Kia ora. Welcome to the Living Room of the City. Te Ara Whānui o Te Ao: Inspiring people to explore the pathways to the world Start your search Search The Catalogue The Library Website By All Fields Title Author Keyword in Author headings Subject Keyword in Subject headings ISBN Item Barcode Search Icon Contact Join Latest News All News 28 October 2020 Summer Reading 2020 Ballot is now CLOSED The Summer Reading Programme is back at the Living Room of the City! Our popular E .C. Read’n Summer Reading Programme is returning for its 24th year! Ballot closed 8pm Sunday 15 November. Successful applicants will be notified this week. 28 October 2019 Local History Week and Armistice Day 2020 This year Local History Week runs from Sunday 1 November to Sunday 8 November with a fantastic variety of talks, tours and workshops. 20 August 2020 The City Library under Level 1 We would love you see you. Here's where you can find what you need to know about visiting us under Level 1. 03 April 2020 Children's Digital Library Check out our City Library's curated list of digital activities for Children. Learn to draw with beloved Children's illustrators, hold your own storytime, explore your backyard, create experiments and more! 07 October 2020 First Voice 2020 A celebration of writing by students from non-English speaking backgrounds at Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School. All 20 years now available to be viewed at home, anywhere in the world, on Manawatu Heritage. Upcoming Programmes All Programmes Programme 25 November, 10:00am – 11:00am The Dog and the Mog Love Christmas Join us for a special session of Jumping Jellybeans with both our wonderful local author Kaye… Part of "Pre-school Programmes" 25 November, 10:30am – 11:30am Awapuni Library Book Club Join us for a cuppa and some friendly chat! New reading theme every month October theme: Armchair… 26 November, 10:00am – 11:00am Awapuni Morning tea Come in and have a cuppa! Casual morning tea with the occasional guest speaker All welcome!… Programme 26 November, 10:00am – 10:30am Baby Bop A fun filled baby time session aimed at early literacy and baby development. Music, bubbles and… Part of "Pre-school Programmes" Programme 26 November, 10:30am – 11:30am Stay and Play Multicultural Playgroup Want to stay, relax, chat and play after Baby Bop? Become part of our fortnightly playgroup, meet… Part of "Pre-school Programmes" 26 November, 3:45pm – 5:00pm LibLab - Mystery Wow! FINAL SESSION 2020 LibLab - library fun with a touch of library madness and book experimentation. Every Thursday… 27 November, 2:00pm – 4:00pm Crafternoon Tea Crafternoon Teas are a weekly informal get-together of like-minded people who craft and chat in a… 27 November, 6:30pm – 8:00pm An Evening with Peta Mathias (NEW DATE) We have a new date, Friday 27 November. Current tickets can be used for this date. Join us for a… 29 November, 1:00pm – 3:30pm Brick by Brick - Create Sessions Drop by and create sessions, for builders of all ages. We supply the Lego - you supply the ideas…
