Check out our drop-in craft sessions at Mercury Bay Library, Thames Library, and Tairua Library these school holidays!!
We'll have challenges to try, crafts to make and games to play!

• Sessions take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:30am-11:30am.
• All sessions are free of charge!
• No bookings are required for these sessions - drop in on the day!
• First in, first served - please be aware we have limited resources for these popular events.

Read more on our website.

Escape the ordinary these school holidays at Tairua Library!
We’ve got an Escape Box challenge waiting for you!

📅 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, both weeks of the school holidays
👦 Suitable for ages 7 and up (no parental help needed!)
📲 Book now: tairualibrary@tcdc.govt.nz or 07 864 7960

Don't miss out — spaces are limited!

Fancy crafting your very own steampunk hat, but feeling a bit lost in the gears and goggles? Join master hatter, Pete the Maker, and let him lead you on a whimsical journey of creativity and top hats!

Read more on Steampunk the Thames' Facebook page. Email Steampunk the Thames to book.

Our library patrons have access to Comics Plus®.

With Comics Plus®, readers have unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga. Every title is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No holds, wait lists, or borrowing limits!

Browse the website, or download the Comics Plus app from your app store. You'll need your library card number and password to log in.

Read more about our online services on our website.

No library card? No drama! It's free to sign up.

Have you checked out our children's kit collection?

Our kits are full of logic puzzles, card games, building blocks and STEM challenges. Sail the high seas with Potato Pirates, match and play with iSpy Bingo, put your logic skills to the test with Hacker, and much more!!

These awesome games and activities can be borrowed for one week, at a cost of $2.50. Check out the full collection on our website.

Get ready to welcome author and illustrator Donovan Bixley back to Whangamatā on Wednesday 1st October!

Registrations are open now. Check out Whangamatā Community Library on Facebook to learn more.