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Island Bay Festival Storytime

Island Bay Festival

Come along to Island Bay Library on Thursday 16 February from 10.30am to 11.30am - little land lubbers will hear sea-themed stories and make their own boat that floats! Free, all whānau welcome

Regular Happenings


Stories@7

The next Stories@7: Friday 3 February 2012 @ 7pm, Central Library, 65 Victoria Street.
There's something for everyone, so we'll see you there! Bring all your friends!

Stories@7, a fun 45 minute story time for ages 7 and up, first Friday of every month, Central Library

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Library Bookclubs

We have two programmes for primary-aged children that run on a monthly basis (no meeting in January) at some of our branches:

BookBustersBookBusters for seven to eight year olds.
BookBusters... have fun, read books, solve puzzles, write stories, draw pictures, win prizes!

BookBusters is a club just for 7 and 8 year olds. We meet once a month to talk about our favourite books, do activities, and listen to stories.

BookSeekersBookSeekers for nines to twelves.
BookSeekers is a cool FREE book club for 9 to 12 year olds. We meet once a month at the library and share our reading experiences. Our club leaders make sure there are plenty of enjoyable activities to keep us busy at meetings.

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Pre-School Storytimes

Pre-school storytimes are interactive sessions with stories, songs and rhymes. They are... fun and free ... at all Wellington City Libraries ... for children, parents and carers to share.

Recommended for children aged 2 - 4, but younger children are always welcome.

Where and When:

Brooklyn Library
Tuesdays, 10.30am
Central Library
Tuesday & Fridays,10.30am
Saturdays, 11.00am
Cummings Park Library in Ngaio
Tuesdays, 10.15am
Island Bay Library
Thursdays, 10.30am
Johnsonville Library
Mondays & Tuesdays, 10.30am
Karori Library
Monday to Friday, 10.30am
Khandallah Library
Tuesdays, 10.30am
Ruth Gotlieb Library in Kilbirnie
Mondays & Wednesdays, 10.30am
Mervyn Kemp Library in Tawa
Mondays, 10.30am
Miramar Library
Thursdays, 10.15am
Newtown Library
Wednesdays, 10.30am
Wadestown Library
Fridays, 10.30am

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Baby Rock & Rhyme

Baby Rock & Rhyme is a way for parents and carers to interact with their babies through rhymes, finger-plays and stories delivered by experienced presenters. It's a great opportunity to have fun, socialise and spend quality 'one-on-one' time with your tot. These free, weekly interactive sessions will be available at the following branches*:

  • Karori: Mondays & Fridays at 9.45
  • Miramar: Tuesdays at 10.15
  • Island Bay: Wednesdays at 9.30
  • Central: Wednesdays at 9.30
  • Cummings Park: Wednesdays at 10.15
  • Johnsonville: Wednesdays & Thursdays at 9.30
  • Kilbirnie: Fridays at 10.15
  • Tawa: Fridays at 9.30

*Sessions during term time only, except for the Central Library

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