Top of the web – January to March 2019

Kia ora. Here’s our summary of the webpages, blog and social media posts that were popular from January to March 2019.

Website pages

There were 987,474 page views from January to March.  The bracketed listing indicates the place the page held in the last set of statistics. The most popular pages on christchurchcitylibraries.com:

• About PressReader (formerly PressDisplay) (1st)
• My account (2nd)
• Justices of the Peace (5th)
• Tūranga (4th)
• Justices of the Peace (5th)
• Canterbury earthquake 2011 for kids (NEW)
• Tūranga location page (6th)
• Books browse page (9th)
• Fun for kids (8th)
• Join the Library (NEW)

Popular blog posts

Popular blog posts published from January to March on the website:

• Friday 22 February 2019 – Earthquake Commemorations Donna
• Waitangi Day in Christchurch and Canterbury – Wednesday 6 February Donna
• Kā Huru Manu: Mapping, memories, meaning Moata

Photos on Flickr

Flickr now has a total of 9,183,648 views:

• 134,239 views in January.
• 122,262 views in February.
• 109,184 view in March.

Top on Twitter

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We have lots of children from the climate change protest here in Tūranga. They – and all other customers – are being well looked after by staff. There are storytimes taking place, people playing video games, reading, and some watching Shrek. ^DR pic.twitter.com/Aswrbpz0bj

— Ngā Kete Wānanga-o-Ōtautahi (@ChristchurchLib) March 15, 2019

There will be Irish Music Galore at Tūranga on Sunday 17 March – #StPatricksDay will be in full effect! ^DR pic.twitter.com/xLnIiXK3Zg

— Ngā Kete Wānanga-o-Ōtautahi (@ChristchurchLib) March 14, 2019

A reminder to please only share confirmed information from reliable sources in an emergency like this. Misinformation spreads easily.. ^DR

— Ngā Kete Wānanga-o-Ōtautahi (@ChristchurchLib) March 15, 2019

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In on Instagram

We are trialling Instagram.  Our first post was on 11 February 2019.

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Sliding quietly into Instagram like … #librarylife #Tūranga #Christchurch

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As at 1 May, we have 562 followers.

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chicken / man by @ronmueckart is now at home in @chchartgallery. He's beautiful, the chicken is ok too. Go check him out! 🐥🏅🎨 #ronmueck #explorechristchurch

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Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the shootings in Christchurch today. Arohanui. Schools and libraries and other facilities are currently in lockdown. Here at Tūranga, people are reading, watching Shrek, and playing video games. Please visit our website for the latest information and advice. #chch #Christchurch

A post shared by Christchurch City Libraries (@christchurchlib) on Mar 14, 2019 at 9:46pm PDT

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Today is #RaceRelationsDay. We'd like to share the important kōrero of Pancha Narayanan, National President of Multicultural New Zealand, who is quoted by @nzhumanrights: “In these sad times the strength and the resolve of our community not to give in to hatred has been shown as New Zealanders embrace one another to comfort and console. People of all cultures and faiths have come together to show their grief in this difficult time, with an outpouring of solidarity and unity with our Muslim brothers and sisters. As we remember, it is also a time to reflect on the country we want to build. Becoming a Treaty-based multicultural society will not come without hard work. We must listen to each other and work collectively to make it happen. Let us stand united against racism and hate wherever and whenever we see it." On our website, we are sharing information on this important day and highlighting books and resources focused on uniting against racism and hate. #GiveNothingToRacism #GiveNothingToHate

A post shared by Christchurch City Libraries (@christchurchlib) on Mar 20, 2019 at 6:28pm PDT

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Top of the web – December 2018

Kia ora. Here’s our summary of the webpages, blog and social media posts that were popular in December.

Website pages

There were 280,052 page views in December. The most popular pages on christchurchcitylibraries.com:

• About PressReader (formerly PressDisplay) (2nd last month)
• My account (3rd last month)
• Christmas and New Year holiday hours 2018 / 2019 (NEW)
• Tūranga (1st last month)
• Justices of the Peace (4th last month)
• Holiday programmes (NEW)
• Tūranga location page (6th last month)
• Fun for kids (NEW)
• Books browse page (10th last month)
• Christmas in Christchurch 2018 (NEW)

Summertime Reading Club is in 19th spot, and the Christchurch Photo Hunt winners at 35th.

December’s popular blog posts

Popular blog posts published in December on the website:

• Christchurch Photo Hunt: The winners Jacqui
• Ōtautahi Advent Calendar 2018 Jacqui
• Summer eReads – escapism Simone
• Christmas books for Christmas time Kate M
• World Languages Collection at Tūranga receives a warm welcome Hayley Concepcion and Crystal Betito, Auahatanga | Creativity, Level 4, Tūranga

Survivor winner Lisa Stanger’s 2014 blog post Christmas reading for kids came in at 4th place.

Photos on Flickr

There were 109,564 views in December on Flickr. It now has a total of 8,817,963 views.

Top on Twitter

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#ChristchurchAdventCalendar 24 Christmas images from the #DiscoveryWall. Sunday 9 Dec: @whatnownz Christmas, 24 December 1989. Simon Barnett, @MicheleACourt and Catherine McPherson. Christchurch Star archive. In copyright. CCL-StarP-01642A.

We have a position for a Community Learning Librarian open at South Library. Applications close Sunday, 6 Jan. #libraryjobs ^MT

The Best of 2018 – librarians pick their faves of the year. #lovelibraries #bestbooks ^DR

#ChristchurchAdventCalendar 24 Christmas images from the #DiscoveryWall. Sunday 9 Dec: @whatnownz Christmas, 24 December 1989. Simon Barnett, @MicheleACourt and Catherine McPherson. Christchurch Star archive. In copyright. CCL-StarP-01642A. https://t.co/3dYYa9vM7U pic.twitter.com/0zQs93Qg93

— Ngā Kete Wānanga-o-Ōtautahi (@ChristchurchLib) December 8, 2018

We have a position for a Community Learning Librarian open at South Library. Applications close Sunday, 6 Jan. #libraryjobs https://t.co/XzdGXKGW4Z … ^MT pic.twitter.com/CVvzktukfO

— Ngā Kete Wānanga-o-Ōtautahi (@ChristchurchLib) December 25, 2018

The Best of 2018 – librarians pick their faves of the year. #lovelibraries #bestbooks https://t.co/EJI3j6Wuco ^DR pic.twitter.com/TQcg1n0yNB

— Ngā Kete Wānanga-o-Ōtautahi (@ChristchurchLib) December 4, 2018

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#ChristchurchAdventCalendar 24 Christmas images from the #DiscoveryWall. Tuesday 13 December: Mark Nicholl with Christmas tree, 13 December 1980. A child, Mark Nicholl, on his bicycle carrying a Christmas tree in Sydenham. Christchurch Star Archive. In copyright. CCL-StarP-02309A.

All these things and more! ^Moata

#ChristchurchAdventCalendar 24 Christmas images from the #DiscoveryWall. Sunday 9 December: What Now Christmas, 24 December 1989. The presenters of What Now, Simon Barnett, Michele A’Court and Catherine McPherson getting ready for Christmas morning show by decorating a Christmas tree. Christchurch Star archive. In copyright. CCL-StarP-01642A.

“It is my first time to see Korean books in a library!” an elated Donggi Jun said when he saw shelves of books in his native Korean. Find out more about the World Languages Collection at Tūranga – it includes books & magazines in 13 languages.

If you are interested in how we derive our rankings, we measure page views on our website, organic reach for Facebook posts, and impressions for tweets.

Top of the web – November 2018

Kia ora. Here’s our summary of the webpages, blog and social media posts that were popular in November.

Website pages

There were 336,149 page views in November. The most popular pages on christchurchcitylibraries.com:

• Tūranga (1st)
• About PressReader (formerly PressDisplay) (2nd last month)
• My account (3rd  last month)
• Justices of the Peace (4th last month)
• 22 February 2011 Canterbury earthquake for kids (5th last month)
• Tūranga location page (6th last month)
• Guy Fawkes Day (NEW)
• Learning Centres (NEW)
• Books browse page (10th last month)
• Join the Library (NEW)

Join the Library has become more popular in the last few months and more Tūranga pages are in the top 50 – meeting rooms and bookable spaces, café, transport, and floor by floor.

November’s popular blog posts

Popular blog posts published in November on the website:

• Armistice Day 2018: Remembering 100 Years Ago Mark
• The winner of the Nutcracker Diorama – family challenge competition
• Interview with Jack Hartley interviewed by Greta Christie, Youth Librarian at Tūranga
• Diwali in Christchurch 2018
• Best book covers of 2018 Donna

Photos on Flickr

There were 147,719 views in November on Flickr. It now has a total of 8,708,399 views.

Top on Twitter

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DiveDapper is the PoetryWorld equivalent of Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Comedians in cars getting coffee’ but at DiveDapper you hear 2 poets on top of their game. A good reason to go to @KavehAkbar in Chch Tues 6 Nov @WORDChCh & at @tweetlitcrawl. ^DR

I’ve picked my fave New Zealand book covers of 2018.
Xoe Hall – @TayiTibble Poūkahangatus
Kerry Ann Lee – @Helen__Heath Are Friends Electric? @VUPBooks
and Go GIrl / Oh Boy @PenguinBooks_NZ
All this & more FAB covers: ^DR

Did you know @rhysiedarby had written a kids’ book? Kim asked him about the book, cryptozoology, and the time he was a jelly at the Christchurch Christmas parade (!?). ^MT

DiveDapper is the PoetryWorld equivalent of Jerry Seinfeld's 'Comedians in cars getting coffee' but at DiveDapper you hear 2 poets on top of their game. https://t.co/YeNwTbNVsE A good reason to go to @KavehAkbar in Chch Tues 6 Nov @WORDChCh & at @tweetlitcrawl. ^DR pic.twitter.com/oEvPSAH4Ok

— Ngā Kete Wānanga-o-Ōtautahi (@ChristchurchLib) November 1, 2018

I've picked my fave New Zealand book covers of 2018.
Xoe Hall – @TayiTibble Poūkahangatus
Kerry Ann Lee – @Helen__Heath Are Friends Electric? @VUPBooks
and Go GIrl / Oh Boy @PenguinBooks_NZ
All this & more FAB covers:https://t.co/twaYbScpDa ^DR pic.twitter.com/ifzd3bo4VW

— Ngā Kete Wānanga-o-Ōtautahi (@ChristchurchLib) November 26, 2018

Did you know @rhysiedarby had written a kids' book? Kim asked him about the book, cryptozoology, and the time he was a jelly at the Christchurch Christmas parade (!?). https://t.co/ocrYbvl5cl ^MT pic.twitter.com/UojgnkGDDq

— Ngā Kete Wānanga-o-Ōtautahi (@ChristchurchLib) November 18, 2018

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The Ballantynes’ Fire took place 71 years ago today. 41 people died, and the city mourned.  ^Donna

The Audio Video Studio / Taupuni Oro/Ataata is now available for bookings! Open session times, when you can visit and try things out, are also available. See our website for more details. ^Moata

At the 11th hour of the 11th day of November in 1918, the First World War – ‘The War to End All Wars’ – ended; this day is known as Armistice Day. Today is the 100th anniversary of the Armistice. ^Donna

If you are interested in how we derive our rankings, we measure page views on our website, organic reach for Facebook posts, and impressions for tweets.

Top of the web – October 2018

Kia ora. Here’s our summary of the webpages, blog and social media posts that were popular in October.

Website pages

There were 368,704 page views in October. The most popular pages on christchurchcitylibraries.com:

• Tūranga (NEW)
• About PressReader (formerly PressDisplay) (1st last month)
• My account (2nd last month)
• Justices of the Peace (4th last month)
• Tūranga location page (NEW)
• 22 February 2011 Canterbury earthquake for kids (3rd last month)
• School holidays! Holiday programmes, events, and activities – October 2018 (7th last month)
• Fun for kids (9th last month)
• Christchurch Photo Hunt (NEW)
• Books browse page (10th last month)

Join the Library was in at number 12, and more of our Tūranga pages were in the top 50.

October’s popular blog posts

Popular blog posts published in October on the website:

• Diego and Frida: A Smile in the Middle of the Way – exhibition and events
• What’s on at Tūranga
• From Canterbury Public Library to Tūranga
• Things to see and do around Tūranga Alicia
• Big Library Read – The Girl with the Red Balloon Simone

Not published in October, but attracting views was The old homestead at Stonyhurst a Picturing Canterbury post by Simon (published March 2018).

Photos on Flickr

There were 267,397 page views in October on Flickr. It now has a total of 8,560,680 views.

Top on Twitter

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Tūranga is open – and people are exploring their new central library. Opening pics: https://www.flickr.com/photos/christchurchcitylibraries/sets/72157672234197707
Great photos of Tūranga in action by @ChristchurchCC https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/newsline/show/3058 ^DR

Thank you Christchurch people. Tūranga is for you.

Cool fact that Kim learned at the Cook’s cook book launch last night: Gavin Bishop was the first author to have a book launch at the old central library and the first at our new one, Tūranga… 36 years apart. https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/gavin-bishop-cooks-cook-book-launch/ ^MT

Tūranga is open – and people are exploring their new central library. Opening pics: https://t.co/zy9kbfmtqN
Great photos of Tūranga in action by @ChristchurchCC https://t.co/BI30kgJfic ^DR pic.twitter.com/j5E1TOQMgN

— Ngā Kete Wānanga-o-Ōtautahi (@ChristchurchLib) October 12, 2018

Thank you Christchurch people. Tūranga is for you. pic.twitter.com/XYrCUg9QuE

— Ngā Kete Wānanga-o-Ōtautahi (@ChristchurchLib) October 12, 2018

Cool fact that Kim learned at the Cook's cook book launch last night: Gavin Bishop was the first author to have a book launch at the old central library and the first at our new one, Tūranga… 36 years apart. https://t.co/coZkFSYc3Z ^MT pic.twitter.com/gv0xA6d4bV

— Ngā Kete Wānanga-o-Ōtautahi (@ChristchurchLib) October 17, 2018

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Mōrena. The day has finally arrived and we hope you’re as excited as we are for the Tūranga Grand Opening! Watch the official opening ceremony online from 12 noon today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aivupywQ9cc
Doors open to the public for tours at 1pm.
More about Tūranga: https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/turanga/

Tūranga is open! Thank you to all the Christchurchians who have come in today. Here are some photos from opening day, including Marlene who was the first customer in. https://www.flickr.com/…/christchurc…/sets/72157672234197707
Find out more about what’s happening at Tūranga. https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/turanga/ ^Donna

Day One of Tūranga – check out this time lapse of Tūranga from Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects – you might spot yourself if you were there … ^Donna

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Top of the web – September 2018

Kia ora. Here’s our summary of the webpages, blog and social media posts that were popular in September.

Website pages

There were 306,040 page views in September. The most popular pages on christchurchcitylibraries.com:

• About PressReader (formerly PressDisplay) (1st last month)
• My account (2nd last month)
• 22 February 2011 Canterbury earthquake for kids (4th last month)
• Justices of the Peace (7th last month)
• Medical inventions (10th last month)
• About Tūranga – Tūranga opening – Friday 12 October 1pm (6th last month)
• School holidays! Holiday programmes, events, and activities – October 2018 (NEW)
• Learning Centres (5th last month)
• Fun for kids (9th last month)
• Books browse page (NEW)

Other popular pages: Te Wiki o te Reo Māori and Tūranga information was popular this month.

September’s popular blog posts

Popular blog posts published in September on the website:

• Te Wiki o te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week Moata (August)
• The Great Library Seed and Plant Swap 2018 Moata (August)
• 庆祝2018年新西兰中文周Celebrations in New Zealand Chinese Language Week 2018 Hong
• Suffrage 125 in Ōtautahi – celebrating women winning the right to vote in 19 September 1893 Donna
• International Day of Older Persons and the Positive Ageing Expo – Monday 1 October 2018 Donna
• Helen Clark: WORD Christchurch Andrew
  The Suffrage Experiment in New Zealand Simone

Photos on Flickr

There were 140,750 page views in September on Flickr. It now has a total of 8,293,283 views.

Top on Twitter

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Not a glass ceiling, but “a thick layer of men”. Andrew reports back on last night’s #wordchch @HelenClarkNZ session and that killer quote.  ^DR

Best audience question ever “Can you come to my birthday?”. #wordchch Nanogirl @medickinson rules. ^DR

“… Speak about the things, and the people, we love.” @katbhave reports on @pantographpunch #wordchch Explosive Archaeology session with @jenkshields @TayiTibble @brannavan @lanalopesi @ladyhorrors ^DR

Not a glass ceiling, but "a thick layer of men".
Andrew reports back on last night's #wordchch @HelenClarkNZ session and that killer quote. https://t.co/EROJI6hnIK ^DR pic.twitter.com/0826Nt3FbM

— Ngā Kete Wānanga-o-Ōtautahi (@ChristchurchLib) September 1, 2018

Best audience question ever "Can you come to my birthday?". #wordchch Nanogirl @medickinson rules. ^DR pic.twitter.com/dRzFU9u8bc

— Ngā Kete Wānanga-o-Ōtautahi (@ChristchurchLib) September 2, 2018

"… Speak about the the things, and the people, we love." @katbhave reports on @pantographpunch #wordchch Explosive Archaeology session with @jenkshields @TayiTibble @brannavan @lanalopesi @ladyhorrors https://t.co/PTRFTMXCyL ^DR pic.twitter.com/OWzgqu8CA6

— Ngā Kete Wānanga-o-Ōtautahi (@ChristchurchLib) September 5, 2018

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Excited yet?
(Just over 3 weeks until opening, library-fans!)
More photos on Flickr  ^Moata

Big news, library whānau! Lee Child – creator of hero Jack Reacher – is coming to Christchurch on Friday 23 November, thanks to WORD Christchurch and Penguin Books NZ. YAYYYYYY! ^Donna
https://wordchristchurch.co.nz/programme/an-evening-with-lee-child/


LEGO + LIBRARY = YAY! Tūranga and Imagination Station have joined creative forces to make LEGO playtime a permanent fixture in the city’s new central library. Imagination Station will have a new permanent home on Tūranga’s Hapori/Community Floor (level one) when the library opens on 12 October. https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/newsline/show/2975

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