• Storytime
• Holiday Programmes
• Community Display Cabinet
• Matariki Gardening Night
• Race Relations Day
• Other Happenings
• Book Club

Welcome!

Nau mai haere mai, welcome. On this page you'll find information about what's happening at Miramar Library - news, events, photos, book reviews and more!

Storytime

Storytime is every Tuesday and Thursday at Miramar Library at 10:15am 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! To celebrate Matariki we will be having a Te Reo Storytime on Tuesday 23rd June.

More information on storytimes, including full details for all libraries is available in Parents' Corner.

Holiday Programmes

Our holiday programmes cater for both pre-school and school kids. We have different themes and activities every school holidays, from craft workshops to boardgame races to reading competitions. Coming up at Easter we had a Puss 'n Boots themed programme with stories & crafts. Coming up on Thursday July 16th at 2pm - Space-themed arts & crafts. Ring us on 388 8005 for more detailed information, or visit the libraries' Kids' What's On page.

Community Display Cabinet

We have a glass display cabinets that we need to fill with your wonderful collections! We have had toy poodles; Matchbox Cars; pet rocks; etchings, and dolls from around the world. Right now we have a clay figures from Race relations Day on display.

Matariki Gardening Night

Miramar Library celebrated Matariki with an evening of gardening tips, sustainable living advice, and swapping seeds/seedlings. Guest speakers from the Sustainability Trust & Palmers Garden Centre answered questions. There is a book display around the subjects of matariki, native plants, & gardening including gardening magazines for the month of June.

Race Relations Day

On Thursday 19th we celebrated Race Relations Day by making clay earth people after school. You can see what the people in our neighbourhood look like in our display cabinet! Check out the Earth People Blog for more information.

Other happenings

We now have several internet computers giving free access to thousands of selected sites including newspapers, government, university, encyclopedia and iwi websites. These computers are proving very popular, especially after school.

Book Club

A new Book Club has started. Meetings will be held on the first Friday of the month from 10:30 - 11:30. Places are limited (there's 2 left!) so please call the Miramar Library on 388 8005 for more information.