Canterbury Region’s library services cover 560,000 people in Christchurch City and the Kaikoura, Hurunui, Waimakariri, Selwyn, Ashburton, Timaru, Waimate and Mackenzie districts delivered from over 40 branches and mobile libraries.
Canterbury Region’s library services cover 560,000 people in Christchurch City and the Kaikoura, Hurunui, Waimakariri, Selwyn, Ashburton, Timaru, Waimate and Mackenzie districts delivered from over 40 branches and mobile libraries.
The region is home to one of the oldest public libraries in New Zealand and important publicly accessible heritage collections. The region as a whole supports innovative programming and technology provision as well as a very high degree of professional cooperation.