Celebrating Play 2025
Christmas fun for Preschoolers at Blockhouse Bay Library
Date: 11 Dec 2025 - 19 Dec 2025
Time: 10:30 am-10:00 am
Venue: Blockhouse Bay Library, 578 Blockhouse Bay Rd, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland
Artland by Do Ho Suh & children
Date: 20 Sep 2025 - 19 Jul 2026
Time: 10:30 am-4:00 pm
Venue: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Corner of Wellesley and Kitchener Streets, Auckland City Centre
Onehunga Library - LEGO Club
Date: 04 Sep 2025 - 17 Dec 2026
Time: 3:30 pm-4:30 pm
Venue: Onehunga Library, 85 Church Street, Onehunga, Auckland 1061
Raumati Reads events
Date: 06 Dec 2025 - 25 Jan 2026
Time: 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Venue: Whangaparaoa Library, 9 Main Street, Stanmore Bay, Whangaparaoa, Auckland
Minecraft and more
Date: 07 Nov 2025 - 12 Dec 2025
Time: 4:00 pm-6:00 pm
Venue: Te Atatū Community Hub, 595 Te Atatū Road, Te Atatū Peninsula.
Mandarin Rhymetime
Date: 07 Nov 2025 - 19 Dec 2025
Time: 10:00 am-10:30 am
Venue: Northcote Library, 2 Ernie Mays Street, Northcote, Auckland
Mandarin Storytime at East Coast Bays Library
Date: 10 Oct 2025 - 13 Dec 2025
Time: 10:00 am-10:30 am
Venue: East Coast Bays Library, 8 Bute Road, Browns Bay, Auckland 0630
Te Manawa Storytime
Date: 10 Oct 2025 - 19 Dec 2025
Time: 11:00 am-11:30 am
Venue: Te Manawa Community Hub, 11 Kohuhu Lane, Westgate, Auckland 0814
Friday Night Board Games
Date: 15 Aug 2025 - 21 Aug 2026
Time: 5:00 pm-7:30 pm
Venue: Central City Library, 44-46 Lorne Street, Auckland Central, Auckland
Meet The Artists & Friends featuring A Taste of Art Battle
Date: 13 Dec 2025
Time: 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Venue: Aotea Square, 291-297 Queen Street, Auckland City Centre
UN Arabic Language Day Celebration
Date: 13 Dec 2025
Time: 11:00 am-2:00 pm
Venue: Glenfield Library, 90 Bentley Avenue, Glenfield, Auckland
Raumati Reads at Manukau Library
Date: 13 Dec 2025 - 30 Jan 2026
Time: 10:30 am-12:00 pm Sign up for Raumati Reads!
Raumati Reads is a free, fun summer reading challenge for primary school-aged children that will help them maintain their reading levels over the summer break. It’s a must-do for the school holidays, offering free events and activities at local libraries across Tāmaki Makaurau, with great prizes to be won from Auckland Live, Auckland Zoo, Auckland Pools and Leisure, Auckland FC, and the Maritime Museum.
Tamariki and their whānau can register from Saturday 6 December at their local Auckland Libraries branch to begin the challenge, which runs until Sunday 1 February.
Visit the Raumati Reads school holidays page for all you need to know:https://new.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/en/school-holidays.html
Venue: Manukau Library , 3 Osterley Way, Manukau City Centre, Auckland