Get Lit: Teen and Adult Winter Reading Challenge

Are you ready for our winter reading challenge? Read books old and new; submit your bingo boards for entries to the end of winter prize draw!

Matariki mā Puanga Art Competition

Get creative and celebrate Matariki! Use the template provided and submit your artwork to a library branch to be in with a chance to win both a prize for yourself and a prize pack for your school, thanks to Te Wānanga o Aotearoa!

What's on: July School Holidays at Waipā District Libraries

We have a heap of free activities on at the libraries this school holiday!
Click here to have a look!

Annual Library User Survey

Please take a few minutes to fill in our annual library survey.

Te Awamutu Holiday Programme - Winter Wonderland!

Warm up in the Te Awamutu Library these school holidays with a range of free winter crafts and play activities!
Activities are suitable for children aged 5 to 12!

Cambridge Holiday Programme - The Wizarding Workshop!

Join us in the Cambridge Library these school holidays for a range of free magical crafts and activities!
Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult!

School Holiday Tabletop Roleplay!

This holiday, use your imagination to explore another world and go on an epic adventure!
Sessions available for 6-10 year olds and 10-18 year olds; at both the Cambridge and Te Awamutu branches.
No registration required, but please be punctual!

Wriggle & Rhyme

Check out the FREE 30-minute Wriggle & Rhyme sessions at a library near you during the school term!

Wriggle & Rhyme sessions are designed for children from birth to two years old, and guide parents through a range of movement activities that they can also use at home with their children.

No need to register, just turn up!

Lego Club

Lego Club is a free hour of fun where kids can use their imagination to create, build and play. Look out for challenges and fun themes too!

All children aged up to 12 are welcome to join in!

Matariki Printmaking Workshop

The Te Awamutu Library and Museum teams are excited to host an 1833 Albion press poster workshop, led by award-winning pressman Graham Judd!
Spaces for this 3-hour workshop are limited - check the full description for registration details and costs.

Kids and teens Matariki printmaking workshop and expo

We have teamed up with the Te Awamutu Museum to put together an awesome expo where you can have a go on a 192 year old printing press; make a zine and more!

Book Club Te Awamutu

If you love reading books, sharing books, chatting to others about books and finding new books to read, come along to an enjoyable evening where you can share your favourite titles with other book lovers while enjoying light refreshments provided by the library.

Local author talk and book signing with Marie-ann Quin

Join local author Marie-ann Quin at the Te Awamutu Library as she discusses her new book "Midwives and Men of War" - a tale that interweaves the rewards and challenges of midwifery with the horrors of war, the joy of love and the heartbreak of betrayal.

Toddler Time

A fun-filled programme featuring stories, crafts, music and interactive fun.

Toddler Time is tailored specifically for age 2-5 years and is designed to enhance social, cognitive, motor and musical skills.

No need to register, just turn up!

Story Time

Join us each Thursday during term time to share a fun selection of stories.

Steam Stars

Come and get creative and hands-on with fun science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) projects!

Thursday afternoons at Te Awamutu Library during the school term.

Participants register for the term. Ages 8 up to 12.

Mini Makers

Come along to a taster session of Makerspace STEAM activities and Lego!

Suitable for ages 5 and above. This term we are trialling a new time of 10.30 - 11.30!

No need to register. Just turn up!

Learn to Code With Edison

Join us for a series of free, hands-on sessions of beginner-friendly programming! You will program robots and learn the fundamentals of programming using EdScratch. Sessions available for adults and kids. Spaces are limited; registrations are essential!

Local author talk with H.C. Roberts a.k.a. Holly Christina

Author H. C. Roberts presents her Harp and the Lyre NOVEL Trilogy: a fantasy adventure for all the family with heart and humour, the books speak about tech culture, identity, and courage.

Cambridge Society of Readers

If you love reading books, sharing books, chatting to others about books and finding new books to read, come along to an enjoyable evening where you can share your favourite titles with other book lovers.