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Summer Reading Adventure: How to create an acrostic poem

1 December 2024

One of the activities we're challenging the tamariki of Pōneke to complete over the summer is to write an acrostic poem for the phrase "Summer Reading Adventure". But what exactly is an acrostic poem?

Summer Reading Adventure: How to draw lines for an Ozobot

1 December 2024

What exactly is an Ozobot?

15 popular Kids’ Books to reserve this month!

11 November 2024

Reserve the HOTTEST kids’ books being published this month and get them before all your pals.

What’s on for tamariki at the library: In-person and online!

18 October 2024

Looking for something to keep tamariki entertained, whether it’s an outing or from the comfort of your own home? We've got you!

Beyond the Page 2024: Week Two Round-up!

14 October 2024

The holidays are over, and school has started back, but that doesn't stop us from looking over some of the great pictures of the fun things we got up to in Week Two of Beyond the Page!

Beyond the Page 2024 School Holiday Programme

10 October 2024

The Beyond the Page literary festival for tamariki and their whānau is back for 2024! Over the school holidays join us across the Wellington/Wairarapa region to celebrate out-of-the-box storytelling!

Beyond the Page 2024: Week One Round-up!

7 October 2024

We're halfway through the school holidays, so we're also halfway through the Beyond the Page literary festival. Read on for some of our favourite photos from Week One events in our libraries!

15 kids’ books that you’ll want to reserve NOW

2 October 2024

There are some VERY hotly anticipated kids’ books being published in October, and we've got them on order! Ready for you to reserve!

Things that will make you go WOW: World of Wearable Art 2024

26 September 2024

Inspired to create your own wearable art? We have some great books to get you started!

Kororā in Wellington (and Bird of the Year!)

12 September 2024

Voting for Bird of the Year closes at the end of the week.

Celebrate Roald Dahl Day 2024

9 September 2024

Roald Dahl Day returns for another year, Friday the 13th of September 2024!

Time to let it grow with Spring!

5 September 2024

Goodbye winter, hello spring! Spring is in the air and it’s time to let it grow!

20 kids’ books that you’ll want to reserve NOW

1 September 2024

There’s a bumper crop of great kids’ books being published in September! We have some great titles on order and they're ready to be reserved if you want to be first in the queue when they're released!

Children’s book The Wild Robot comes to the big screen!

27 August 2024

A fan of robots and the outdoors? Then you will love The Wild Robot, a heartwarming and action-packed novel about what happens when nature and technology collide.