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All our libraries will be closed on Sunday 25 April and Monday 26 April for ANZAC Day observances. Throughout the long weekend, eLibrary services will be available online.

The Future of Te Tiriti with Dr Carwyn Jones: 29 April at Te Awe Library Events

The Future of Te Tiriti with Dr Carwyn Jones: 29 April at Te Awe Library

April School Holidays: General Nerdery! Events

April School Holidays: General Nerdery!

Central Library design principles agreed Services

Central Library design principles agreed

A Capital Crimespree: Newtown Mystery in the Library, 6pm April 30 Events

A Capital Crimespree: Newtown Mystery in the Library, 6pm April 30

The 1951 Waterfront Dispute: 151 days that shook New Zealand Feature

The 1951 Waterfront Dispute: 151 days that shook New Zealand

Evening events at Arapaki Manners Library Events

Evening events at Arapaki Manners Library

COVID-19 Update – Libraries at Level 1 Services

COVID-19 Update – Libraries at Level 1

Q and A with Professor Val McDermid Events

Q and A with Professor Val McDermid

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Event Calendar

Wednesday 21 April 2021

10:00am
Baby Rock and Rhyme

Johnsonville Library at Waitohi Hub

10:30am
Kōhunga Kōrero

Cummings Park Library

10:30am
Pre-school storytime

Cummings Park Library

10:30am
Preschool Storytime

Karori Library

10:30am
Pre-school storytime

Ruth Gotlieb (Kilbirnie) Library

10:30am
Pre-school storytime

Newtown Library

11:00am
Social English Group

Newtown Library

2:00pm
Baby Rock and Rhyme

Te Awe Library

2:00pm
General Nerdery: Meet the Robots!

Te Awe Library

3:00pm
Lego Under the Sea

Wadestown Library

5:00pm
General Nerdery: Chess Night @ Arapaki

Arapaki Manners Library

EXPLORE: Our collections

Is it afternoon tea time yet? New cookbooks this month Cooking

Is it afternoon tea time yet? New cookbooks this month

A Capital Crimespree: Newtown Mystery in the Library, 6pm April 30 Fiction

A Capital Crimespree: Newtown Mystery in the Library, 6pm April 30

Gothic Revival: our selection of modern gothic novels Fiction

Gothic Revival: our selection of modern gothic novels

Our selection of newly acquired Science Fiction and fantasy books for March Fiction

Our selection of newly acquired Science Fiction and fantasy books for March

Crime-writing duo Judy Melinek and T.J. Mitchell coming to Newtown Library Fiction

Crime-writing duo Judy Melinek and T.J. Mitchell coming to Newtown Library

What if? A selection of alternative history books Fiction

What if? A selection of alternative history books

The Lucky Drop zine machine comes to Johnsonville Zines

The Lucky Drop zine machine comes to Johnsonville

New literature titles to dip into Literature

New literature titles to dip into

Fiction

"All things are transient here below and frail" - Our latest crime fiction showcase

New DVDs for Te Awe DVDs

New DVDs for Te Awe

“Let us not take ourselves too seriously.” Our latest fiction showcase acquisitions Fiction

“Let us not take ourselves too seriously.” Our latest fiction showcase acquisitions

Within the Mystery of WandaVision DVDs

Within the Mystery of WandaVision

EXPLORE: Kids & Teens

Kids

"Poi E" - a Living Legend!

Wahine Disaster - 53 Years Later Kids

Wahine Disaster - 53 Years Later

Children’s DVDs: New Releases in 2021 Kids

Children’s DVDs: New Releases in 2021

Why the Oxford English Dictionary is actually super cool Teens

Why the Oxford English Dictionary is actually super cool

The Mad Mage of Merton: A D&D One-Shot for the Holidays Teens

The Mad Mage of Merton: A D&D One-Shot for the Holidays

These School Holidays, General Nerdery Awaits Teens

These School Holidays, General Nerdery Awaits