Regular Happenings

Kōhunga Kōrero: Storytimes in te Reo Māori

Thirty minutes of stories, rhymes and songs in te Reo Māori for preschoolers and their caregivers. Starting the week beginning 8 February 2010 and running for six months (up to 6 August 2010) these storytimes are a great way for you and your child to learn Te Reo!

When and Where

The first Wednesday of each month at 10.30am
Newtown Library
13 Constable Street, Newtown

The second Thursday of each month at 10.15am
Cummings Park Library
1a Ottawa Road, Ngaio

The third Wednesday of each month at 10.30am
Mervyn Kemp (Tawa) Library
Cnr of Cambridge Street and Main Road, Tawa

The fourth Thursday of each month at 10.15am
Miramar Library
68 Miramar Avenue, Miramar

Kōhunga Kōrero: Pakiwaitara i roto i te Reo Māori

E 30 meneti pakiwaitara, rotarota, waiata hoki i roto i te Reo Māori mō ngā kōhunghunga me ō rātou mātua kaitiaki.

Hei te Wenerei tuatahi o ia marama hei te 10.30am (ata mai)
Te Whare Pukapuka o Newtown
13 Tiriti o Constable, ki Newtown

Hei te Tāite tuarua o ia marama hei te 10.15am (ata mai)
Te Whare Pukapuka o Cummings Park (Ngāio)
1a Rori o Ottawa, ki Ngaio

Hei te Wenerei tuatoru o ia marama hei te 10.30am (ata mai)
Te Whare Pukapuka o Mervyn Kemp (Tawa)
Kokonga o te Tiriti o Cambridge me te Rori o Main, ki Tawa

Hei te Tāite tuawhā o ia marama hei te 10.15am (ata mai)
Te Whare Pukapuka o Miramar
68 Huarahi o Miramar, ki Motukairangi

Hāngai ana ēnei kōrero mai i te 8 o Pepuere 2010 - 6 o Akuhata 2010

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Baby Rock & Rhyme is a new 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. Visit the parents' services page for session times.

Baby Rock & Rhyme on CD

Now you can rock and rhyme with your children at home! Find out more about this on the parents' services page.

Baby Rock & Rhyme on Ning!

Wellington City Libraries have joined Ning to create a Baby Rock & Rhyme social network for parents and carers. Find more about it on our News page.

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The next Stories@7: Friday 5 March 2010 @ 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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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. Visit our services page for session times.

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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:

BookBusters 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.

BookSeekers 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.

Interested in More?

Check out the Kids Blog regularly for more entertaining events for kids and caregivers!