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Our libraries run a variety of events and programmes throughout the year, including activities for tamariki and teens, workshops and talks, exhibitions and computer classes.
For babies and toddlers aged two years and under.
For toddlers aged 18 months to three years.
For tamariki aged three to five years old.
Looking for something interesting to do? Discover a huge range of free events and activities at libraries across Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland.
Head along to our series of talks, workshops and concerts or join online.
Workshops and community activities to support your te reo journey.
Go to OurAuckland to find a list of events happening all over Tāmaki Makaurau or browse library events below.
Create a colourful, eco-friendly wooden Christmas tree from reclaimed offcuts in this fun festive craft for tamariki and whānau.
A vibrant summer of reading, creativity and discovery at Waimāhia Library
Make, play, and explore with a vibrant line-up of eco-creative workshops and family fun.
Festive stories, songs, rhymes for children.
Come along this school holidays for crafts, movies, games and family fun!
Enjoy this school holiday with amazing activities and events.
Raumati Reads is a free, fun summer reading challenge designed for primary school-aged children to help them maintain their reading levels over the summer break, ready for the new school year.
An illustrated look at New Zealand life - from early etchings and political cartoons to the everyday humour of Footrot Flats.
A relaxed, no judgement space perfect for those who already have a basic level of English, and want to practice and improve.
Sing, listen, and play—bubbles, stories, and songs at Rhymetime!
Free digital and CV support.
Join us at Rānui Library for our Digital Drop-in session!
Join our Rhymetime sessions with songs, movement and finger rhymes for pre-schoolers and their caregivers.
This exhibition centres indigenous ways of knowing and being. Rather than presenting measina as relics of the past, it reveals them as dynamic and evolving forms.
A drop-in service for current and former service personnel and their families.
Sow and share at our seed library!
Are you a senior who would like some help with your digital device?
Join us for singing, rhymes and movement in a nurturing environment for you and your babies under 15 months.
The Hibiscus Coast Branch of NZ Society of Genealogists can help you unlock the mysteries of your past!
Create festive, eco-friendly string and nail art using reclaimed materials in this fun, hands-on Christmas craft workshop for creative kids.
Join Santa and his Helensville Library elves in a community sing-a-long.
Join Santa and his Helensville Library elves for stories and songs, followed by crafts.
Come and make a Christmas decoration out of recycled materials with Waiuku Zero Waste.
Try some of our puzzles, brain teasers and jigsaws or create your own and challenge your friends.
Dive into a summer of reading fun at Helensville Library with sing-alongs, storytimes, crafts, dance parties and creative activities.
Discover a summer packed with free, family-friendly fun at Ōrewa Library, magic, science, crafts, coding, storytime and more all holiday long.
Join us for a peaceful and grounding meditation session!
Gather your friends and family for fun quizzing, laughter, and a little friendly competition.
A friendly space for of all levels to enjoy fun matches, learn the basics, and discover great chess books.
Our friendly, police-vetted volunteers are available to provide you with free one-on-one help to learn how to do what you'd like to do with your phone, laptop, tablet or other device.
Pop along and join a friendly knitting group that knits for those in need.
Build your own Lego world with your friends and family!
Join us as we tell captivating stories, sing songs, rhymes and dance in bubbles.
Join us for a fun board game afternoon, bring your friends family, try different board games and much more.
Bring your own knitting needles and wool, and join other knitters in these casual knitting group sessions suitable for all skill levels.
Dimmed lights on the ground floor with quiet voices and limited noise throughout the library.
Join our Rhymetime sessions with songs, movement and finger rhymes for preschoolers and their caregivers.
Every first and third Thursdays of the month our Library Living Room group meets for a couple of hours of knitting or handcrafts.
Come along to our popular Storytimes with books, bubbles and waiata.
Feel-good fitness dance!
Bring your current work in progress and chat while you craft.
Jiggle & jam – music time for tamariki!
Share your creative writing projects with fellow writers in the community.
Join Pakuranga Library for a half-hour of fun and interactive afterschool activity (theme varies every week).
Are you a senior who would like some help with your digital device?
Join us for music, stories and rhymes in this Korean / English bilingual Rhyme and Storytime.
Join our fun brain fitness programme is designed to develop brain resilience and mental fitness.
Come along for a social enterprise connecting people who want to use their knitting and crocheting skills to support the wellbeing of others in the community.
Come along to play easy songs, sing-along, meet new people and have fun! BYO (Bring-Your-Own) ukulele.
Create plantable seed paper using recycled materials in this fun, hands-on eco craft, perfect for budding gardeners and little creators.
A jam-packed programme of creative, hands-on and family-friendly fun these holidays.
Free chair fitness and wellbeing workshops!
Learn Chinese culture through music, stories and fun!
Come along to our popular Storytimes where librarians, and sometimes, authors or other special guests read captivating stories.
Come and join our Senior Digital Club, a safe space for our senior patrons to learn how to use their devices and safely navigate the Internet
Come along and join our lively discussions about what you've been reading, and find new books from the selection provided.
Join us at Central Library for board games, fun, and friendly competition!
Join us to build and strengthen your brain connections in a fun and entertaining way.
Come along to learn how to use your digital device.
Sing, dance & story time!
Get creative with the Wellsford Library LEGO Club!
Join our friendly group for a relaxed shared reading experience with like-minded readers from the community, over coffee and biscuits.
Songs and rhymes for the little ones!
Join us for Tai Chi classes every Friday!
Wriggle and Rhyme is a programme that promotes active movement and brain development for babies and toddlers aged two years and under.
Drop in to our sessions with a tech query for some one-on-one digital coaching!
Workshops, crafts, culture, games, circus, and reading challenges for families.
Dive into a holiday season full of movies, makerspaces, workshops, and awesome activities for everyone.
A jam-packed summer of crafts, movies, challenges and whānau-friendly fun awaits at your library.
Join us for exciting summer workshops for kids with crafts, science, and creativity.
Our summer reading adventures start here!
Takapuna Library warmly invites you to a space that supports your te reo Māori journey.
Use your imagination to build crazy and creative structures.
Bring your construction skills and join in the LEGO building fun with your friends and family.
Unleash the fun! Join us every Monday and Saturday morning for stories, songs, rhymes, and a creative craft!
Join free club meetings delivered by the local High School students.
Are you a senior who would like some help with your digital device?
It's an awesome opportunity to meet fellow crocheters, share your skills and make friends.
Join us for a fun afternoon of crochet, where you can work on your own project and make friends with other crochet enthusiasts!
A friendly, supportive get together for all levels to learn, practice, enjoy & improve te reo.
Join us on the third Sunday of every month for an afternoon of songs, waiata, and NZSL.
Come for a cuppa and a chat in a safe friendly space.
A space to share kōrero of all levels of Te Reo Māori.
Join Parnell Library for a festive Christmas-themed storytime in the beautiful Auckland Domain.
Explore, create and play all summer long with free holiday fun at the library!
Enjoy school holiday fun with the kids at the Library.
Celebrate the season with a month of creative crafts, magic, Lego fun, and summer reading adventures at St Heliers Library!
Mandarin Computer Classes help people learn the basic skills on how to use computer, smart phone, iPad and more.
It's a wonderful way to reduce waste, diversify your garden, and meet like-minded community members who are passionate about growing their own food.
A New Year's Eve Dance Party for kids and their grown-ups.
Fun, interactive sessions introduce traditions, history, and Sinhala basics.
Come along, make new friends, and discover just how fun learning can be.
Enjoy a month of school holiday fun with storytimes, movies, creative art workshops and interactive activities at the library, perfect for preschoolers and school-aged children.
From Lego building and teddy bear adventures to hands-on crafts, there’s something for everyone.
Give your child a fun first step into dance with a free introductory class at Botany Library, exploring ballet, jazz, hip-hop and creative movement.
Join us to sing songs you know and love in a friendly, supportive setting.
Face this engineering challenge and protect your egg from a fall.
Enjoy fun filled activities at the Library.
This summer enjoy fun and family-friendly activities at the library to spark curiosity and create lasting memories with the whole whānau.
Join us this summer for some fun at the library!
Animals embark on wild adventures, discovering friendship, freedom, and joy.
Keep your tamariki reading, exploring and creating all summer long with Raumati Reads, your passport to free fun, library adventures and awesome prizes.
Join us for our K-Pop Dance Class with professional dancer Stephanie Santos.
Kids explore basic physics through fun, hands-on experiments!
Bring your knitting, crochet or craft project and enjoy a chat.
Dive into a month of hands-on robot fun, fast-paced challenges and digital adventures for the whole family.
Unlock the mysteries of your past!
Join our meet-ups to practice signing and meet NZSL community!
Bring your favourite dragon characters to life in a fun, hands-on session perfect for young artists.
Join us for a kids craft,, cheerful seaside scenes on paper plates this summer!
Dive into a summer of creativity, coding, characters and community fun at Panmure Library—packed with hands-on workshops, cool tech, and adventures for all ages!
Get messy with Flash Bang Science in this hands on interactive workshop investigating the properties of slime, ooblek and the amazing magnetic slime!
Turn your love of reading into a wearable hat design.
There’s something for everyone, ready for you to enjoy at your own pace!
Get creative, curious and crafty this summer with Glenfield Library and Glenfield Mall, packed with stories, spies, crafts and hands-on fun for tamariki!
Learn how to create your own characters, bring your stories to life, and have fun drawing in this fun, hands-on session.
A summer of fun is waiting, drop in, get creative, and make something awesome.
Dive into Raumati Reads this summer with books, prizes and a lineup of hands-on holiday fun.
Take part in a collaborative mural project inspired by the stories, which will go on public display in the library.
Join this friendly, no-audition singing group at Takapuna Library and enjoy music, connection, and plenty of fun every Friday.
This group is for local writing and poetry enthusiasts to write together, share work and get feedback.
Discover how simple, fun and rewarding it can be to grow fresh, nutritious microgreens right at home.
Come ready to step into a fairytale adventure!
Learn how to plant, grow and care for plants in the super fun hands-on session.
Create a sparkling sun catcher at Parnell Library using recycled materials in this fun, eco-friendly craft session for kids and families.
Join us for a litter hunt, recycling tips, and a hands-on DIY reusable bag workshop for kids.
Learn how to flesh out the detail in your stories by using visual imagery and all of your senses.
Classes are beginner-friendly with progressions for regular practitioners.
We are a local stitching group with all level of experiences, the opportunity to learn, grow and share.
Join Rānui Library’s Seed, Seedling & Produce Swap to share, swap, and connect with fellow gardeners — all ages welcome, no money needed!
Come along, connect with fellow readers, and get inspired — we’d love to see you there!
Join Matavaine on Tuesdays for a free energising exercise.
Join us over a cuppa every Tuesday morning for our friendly Good Friends Group.
Bring your curiosity, your mates, and get ready to mix, blend, and glow up, naturally.
Create “throw and grow” seed balls at Parnell Library in this fun, eco-friendly craft session helping bees, butterflies and pollinators thrive.
Explore a variety of stalls featuring upcycled goods, tasty homemade treats, handmade crafts, and unique artwork.
We meet every month to discuss our book of the month with friends and a coffee.
Ahoy, mateys! Set sail for adventure at Parnell Library in our pirate-themed scavenger hunt.
Free, fun and educational afterschool program on Mondays for children aged 5+.
Join us for Wriggle and Rhyme, a lively 30-minute session filled with music, movement, and play.
Bring along your latest read to share with a friendly community of fellow book lovers.
Learn to code, create fun projects, and explore Python, HTML, CSS, and more—8 weeks of hands-on coding fun with Code Club Aotearoa!
A great opportunity to have a chat with local readers and see what others are reading.
Come along to Maths with Means, a FREE friendly drop-in for those who want to boost their maths skills, ask questions or just build confidence with numbers.
Join us at Rānui library for Monday Movie, held on the second Monday of every month.
Bring your own project, browse new craft books and learn from others along the way.
Come along to our Teen Book Club and you can enjoy free snacks, borrow the latest teen fiction & graphic novels plus meet up with other teen readers!
Join us for a presentation on researching family history in your country of interest, followed by hands-on research in our international family history collection in the afternoon, with assistance available from specialist staff.
The stories you will hear from other people will open your mind and give you things to contemplate in your own practice.
Bring along any veggies you have access to, plus clean jars with lids and you’ll go home with preserves made on the day, along with the skills to keep pickling and preserving in your own kitchen and community.
Come visit the local Justice of the Peace for all your community services.
Are you a senior who would like some help with your digital device?
Come along to our popular Storytimes with books, bubbles and waiata.
Join us every Saturday for Storytime, where wonderful tales are brought to life by our librarians and sometimes special guests like authors.
Just drop in, grab a cuppa and enjoy some wonderful short stories and poems!
Join us at Glenfield Library for music, songs, dancing, rhymes, stories and bubbles for preschool tamariki and their caregivers.
Learn how to do what you'd like to do with your phone, laptop, tablet or other device.
Join us for crochet, coffee, and community—all skill levels welcome!
