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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
  • Resumes in February 2025
​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
  • Wednesday - 10am
Go to Northcote's Facebook page 		​No
​Ōrewa
​Wednesday - 11.30am - 12pm
Combined Rhymetime & Storytime
(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
​​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
​Pt Chevalier Little Library
​Saturday - 10am
​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 
  • Resumes on 19 February 2025 
​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
​Friday - 11am
​​No
​Onehunga
​Tuesday - 10.30am

Go to Onehunga's Facebook page 
No
​Remuera
​Wednesday - 10.30am
​​No


South

​Location
​Day and time
​Session runs during school holidays
​Māngere East 
​Wednesday (play session) - 11am
​​No
​Māngere Bridge
​​Thursday - 10.30am

Family Fun pre-school music
Saturday - 10.30am
​Yes
​Manukau
​Friday - 10.30am
​​​No
​Ōtāhuhu
​Thursday - 11am
​No
​Sir Edmund Hillary (Papakura)
​Reo and Rhyme
  • Tuesday - 10am
​​​No
​​Takaanini
He Rangi Mokopuna (Full immersion Te Reo Maaori)
  • Thursday - 10.30-11am
​​​No



East

​Location
​Day and time
​Session runs during school holidays
​Botany
​Wednesday - 10.30am
Yes
​Highland Park
​​Wednesday - 10am ​No
​Howick
​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