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Borrowing Library Items
Can I borrow jigsaws from the library?
Can I borrow videos from the library?
Can I issue my own library books?
Can I let someone else use my library card?
Can I pick up my hold from my local library?
Can I place a hold on items in the library's Bestseller collection?
Can I renew a Bestseller?
Can I renew library items?
Can I renew my inter-library loan?
Can I request an item that the library doesn't have?
Can I take reference books home overnight?
Can I transfer an item on my library card to someone else's library card?
Can I view electoral rolls at the library?
Do customers under 19 years pay overdue fines on library items?
Does the library have DVDs?
How can I find out more about this letter for old library fines?
How long can I keep items from the library?
How long will I need to wait for my library item on hold?
How many children's videos and DVDs can I borrow from the library?
How many items can I borrow from the library?
How much do I owe on my library account?
How much does it cost to place a hold?
I have received an overdue notice from the library, but I have returned/never had this item. What should I do?
I paid for a lost library book, but now I've found it. What should I do?
I've lost a library book. What happens next?
Is there a charge for overdue items returned a day late to the library?
On the library catalogue, what does 'being delivered' mean?
What do I do if I damage something I borrowed from the library?
What items have I got on loan from the library? When are my library books due back?
Where can I return my library books?
Where can I use my Christchurch City Libraries card?
Which items cost money to borrow from the library?
Which libraries have a Bestseller Collection?
Which libraries have a children's poster collection?
Which libraries have Get Well Bags for children?
Will the library pay for damage to my player caused by one of the Library's CDs/videos/DVDs/talking books?
Catalogue terms
On the library catalogue, what does Bestseller mean?
What is a standing order?
Employment opportunities
How do I get a job in the Library?
I am a performer. Are there any opportunities for me to perform in your library?
What qualifications do I need to be a Librarian?
Membership and Library Accounts
Am I entitled to a concession library membership?
Can I let someone else use my library card?
Can I pay my library account over the phone?
Can I pick up books for someone else if I have their library card?
Can I transfer an item on my library card to someone else's library card?
Do customers under 19 years pay overdue fines on library items?
How much does it cost to join the library?
How do I change the PIN on my library card?
How do I get a replacement library card?
How do I notify the library of my change of address?
How does the merger with Banks Peninsula affect my membership with Christchurch City Libraries?
How long can I keep items from the library?
How many items can I borrow from the library?
I can't remember the PIN for my library card.
I've lent my library book to a friend, who told me it was returned but I've received an overdue notice for it?
I've lost a library book. What happens next?
What do I do if I damage something I borrowed from the library?
What is a Pharos account?
What is corporate library membership?
What items have I got on loan from the library? When are my library books due back?
What should I do if my library card is lost or stolen?
When are my books due back?
Who can join the library? How do I join the library?
General
Can I advertise my business on Localeye?
Can I book display and notice board space at the library?
Can I buy plastic book covers at the Library?
Can I do laminating at the library?
Can I donate books or other material to the library?
Can I eat and drink in the library?
Can I fundraise at your library?
Can I get plastic adhesive covers for my paperbacks at the library?
Can I hire a DVD player from the library?
Can I hire art works from the library?
Can I list or update a Community Group in the CINCH database?
Can I use my laptop at the library?
Can the library mend my books?
Can you save a particular withdrawn library item for me?
Do any Christchurch City libraries have a cafe?
Does the library have board games?
Does the library sell withdrawn items?
How do I get a replacement library card?
How do I make my views known to the library?
How do I place a hold on library items?
How many items can I borrow from the library?
I've found a wallet and the only ID is the library card?
I've left some personal belongings in the library. What can I do?
Is the Mobile Library Service still operating?
Is the South Learning Centre threatened by closure?
May I make a suggestion for the library's collection?
On the library catalogue, what does 'being delivered' mean?
On the library catalogue, what does Store mean?
What can I do to preserve a newspaper?
What can I do with material that I want to distribute throughout the Library network?
What is a volunteer library?
What is Info Tap South?
What is the Libraries 2025 Facilities Plan?
What is the Writers in Schools programme?
What should I do if my library card is lost or stolen?
When is the library's annual book sale?
Where can I buy large print books?
Where can I find information about Christchurch street or place names?
Where can I get advice about caring for old books/papers/photographs?
Where can I get information for a school project or homework?
Where can I use my Christchurch City Libraries card?
Where do I meet my driving test instructor at the Papanui Library?
Where does the library buy posters for children?
Who can join the library? How do I join the library?
Will children's authors and illustrators visit schools?
Will the library pay for damage to my player caused by one of the Library's CDs/videos/DVDs/talking books?
Opening
Is the South Learning Centre threatened by closure?
When can I phone the library?
When is the library open?
Payments For Services
Can I create a Pharos account for my child?
Can I get refunds of un-used money from my Pharos account at the library?
Can I pay for library charges or services with my credit card?
Can I pay for library products with money from my Pharos account?
Can I pay my library account over the phone?
Can I pay my rates at the Library?
Can I use EFTPOS at the library?
Can I use Microsoft Office Word/Excel/Publisher/Powerpoint at the library?
Can I use someone else's Pharos account at the library?
How do I create a Pharos account at the library?
How do I pay for internet, printing and photocopying at the library?
How much does it cost if I want the library to fax me information?
How much does it cost to order photographs from the library?
How much does it cost to print from microfiche at the library?
How much does it cost to use internet and email at the library?
How much money can I load on my Pharos account at the library?
I'm not a member of Christchurch City Libraries. Can I create a Pharos account?
Is there a charge for Maori tapes, CDs, CD-Roms, videos, and DVD, at the library?
What can I do with my library E Services Card?
Public access
Are there listening posts at the Library?
Are there Playstations in the library?
Can I access a wheelchair at the library?
Can I access Google Earth on library computers?
Can I connect to a wireless hotspot at the library?
Can I create a music CD or download to a MP3 player on the pay computers at the library?
Can I open up a Microsoft Works file on a library computer?
Can I search the internet and send emails from the library?
Can I send or receive a fax at the library?
Can I use a CD ROM on a library computer?
Can I use my memory card or memory stick on a library computer?
Can I view my own microfilm at the library?
Can I watch a DVD at the library?
Does the library have cassette players or tape recorders for hire?
Does the library have computers for children?
Does the library have newspapers?
Does the library have video conferencing facilities?
Does the library offer free computer lessons?
How can I book a computer at the library?
How can I get to the Diamond Harbour Library?
How do I enrol for a course at a Learning Centre?
Is colour printing from the internet available at the library?
Is printing available at Christchurch City Libraries?
Is social networking available on library computers?
Is the Mobile Library Service still operating?
Is there a scanner for public use at the library?
What photocopying facilities are available at the library?
Where can I access a large print screen computer?
Where can I find information about how the merger with Banks Peninsula affects libraries?
Which parking building is closest to the Central Library?
Why does Spreydon library have unisex toilets?
Holds
Can I place a hold on a library book over the phone?
How will I know when to pick up my hold?
Returning Library Items
Can I take my books back to any library?
How can I find out more about this letter for old library fines?
How long can I keep items from the library?
I want to keep my Bestseller longer. Do I need to notify you of this?
I've dropped a book into the library that belongs to a different library network / school. What will happen to the item?
I've lent my library book to a friend, who told me it was returned but I've received an overdue notice for it?
Is there a charge for overdue items returned a day late to the library?
What items have I got on loan from the library? When are my library books due back?
When are my books due back?
Where can I return my books at the Bus Exchange?
Where can I return my library books?
Library Services
Am I entitled to a concession library membership?
Can I borrow jigsaws from the library?
Can I issue my own library books?
Can I look up telephone directories at the library?
Can I pick up my hold from my local library?
Can I renew a Bestseller?
Can I renew library items?
Can I renew my inter-library loan?
Can I request an item that the library doesn't have?
How much does it cost to join the library?
How do I change the PIN on my library card?
How do I place a hold on library items?
How long will I need to wait for my library item on hold?
How many children's videos and DVDs can I borrow from the library?
How much does it cost to place a hold?
I can't remember the PIN for my library card.
On the library catalogue, what does Store mean?
What is corporate library membership?
Where can I return my books at the Bus Exchange?
Where can I return my library books?
Where can I use my Christchurch City Libraries card?
Which items cost money to borrow from the library?
Who can join the library? How do I join the library?
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