: +64-3-941-7923
faxf: +64-3-353-0745

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 Family

This page links to library services and useful information for parents and families.

Parenting

Starting school
Resources to help you choose a school for your child and get them ready to start school.
Library events calendar
Includes programmes for kids, pre-schoolers and classes held at the Learning Centres.
Parenting links
Useful web sites in our Internet Gateway for parents. They cover issues including health, pregnancy and childbirth, and gifted children.
CINCH Community Information Christchurch
CINCH lists parenting courses, support organisations, and school holiday programmes.
Children in our libraries
Our policies on unattended children in our libraries.

Christchurch City Libraries has an outreach programme for parents. Our Outreach Librarians are able to visit your centre or parent group to enrol children as library members, share tips on reading to children and describe what we have to offer parents and children. Please contact us to make a booking.

Reading assistance

In our learning section, we have guides to helping your children learn to read:

We also have reading lists for children.

PhotoInformation for teenagers

On The Pulse, our website for teens, teen parents has information for teenage mothers and fathers — and their parents too. It also has a babysitters’ guide.

CINCH lists support organisations for teen parents and parents of teenagers.

More library resources for families

Adoption guide
Find out how to find out about your birth parents.
Budgeting
How to make the most of your finances.
Family Christmas
Resources and links to help families enjoy Christmas together.
Family history
Our guide to researching your family’s history.
Stories to go
Pick up a bag of pre-selected books, DVDs, CDs and puzzle books for children.
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