Christchurch City Libraries
Christchurch City Libraries is a network of 21 libraries and a mobile book bus. operated by the Christchurch City Council and Following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake the previous Christchurch Central Library building was demolished, and was replaced by a new central library building in Cathedral Square, Tūranga, which opened in 2018. A number of community libraries were also rebuilt post earthquake.
| Christchurch City Libraries | |
|---|---|
Tūranga – the new post-earthquake central library in 2019 | |
| 43.5300°S 172.6346°E | |
| Location | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Established | 1859 |
| Branches | 20 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 1,089,818 (June 2008) |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 5,980,509 (July 2007 – June 2008) |
| Population served | 369,006 (2018 census) |
| Other information | |
| Director | Carolyn Robertson (Libraries and Information Manager) |
| Employees | 254 |
| Website | christchurchcitylibraries.com |
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