What's on at Tawa Library?



Tawa Library

Welcome!

What's on here? Lots! On this page you will find out information about Baby Rock & Rhyme, Pre-School Storytime, Bookbusters, Bookseekers, Tea and Tales, displays on at the library and special events!

We are located at 158 Main Road (Cnr Cambridge Street & Main Road) Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand. You can also contact us here.


Accessible Arctic Display

new book display

Tawa Library are fortunate to be able to display 80 years of Arctic photography from Canadian Geographic Magazine.

Canada's Arctic makes up over 40% of its landmass and is home to more than 100,000 Canadians. These images of life and nature in the Arctic, taken since 1930, are presented by the High Commission of Canada in Wellington. Make sure you visit Tawa Library to see these beautiful photos. They are on display for a limited time.

 

Baby Rock & Rhyme

Baby Rock and Rhyme is a FREE, fun programme for babies under two years and their parents/caregivers. Sessions are held every Friday morning at 9.30am and run for 20 - 30 minutes. There is no need to register, just come along and have an enjoyable time with your baby. For more information and for details of sessions at other branches, check out our Kids' Blog for Baby Rock and Rhyme.

Pre-school Storytime

  • Storytime is every Monday at Tawa Library at 10:30am in the children's area.
  • Storytime runs for about half an hour, with stories and songs.
  • Pre-school storytimes are fun and FREE - there's no charge, and you don't have to book.
  • Storytime is aimed at pre-school age children (three and four years old) - but younger siblings are always welcome!

BookBusters

BookBusters is a FREE club for 7 and 8 year olds. We meet once a month to talk about favourite books, do activities and listen to stories. The Tawa BookBusters meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 4.00pm. Sessions run for an hour. For more information visit the Bookbusters Club or our Kids' Pages.

BookSeekers

BookSeekers is a fun, FREE book club for 9-12 year olds. Kids meet once a month to discuss books and do activities and challenges. Join BookSeekers to meet others your own age, hear about great new books, chat about what you have been reading, do book related activities, and do the BookSeekers Reading Challenge.

Tawa's BookSeeker club meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 4.00pm. Sessions run for an hour. For more information, including how to join, check out the BookSeekers page.

Tea and Tales For Seniors

This FREE seniors group meets at 10.30am on the first Tuesday of every month except January. The first session of Tea and Tales for 2012 will be on Tuesday 7th February. This has proved very popular with everyone joining in sharing items of interest and laughs.

Select DVDs at Tawa!

Tawa now has an exciting collection of new release DVDs called Select DVDs. They cost the same to borrow as regular DVDs ($4.00), the only differences being that they are only issued for 3 days, and they cannot be reserved or renewed. Why wait for the movie you want to see? Issue a Select DVD today!

The Select DVD collection at Tawa

New Books

We're constantly getting fresh and exciting new books here at Tawa Library. New books are displayed behind the DVD and Select DVD collections.

new book display

Tawa Local History Books

Tawa Historical Society have published a number of excellent books which can be either be borrowed or purchased at Tawa library. Holding information is available via our catalogue.

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What's On Here?

There's always something fun and exciting happening here. Check out what we have been doing at the library.

Images from Tawa's October School Holiday Programme: Past Times Pastimes.

Past Times viewfinder.

Churning butter.

Posing in costume from Past Times.

Posing in costume from Past Times.

Images from Spring into Tawa at Tawa Library.

Britannic Bedlam Morris Gentlemen.

Brigid and Henrietta the Clown.

White Rose Morris Dancers.

Images of the blankets made at Tawa, Johnsonville and Khandallah's Crafters' Knitting Corners.

Sharyn with blankets made from The Crafters' Knitting Corners.

Desigin Thulkanam presents the libraries with a certificate from The Human Rights Commission.

20 blankets donated to Refugee Services.