Library events

Calling all little artists aged 0–4! Get creative by colouring in our spooky Halloween monster and be in to win fun prizes.

• Entries open: Wednesday 1 October 2025
• Entries close: Friday 31 October 2025, 5pm

Pick up your colouring sheet from any Waikato District Library and let your imagination run wild this Halloween!

This Halloween we want to be absolutely petrified by your amazing art skills! Create a cryptid or draw a monster and be in to win a spooky surprise! Open to artists aged 5 to 18.

• Entries open: Wednesday 1 October 2025
• Entries close: Friday 24 October 2025, 5pm

Join us for a hands-on activity where you’ll create your very own seed tapes—perfect for easy planting at home.

Simply roll out, water, and watch your garden grow! A great way to learn about seeds, gardening, and a little eco-friendly crafting. Suitable for all ages.

Want to share your favourite reads with fellow book lovers over a cup of coffee?

Book chat is a monthly get together for people who love reading and are keen to hear about new great reads.  

There is no need to register. Just turn-up to one of the monthly sessions.

Book Chat at our Ngaaruawaahia Library runs on the first Wednesday of each month (except January) at 10.30am.

Contact: Cheryl at  Ngaaruawaahia library.

Come and join in the fun at our awesome LEGO club.

At our LEGO Club sessions children will be given a theme to build their creation – imagination and open-ended play improves literacy and language skills and aids a child’s development.

Suitable for primary aged children – we also have DUPLO available for smaller kids.

Rules of LEGO Club

• Respect the space
• Respect others
• Respect yourself
• Respect the Lego

LEGO Club runs on the first Wednesday of the month 3.30pm at Te Kauwhata Library.

No sign up required, just turn-up to one of the sessions!

Get creative at the library with our Bead It activity!

Design and make your own colourful bead creations - bracelets, keychains, or something totally unique.

A fun, hands-on craft for all ages, where imagination and colour come together.

Come along and see what you can create!

Get creative at the library with our Bead It activity!

Design and make your own colourful bead creations—bracelets, keychains, or something totally unique. A fun, hands-on craft for all ages, where imagination and colour come together. Come along and see what you can create!

Come and join in the fun at our awesome LEGO club!

At our LEGO Club sessions children will be given a theme to build their creation – imagination and open-ended play improves literacy and language skills and aids a child’s development.

Suitable for primary aged children – we also have DUPLO available for smaller kids.

LEGO Club at our Meremere Library runs on the first and third Friday of each month (during school term), 3.30-4.30pm.

No sign up required, just turn up on the day!

Rules of LEGO Club

• Respect the space
• Respect others
• Respect yourself
• Respect the Lego

Come and join in the fun at our awesome LEGO club.

At our LEGO Club sessions children will be given a theme to build their creation – imagination and open-ended play improves literacy and language skills and aids a child’s development.

LEGO club is suitable for primary aged children – we also have DUPLO available for smaller kids.

No sign up required, just turn up on the day!

Rules of LEGO Club

• Respect the space
• Respect others
• Respect yourself
• Respect the Lego

Want to share your favourite reads with fellow book lovers over a cup of coffee?

Book chat is a monthly get together for people who love reading and are keen to hear about new great reads.  

There is no need to register. Just turn-up to one of the monthly sessions.

Book Chat at our Huntly Library runs on the first Tuesday of each month (except January) at 10am.

Contact: Denise at Huntly library.

Aged between 7 - 12-years-old, enjoy reading and hearing about the greatest new books? Love crafts, activities and games? Want to win prizes?

Come to our monthly SKOOB sessions and do all of this, grab a snack and drink and get early access to the latest new books before anyone else.

We’ve also got awesome spot prizes for kids who do their best and complete the most activities.

SKOOB at our Huntly Library runs on the first Tuesday of every month, 3.30-4.30pm.

Learn to crochet with Linda!

Learn how to read a pattern, abbreviations and how to make a square. Bring a note pad and pen, we'll supply the rest.

The Crochet Club runs every Wednesday from our Ngaaruawaahia Library (during school term).

This is a self-lead programme for Whaanau to engage with the community and our library resources books, games, toys, puzzles, etc, to socialise & engage with others in our library space.

The intention is for this to be an unstructured time to have fun in the library with whaanau and meet others in the community. The resources we have are available anytime and we will encourage participants to ask staff when they want to use them.

 

Want to share your favorite reads with fellow book lovers over a cup of coffee?

Book chat is a get together for people who love reading and are keen to hear about new great reads.  

Te Kauwhata Library book chat runs at 10am on the third Wednesday of every month.

There is no need to register. Just turn-up to one of the sessions listed below.

Learn to crochet with Linda!

Learn how to read a pattern, abbreviations and how to make a square. Bring a note pad and pen, we'll supply the rest.

The Crochet Club runs every Wednesday from our Ngaaruawaahia Library (during school term).

Come and join in the fun at our awesome LEGO club!

At our LEGO Club sessions children will be given a theme to build their creation – imagination and open-ended play improves literacy and language skills and aids a child’s development.

Suitable for primary aged children – we also have DUPLO available for smaller kids.

LEGO Club at our Meremere Library runs on the first and third Friday of each month (during school term), 3.30-4.30pm.

No sign up required, just turn up on the day!

Rules of LEGO Club

• Respect the space
• Respect others
• Respect yourself
• Respect the Lego

Pop along to the board games club at Ngaaruawaahia Library at 10am on the third Saturday monthly.

Play a selection of modern board games that are suitable for families, teens and adults.

Learn to crochet with Linda!

Learn how to read a pattern, abbreviations and how to make a square. Bring a note pad and pen, we'll supply the rest.

The Crochet Club runs every Wednesday from our Ngaaruawaahia Library (during school term).

This is a self-lead programme for Whaanau to engage with the community and our library resources books, games, toys, puzzles, etc, to socialise & engage with others in our library space.

The intention is for this to be an unstructured time to have fun in the library with whaanau and meet others in the community. The resources we have are available anytime and we will encourage participants to ask staff when they want to use them.

 

Learn to crochet with Linda!

Learn how to read a pattern, abbreviations and how to make a square. Bring a note pad and pen, we'll supply the rest.

The Crochet Club runs every Wednesday from our Ngaaruawaahia Library (during school term).