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!

Annual Library User Survey

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

Wriggle & Rhyme - extra Monday sessions at Cambridge

Due to how popular W&R has been at Cambridge, we are running extra sessions at Cambridge on Mondays!
Feel free to attend either a Monday or Tuesday session - please note these extra sessions are only running at Cambridge Library!

Wriggle & Rhyme sessions are designed for children from birth to two years old. No need to register, just turn up!

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!

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.

Cambridge Library Tabletop Roleplaying Club

We are running a series of adventures using an old 1974 edition of Dungeons and Dragons! Games run most Fridays at the Cambridge Library starting at 5.00pm.

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.

Chess for Beginners

Learn how to play chess starting with the basics and moving on to tactical ideas and tools that will have you checkmating your mates in no time!
You will also learn algebraic notation, the international language of chess, so you can record your games or learn from the greatest masters all over the world.

Spaces are limited; registrations required.

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.