Welcome to the MHERC Library.

As at Monday 23 March 2020:

MHERC's office will be closed to the public from Tuesday 24 March 2020. We will be operating remotely until it is deemed safe to reopen our office in accordance with the government's alert level system.

Our library will be closed and we encourage those who have resources to hold onto them until we are able to return to our office.

• We are located at 116 Marshland Road, Shirley, Christchurch, Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 4.30pm.


• If you wish to become a member of our Library, please click here to download a Membership Application.


• By joining the Library you agree to our Terms and Conditions.


• For current members, your login is your library card number, your password is your surname, lowercase. Please note, if your surname is less than three characters long, add your first initial at the front.


• Please note: When reserving items, if you wish to have them posted to you, click on 'show more options' and leave a message in the box provided.


• A drop-box for after hours returns is available near the main entrance.


• You can browse the catalogue without having to log in first.

Please contact us by email or telephone (0800 424 399) if you have any problems logging in and we will reset your details.