Family Fort Night

Family Fort story time

Come to Khandallah Library on the last Thursday of each month at 6pm for fun, family-friendly themed activities for kids and their families. On Thursday the 30th of March, we’re having “Family Fort Night” – bring your pillow and your favourite teddy and help turn the children’s area into one giant pillow fort for the evening. They’ll be stories, songs and activities so come in your PJs, if you’re feeling extra adventurous! These are fun events for children of all ages and their caregivers.

Keep an eye out at Khandallah Library for more information or ask any of our friendly librarians!

Young readers’ special treats!

How are you feeling now that you are back at school? Ready for new challenges? Are you getting confident with reading short stories all by yourself?  If so, this selection of easy chapter books will be perfect for you!

 

Spooky house, by Sally Rippin

Billie and her friends have started a Secret Mystery Club! There’s just one problem – they don’t have any mysteries to solve. But then Billie thinks of the spooky house at the end of her street. She has always wondered who lives there. Is it a witch or a ghost?

It is up to the SMC to find out!

Age 7 and +

 

 

Stink it up! A guide to the Gross, the bad and the smelly, Megan McDonald

Stink has a nose for yuck and muck, and this book is full of it: moose-poop festivals, mouse-brain toothpaste, maggot cheese, and more.

The pages are packed with more than two hundred facts and bits of trivia about things that are gross, bad, and smelly – loads of P.U. served up just for YOU!

Age 7 and +

 

 

Thea Stilton and the Spanish dance mission, by Geronimo Stilton

The Thea sisters are visiting friends at a lively festival in Spain. But the theft of a precious fan turns their trip into an investigation! They end up hot on the trail of a secret treasure… but they’re not the only ones searching for it. Can the mouselets solve the mystery in time? It’s a mission full of flamenco dance!

Age 7 and +

 

 

 

Lulu Bell and the Cubby Fort, by Belinda Murrell

Lulu and her family are visiting their uncle’s farm for the Easter holidays. There are horses to ride, a creek to swim in, and they can even sleep outside in a tent. What fun!

Lulu loves being a cowgirl on the farm, especially when all the cousins decide to build the best cubby fort ever. But when she sees a calf get stuck in the mud, Lulu has to find help – fast!

Age 7 and +

What’s on today – Wednesday 9th October

Welcome to the October school holidays! Can you believe there’s only one more school term left this year?!

Lots happening at heaps of our libraries today. Don’t miss out on your last chance to build forts in your library!

 

Here’s what’s happening today:

 

Special Event: Blankets, Boxes and Books

Wellington Central Library at 11am

Island Bay Library at 1.30pm

Johnsonville Library at 2pm

Plan, build and play in your own fort with your friends in the library! Bring along old blankets, towels or sheets for the fort and these will be donated to the Wellington SPCA at the end of the school holidays.

 

Baby Rock & Rhyme:

Central Library at 9.30am

Johnsonville Library at 9.30am

 

Storytimes:

Cummings Park (Ngaio) Library at 10.30am

Newtown Library at 10.30am

Kilbirnie Library at 10.30am

Karori Library at 10.30am

Older siblings are welcome during the school holidays.

 

Check out our Kids Events page for more information about what’s happening for children in your library.

What’s on today – Tuesday 8th October

Welcome to the October school holidays! Can you believe there’s only one more school term left this year?!

Something extra cool on today…

 

Here’s whats happening today:

Special Event: Blankets, Boxes and Books

Karori Library at 2pm

Plan, build and play in your own fort with your friends in the library! Bring along old blankets, towels or sheets for the fort and these will be donated to the Wellington SPCA at the end of the school holidays.

 

Baby Rock & Rhyme:

Cummings park (Ngaio) Library at 10.30am

Island Bay Library at 9.30am

Miramar Library at 10.15am

 

Storytimes:

Brooklyn Library at 10.30am

Johnsonville Library at 10.30am

Khandallah Library at 10.30am

Central Library at 10.30am

Karori Library at 10.30am

Older siblings are welcome during the school holidays.

 

Check out our Kids Events page for more information about what’s happening for children in your library.

What’s on today – Thursday 3rd October

Welcome to the October school holidays! Can you believe there’s only one more school term left this year?!

There’s something special going on today…

 

Here’s whats happening today:

Special Event: Blankets, Boxes and Books!

Kilbirnie Library at 10.30am

Plan, build and play in your own fort with your friends in the library!

Bring along old blankets, towels or sheets for the fort and these will be donated to the Wellington SPCA at the end of the school holidays.

Perfect for 6-12 year olds. Free, no bookings required

 

Baby Rock & Rhyme:

Johnsonville Library at 9.30am

Karori Library at 10.30am

 

Storytimes:

Island Bay Library at 10.30am

Miramar Library at 10.15am

Older siblings are welcome during the school holidays.

 

Check out our Kids Events page for more information about what’s happening for children in your library.