Latest News Nov 05, 2026 New Titles 5 Nov 2026 Posted 6 days ago Nov 03, 2026 Ngā Pou o te Mauri Tau exhibition Posted 1 week ago Nov 02, 2026 Local Readers and Authors Day 2026 Posted 1 week ago Oct 08, 2026 First Voice 2026 Posted 1 month ago Oct 01, 2026 Josie Shapiro and Ingrid Horrocks Posted 1 month ago Sept 29, 2026 LASFF 2026: Tango always waits for you Posted 1 month ago All News I Want To Join The City Library Search The Catalogue Renew Library Items Find Locations Get The City Library App Upcoming Activities Fri 13 Nov 6:00pm - 7:30pm Book Launch: The History of Anglo-Indians The story they left out. Wed 11 Nov 10:00am - 11:00am Jumping Jellybeans @ Central Come along and pack in as much fun as you can in our free session of stories, songs, activities and crafts! No booking required. Wed 11 Nov 10:00am - 11:00am Kōrero Kawhe Do you need a place to practice speaking te reo Māori? Come along for a kawhe to build your kōrero skills in a relaxed environment. Wed 11 Nov 10:00am - 2:00pm Sensory Play Day @ Te Pātikitiki Library Join us in our tamariki section every fortnight Wednesday for fun sensory play. Wed 11 Nov 1:30pm - 3:00pm U3A Spring Series: The Future of Cities 3 The future of planning: values, technology and change All Activities Diwali Meri Diwali Sneha Prasad Binny's Diwali Umrigar, Thrity N. Archie Celebrates Diwali Mitali Banerjee Ruths, Parwinder Singh Let's do Diwali Roy, James Lilu's Bright Diwali Amin, Anita Nahta. Belloni, Valentina Diwali Percy Leed Let's Celebrate 5 Days of Diwali! Chakraborty, Ajanta. Kumar, Vivek Once Upon a Diwali Mishra, Anita. Chakraborty, Diah. Deepak ki Diwali (Hindi & English) Karwal, Divya. Diwali in My New Home Kaushik, Shachi. Tandon, Aishwarya Diwali Christina Earley Dipakakāē Dipāvalī (Nepali & English) Karwal, Divya Let's Learn About Ramayana! The Story of Diwali Chakraborty, Ajanta. Kumar, Vivek Garland of lights Soundar, Chitra Finalists - NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults A guide to rocks Sacha Cotter Koro Wētā Heather haylock Left to Nowhere Ian Chapman Pūkeko who-keko? Toby Morris The only dinosaur in school Leonie Agnew Detective Stanley and the Mystery at the Museum Hannah Tunnicliffe Dreamslinger Graci Kim Kimi the kekeno's big adventure Shelley Burne-Field The terrible trio. 1, The (not so) superheroes Swapna Haddow Violet & The Velvets: The case of the angry ghost Rachael King Hiva & heartbeats Selina Alefosio It's a bit more complicated than that Hannah Marshall In the city of spies Brian Falkner The lost saint Rachael Craw The retreat Helen Vivienne Fletcher Hooked Al Brown Omnibird Giselle Clarkson Survive Aotearoa Bronwen Wall Taniwha Gavin Bishop Whenua : Māori pūrākau of Aotearoa Isobel Joy Te Aho-White At home on the farm Ned Barraud Folk remedy Jem Yoshioka Kupe me te wheke nui a Muturangi Mat Tait Kupe & the great octopus of Muturangi Mat Tait He taonga te toka Sacha Cotter Matariki ki te ao Rangi Matamua Taku ikura tuatahi Qiane Matata-Sipu Te Onehaumako Zeb Nicklin Hunt for niu tupu Inangaro Vakaafi The lost words Kimberley Ngareta Kearney Newsletter Sign up for our Newsletter Sign up and get email updates about new books & more Sign Up