Get Lit! Winter Reading Challenge

Our Get Lit! Winter Reading Programme starts Thursday 4 June! This year sees the introduction of a teen challenge card as well as an adult challenge card.

The bingo card is back as are the challenge squares!

The challenge lasts for 12 weeks!

Waipa Winter Warmer School Holiday Programme

The theme for the School Holiday programme in July is Winter Warmers!

You can pick up a pack at either library from Friday 26 June 2020. You will need a few basic supplies of your own but the packs contain instructions (with daily videos on Facebook and YouTube) and most of the materials needed to do the activities.

Teddy Bears' Picnic

Join us at our libraries to celebrate Teddy Bears' Picnic Day, Friday, 10 July.

Bring a Teddy Bear or two and enjoy the company of fellow friends, whanau and bears!

Please bring a blanket (but no food please).

Stories and books to read to your teddies!

Family Fun Night

Our libraries are open late night on a Friday until 8pm.

Come along and watch one of our scheduled movies from 6pm.

Schedules are displayed inside the libraries.

Dreams for the decade competition

Barnardos NZ is teaming up with libraries across New Zealand to engage children and young people in our communities through a nationwide art and poetry competition, ‘Dreams for the Decade’.

Children of all ages are invited to express their hopes, dreams and ambitions for the new decade through visual arts and poetry.

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!

Please note our sessions have stopped until further notice.

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!

Please note our sessions have stopped until further notice.

Libraries closed

Our libraries are closed for training.

We will reopen at 1pm.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.