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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.
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Ngā Whakahaere Events
Popular and featured events
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Wriggle and Rhyme
For babies and toddlers aged two years and under.
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Rhymetime
For toddlers aged 18 months to three years.
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Storytime
For tamariki aged three to five years old.
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School holidays events
Looking for something interesting to do? Discover a huge range of free events and activities at libraries across Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland.
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Family & local history history
Head along to our series of talks, workshops and concerts or join online.
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Māori programmes
Workshops and community activities to support your te reo journey.
List of events
Go to OurAuckland to find a list of events happening all over Tāmaki Makaurau or browse library events below.
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Participants will be creating beautiful cards using a variety of printing techniques on paper and fabric.
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Enjoy this school holiday with amazing activities and events.
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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.
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An illustrated look at New Zealand life - from early etchings and political cartoons to the everyday humour of Footrot Flats.
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Free chair fitness and wellbeing workshops!
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Come along, practice speaking English, and make new friends! Everyone is welcome!
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Learn Chinese culture through music, stories and fun!
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We invite people of all ages to stop by and share in the joy of reading, conversation and connection.
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Come along to our popular Storytimes where librarians, and sometimes, authors or other special guests read captivating stories.
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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.
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Join us at the library for a delightful gathering over coffee, engaging conversations, and an opportunity to forge new friendships with fellow members of your community, aged 60 and over.
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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
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Join us at Central Library for board games, fun, and friendly competition!
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Join us with your friends for a fabulous evening of paint, fun and laughter.
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Come along to learn how to use your digital device.
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Sing, dance & story time!
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Get creative with the Wellsford Library LEGO Club!
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Songs and rhymes for the little ones!
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Join us for Tai Chi classes every Friday!
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Wriggle and Rhyme is a programme that promotes active movement and brain development for babies and toddlers aged two years and under.
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Drop in to our sessions with a tech query for some one-on-one digital coaching!
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Celebrate the festive season with a fun, family-friendly Christmas event full of markets, music, crafts and magical surprises.
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Learn basic skills to calm and relax for a better day and better night’s sleep at this free session with certified Yoga teacher, Reiki Master and Tibetan Singing Bowl Healing Therapist Jot Ramdass Singh.
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Join us for a traditional Korean tea ceremony performed by the Yemyong-Won Institute of Korean Tea.
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Join us for a thought-provoking talk with Ruth Irwin as she discusses themes on her most recent book.
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Enjoy culture and performances, storytelling and other activities.
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Make, play, and explore with a vibrant line-up of eco-creative workshops and family fun.
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Celebrate the season with a month of creative crafts, magic, Lego fun, and summer reading adventures at St Heliers Library!
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Join us for exciting summer workshops for kids with crafts, science, and creativity.
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Join our meet-ups to practice signing and meet NZSL community!
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Join us to make some festive Christmas decorations.
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Our summer reading adventures start here!
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Our fourth series for 2025, Rebels & Renegades, features six critically acclaimed films about real and imagined troublemakers.
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The mobile library is a pickup location for items ordered online – just look for Mobile South & East in the alphabetical list of libraries.
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A fun session featuring games big and small, from foosball to connect 4, jigsaws and outdoor games (weather permitting).
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Haere mai to the library, discover authors and stories, and meet likeminded folks from your community.
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Takapuna Library warmly invites you to a space that supports your te reo Māori journey.
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Classes are beginner-friendly with progressions for regular practitioners.
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Enjoy a group-directed discussion about death with no agenda, objectives or themes.
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Dance and sing, share a story with us and enjoy some fun action rhymes and cool times at your favourite library.
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Use your imagination to build crazy and creative structures.
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Come along to our popular Storytimes with books, bubbles and waiata.
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Join us every Saturday for Storytime, where wonderful tales are brought to life by our librarians and sometimes special guests like authors.
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Unleash the fun! Join us every Monday and Saturday morning for stories, songs, rhymes, and a creative craft!
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Join us every Saturday for Storytime, where wonderful tales are brought to life by our librarians and sometimes special guests like authors.
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Are you a senior who would like some help with your digital device?
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The Hibiscus Coast Branch of NZ Society of Genealogists can help you unlock the mysteries of your past!
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Make your own Christmas cards at a workshop with Marlene Rei.
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Come along to make your own Christmas cards with Marlene Rei.
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Bring along your tamariki for a Christmas Crafts session at the library!
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Come along to play a range of board games for adults aged 18 - 60+.
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It's an awesome opportunity to meet fellow crocheters, share your skills and make friends.
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Get creative with block building.
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Join us for a fun afternoon of crochet, where you can work on your own project and make friends with other crochet enthusiasts!
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A friendly, supportive get together for all levels to learn, practice, enjoy & improve te reo.
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A space to share kōrero of all levels of Te Reo Māori.
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Explore, create and play all summer long with free holiday fun at the library!
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Come along this school holidays for crafts, movies, games and family fun!
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Bring your device along to a Digital Seniors hub to learn at your own pace with one-on-one help from our friendly volunteer coaches!
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Join us for Wriggle and Rhyme, a lively 30-minute session filled with music, movement, and play.
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Join us for Rhymetime!
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Drop in to our sessions for a one-on-one digital coaching with our tech-passionate librarians!
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We share the love of reading and create lasting friendships by discussing the stories we read and the ones we write!
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A drop-in session for active babies and toddlers in the Children’s space! Tamariki can play with toys and build early movement skills, while whānau and caregivers connect and catch up.
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Come along and enjoy a warm, welcoming space where seniors can relax, connect with others, and share meaningful conversations.
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Come visit the local Justice of the Peace for all your community services.
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Connect with new individuals, forge friendships, and enjoy the company of this friendly group with free tea or coffee.
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Just drop in, grab a cuppa and enjoy some wonderful short stories and poems!
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A fun interactive session of songs, stories and bubbles for babies and toddlers.
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Our book chat is a place where you can connect with fellow readers, make new friends, expand your reading horizons and discuss all things bookish.
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Join Pakuranga Library for a fun session of stories, songs and rhymes designed to inspire imagination and support literacy (2-5 yrs).
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Join us to sing songs you know and love in a friendly, supportive setting.
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Learn how to do what you'd like to do with your phone, laptop, tablet or other device.
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Join us for our friendly adult colouring group to relax, unwind and get creative.
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Learn how to reduce the risk at any age.
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Try some of our puzzles, brain teasers and jigsaws or create your own and challenge your friends.
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Let your little ones explore, discover and play while making new friends.
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Join Matavaine on Tuesdays for a free energising exercise.
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Digital devices one-on-one help session!
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Calling all tamariki aged 7 - 9 years old!!!
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Wriggle and Rhyme promotes active movement and brain development for babies and toddlers aged 2 years and under.
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Are you a senior who would like some help with your digital device?
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Enjoy active body movement to simple nursery rhymes and songs.
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Mandarin Computer Classes help people learn the basic skills on how to use computer, smart phone, iPad and more.
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Come and join like-minded people and have a great yarn.
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Join us for songs, stories and fun every Tuesday morning* here at Mt Albert Library!
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Give your brain a weekly workout at Kumeu Library's BrainCharge sessions.
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Join us at Glenfield Library for music, songs, dancing, rhymes, stories and bubbles for preschool tamariki and their caregivers.
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Join us for crochet, coffee, and community—all skill levels welcome!
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Create a colourful, eco-friendly wooden Christmas tree from reclaimed offcuts in this fun festive craft for tamariki and whānau.
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Festive stories, songs, rhymes for children.
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A relaxed, no judgement space perfect for those who already have a basic level of English, and want to practice and improve.
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Sing, listen, and play—bubbles, stories, and songs at Rhymetime!
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Free digital and CV support.
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Join us at Rānui Library for our Digital Drop-in session!
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A fun and engaging brain fitness programme for adults, with different challenges and activities each week to keep the mind mentally active and stimulated!
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Join our Rhymetime sessions with songs, movement and finger rhymes for pre-schoolers and their caregivers.
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These walk-in sessions are for people from all walks of life to ask questions about their digital devices, whether it be their phone, laptop, tablet, or iPads.
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Engage your mind by solving stimulating puzzles and discussing curious problems.
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Bring your knitting, crochet or craft project and enjoy a chat.
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Come along to our bilingual Rhymetime every Wednesday, from 10:30am to 11am.
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A drop-in service for current and former service personnel and their families.
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Are you a senior who would like some help with your digital device?
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Sow and share at our seed library!
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Join Pakuranga Library for a fun session featuring music, songs and rhymes (18mths - 3yrs).
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Come along for free one-on-one help to learn how to do what you'd like to do with your phone, laptop, tablet or other device.
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Are you a senior who would like some help with your digital device?
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Join us for singing, rhymes and movement in a nurturing environment for you and your babies under 15 months.
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Join our rhyme time sessions with stories, songs, and movements.
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Come and join our Book Chat, share your favourite reads, make friends with other enthusiastic readers, and discover new titles and authors.
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Create festive, eco-friendly string and nail art using reclaimed materials in this fun, hands-on Christmas craft workshop for creative kids.
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Join Santa and his Helensville Library elves in a community sing-a-long.
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Join Santa and his Helensville Library elves for stories and songs, followed by crafts.
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Come and make a Christmas decoration out of recycled materials with Waiuku Zero Waste.
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Discover a summer packed with free, family-friendly fun at Ōrewa Library, magic, science, crafts, coding, storytime and more all holiday long.
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Join us for a peaceful and grounding meditation session!
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Gather your friends and family for fun quizzing, laughter, and a little friendly competition.
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A friendly space for of all levels to enjoy fun matches, learn the basics, and discover great chess books.
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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.
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Pop along and join a friendly knitting group that knits for those in need.
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Build your own Lego world with your friends and family!
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Join us as we tell captivating stories, sing songs, rhymes and dance in bubbles.
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Join us for a fun board game afternoon, bring your friends family, try different board games and much more.
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Bring your own knitting needles and wool, and join other knitters in these casual knitting group sessions suitable for all skill levels.
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Dimmed lights on the ground floor with quiet voices and limited noise throughout the library.
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Join our Rhymetime sessions with songs, movement and finger rhymes for preschoolers and their caregivers.
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Every first and third Thursdays of the month our Library Living Room group meets for a couple of hours of knitting or handcrafts.
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Come along to our popular Storytimes with books, bubbles and waiata.
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Feel-good fitness dance!
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Bring your current work in progress and chat while you craft.
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Jiggle & jam – music time for tamariki!
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Share your creative writing projects with fellow writers in the community.
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Join Pakuranga Library for a half-hour of fun and interactive afterschool activity (theme varies every week).
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Are you a senior who would like some help with your digital device?
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Join us for music, stories and rhymes in this Korean / English bilingual Rhyme and Storytime.
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Join our fun brain fitness programme is designed to develop brain resilience and mental fitness.
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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.
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Come along to play easy songs, sing-along, meet new people and have fun! BYO (Bring-Your-Own) ukulele.
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Create plantable seed paper using recycled materials in this fun, hands-on eco craft, perfect for budding gardeners and little creators.
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Come along and join our lively discussions about what you've been reading, and find new books from the selection provided.
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Join us to build and strengthen your brain connections in a fun and entertaining way.
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Join our friendly group for a relaxed shared reading experience with like-minded readers from the community, over coffee and biscuits.
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Workshops, crafts, culture, games, circus, and reading challenges for families.
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Dive into a holiday season full of movies, makerspaces, workshops, and awesome activities for everyone.
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A jam-packed summer of crafts, movies, challenges and whānau-friendly fun awaits at your library.
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Bring your construction skills and join in the LEGO building fun with your friends and family.
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Join free club meetings delivered by the local High School students.
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Join us on the third Sunday of every month for an afternoon of songs, waiata, and NZSL.
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Come for a cuppa and a chat in a safe friendly space.
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Join Parnell Library for a festive Christmas-themed storytime in the beautiful Auckland Domain.
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Enjoy school holiday fun with the kids at the Library.
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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.
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A New Year's Eve Dance Party for kids and their grown-ups.
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Fun, interactive sessions introduce traditions, history, and Sinhala basics.
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Come along, make new friends, and discover just how fun learning can be.
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From Lego building and teddy bear adventures to hands-on crafts, there’s something for everyone.
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Face this engineering challenge and protect your egg from a fall.
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Enjoy fun filled activities at the Library.
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This summer enjoy fun and family-friendly activities at the library to spark curiosity and create lasting memories with the whole whānau.
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Join us this summer for some fun at the library!
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Animals embark on wild adventures, discovering friendship, freedom, and joy.
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Keep your tamariki reading, exploring and creating all summer long with Raumati Reads, your passport to free fun, library adventures and awesome prizes.
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Join us for our K-Pop Dance Class with professional dancer Stephanie Santos.
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Kids explore basic physics through fun, hands-on experiments!
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Dive into a month of hands-on robot fun, fast-paced challenges and digital adventures for the whole family.
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Bring your favourite dragon characters to life in a fun, hands-on session perfect for young artists.
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Join us for a kids craft,, cheerful seaside scenes on paper plates this summer!
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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!
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Get messy with Flash Bang Science in this hands on interactive workshop investigating the properties of slime, ooblek and the amazing magnetic slime!
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Turn your love of reading into a wearable hat design.
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There’s something for everyone, ready for you to enjoy at your own pace!
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Get creative, curious and crafty this summer with Glenfield Library and Glenfield Mall, packed with stories, spies, crafts and hands-on fun for tamariki!
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Learn how to create your own characters, bring your stories to life, and have fun drawing in this fun, hands-on session.
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A summer of fun is waiting, drop in, get creative, and make something awesome.
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Take part in a collaborative mural project inspired by the stories, which will go on public display in the library.
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Come ready to step into a fairytale adventure!
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Learn how to plant, grow and care for plants in the super fun hands-on session.
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Learn how to flesh out the detail in your stories by using visual imagery and all of your senses.
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Come along, connect with fellow readers, and get inspired — we’d love to see you there!
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Join us over a cuppa every Tuesday morning for our friendly Good Friends Group.
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Bring your curiosity, your mates, and get ready to mix, blend, and glow up, naturally.
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We meet every month to discuss our book of the month with friends and a coffee.
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Free, fun and educational afterschool program on Mondays for children aged 5+.
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Bring along your latest read to share with a friendly community of fellow book lovers.
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Learn to code, create fun projects, and explore Python, HTML, CSS, and more—8 weeks of hands-on coding fun with Code Club Aotearoa!
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A great opportunity to have a chat with local readers and see what others are reading.
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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.
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Bring your own project, browse new craft books and learn from others along the way.
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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!
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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.
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The stories you will hear from other people will open your mind and give you things to contemplate in your own practice.
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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.