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Rhymetime

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Join our Rhymetime sessions with songs, movement and finger rhymes for pre-schoolers and their caregivers. Suitable for ages 18 months to three years. Older pre-schoolers are also welcome.

Sessions are usually 30 minutes and most run during the school term only. Christmas and summer holiday timetables may differ. Please contact your library for more information.

Tamariki, parents and caregivers are welcome! Find a session in your area.


North

​Location
​Day and time
​Session runs during school holidays
​Albany Village
​Jiggle & Wiggle
  • Friday - 10 - 10.30am
​No
​Birkenhead

​Wednesday - 10am

​No
​Devonport

​Thursday - 10am 

​No
​East Coast Bays
​​Terrific tots
  • Thursday - 10 - 10.30am
​No
​Glenfield
​Tuesday - 10am

Korean bilingual session
  • Thursday - 10am
​No
​Helensville
​​Kids Time
  • Wednesday - 10am
​Yes
​Kumeū
​Friday - 9.30am
​Yes
​Northcote

​Monday - 10am

Chinese Rhymetime
  • Friday - 10am
​No
​Ōrewa
​Wednesday - 11.30am - 12pm
Combined Rhymetime & Storytime
(Starts Wednesday 24 July 2024 at the Ōrewa Community Hall)

Go to ​Ōrewa's Facebook page 
​No
​Takapuna
​For ages 18 months to 5 years.
  • Wednesday - 10am
​No
​Warkworth War Memorial
​​Friday - 10.30am
​No
​Wellsford War Memorial
​Monday - 10am
​Yes
​Whangaparāoa
​Monday - 10.30am

Go to Whangaparāoa's Facebook page 
​No



West

​Location
​Day and time
​Session runs during school holidays
​Avondale
​Wednesday - 10am
​No
​Blockhouse Bay
​Friday - 9.30am (from 3 May)
​No
​​Glen Eden
For ages 3 to 5 years .

Thursday - 10.30am Fortnightly

Go to Glen Eden's Facebook page 
​No
​Kumeū
​Friday - 9.30am
​Yes
​New Lynn War Memorial
​Monday - 10.30am

Go to New Lynn's Facebook page 
​No
​​Rānui
​​Friday - 10.30am
​No
​Te Atatū Peninsula
​Wednesday - 10.30am

Go to Te Atatū Peninsula's Facebook page 
​No
​Te Manawa
​Wednesday - 11am
​No
​Titirangi
​Wednesday - 9.30am
​No
​Waitākere Central (Henderson)
​Bilingual Rhymetime (Mandarin - English)
  • Wednesday - 10.30am 
​No


Central

​Location
​Day and time
​Session runs during school holidays
​​Central City
​Thursday - 11am
​No
​Epsom
​Tamariki Time
  • Thursday - 10am
​​No
​Grey Lynn
​Monday - 10.30am
​​No
​Mt Albert
​Tamariki Time
  • Saturday - 11am
Go to Mt Albert's Facebook page 
​​No
​Mt Roskill
​Thursday - 11am
​​No
​Onehunga
​Tuesday - 10.30am

Go to Onehunga's Facebook page 
​Yes
Except summer holidays; programmes resume February 2024.
​Remuera
​Wednesday - 10.30a
​​No


South

​Location
​Day and time
​Session runs during school holidays
​Māngere Bridge
​​Thursday - 10.30am
​Yes
​Manukau
​Friday - 10.30am
​​​No
​Ōtāhuhu
​Thursday - 11am
​No
​Sir Edmund Hillary (Papakura)
​Reo and Rhyme
  • Tuesday - 10am
​​​No
​​Takaanini
Piipii Paopao
  • Thursday - 10.30am
​​​No



East

​Location
​Day and time
​Session runs during school holidays
​Botany
​Wednesday - 10.30am
​​​No
​Howuick
​Tuesday - 9.30am
​​​No
​Pakuranga
​Wednesday - 10.30am

Go to Pakuranga's Facebook page 
​​​Yes, except Summer holidays.



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Auckland Council Libraries:Rhymetime Rhymetime features music, songs, movement and finger rhymes for pre-schoolers and their caregivers. Suitable for ages 18 months to three years. Find a session in your local Auckland library