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It's Tuku Time!

We're part of Tuku Whakatū again this year! Join us for a variety of events over the six weeks of the festival as we celebrate heritage and culture in Whakatū! Click here for details!

Elma Turner Library book chat - March

We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of every month to discuss books we're reading. All welcome. Our next meet up is Tuesday April 14th at 10.30am

Error with the SMS Notification System for Library Accounts

Due to a technical failure, SMS notifications are currently unavailable. Please check your library account for due dates and hold availability. Click here to access your account.

Stoke Bookchat - February

Check out what the Stoke Bookchat folks have been reading! They meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 5:30pm at Stoke Library. All welcome.

Bring your pēpē to Stoke SmallTime!

Join our children's librarians on Fridays from 10:30am at the Stoke Library for a half hour of stories, songs, and (most importantly) bubbles! SmallTime is on at Stoke every Friday during term time.

Recently arrived fiction from Aotearoa New Zealand

BorrowBox Just Dropped a New Wave of Unlimited Reads and Listens!

BorrowBox has unleashed a fresh batch of unlimited borrows, and the lineup is absolutely stacked.

Recently arrived horror fiction

Elma Turner Book Chat - February

Click here to find out what our Elma Turner Bookchat participants have been reading recently! Want to join? Bookchat is on at Elma Turner the 2nd Tuesday of the month and is open to everyone!

Newly arrived non-fiction titles

Reader Review Roundup

Click here for the latest reviews by our readers for our readers!

Stoke book chat - December

Free online resources for Waitangi Day from BWB

The Treaty of Waitangi Collection is full of great resources including Claudia Orange's The Story of a Treaty and Te Tiriti o Waitangi – with reproductions of sheets and biographies of signatories.

Thriller and mystery roundup

Reader Review - She Loves to Cook, She Loves to Eat by Sakaomi Yuzaki

Reader review - The Overstory by Richard Powers

There's Still Time!

There's still time to be in to win spot prizes for the adult Summer Reading Challenge! Complete a line (or the full grid) on the bingo board to enter the draw!

Read around the world - new fiction from diverse cultures

New science fiction titles

Fun in the Sun at Nightingale Library Memorial!

Join us Thu 22 Jan at our seaside library! Adults: chat summer reads & win prizes. Tamariki: fun activities 2–4pm inside & out. Come say hi to Nellie!