Sensory Play Station

Welcome to our sensory play time. Either play in our tent with our light board OR we will have our Duplo out, walk or jump on our squish colour mats, look at our star display, make the gears turn and more!

Dates

  • Friday, November 6, 2026

    between 9:00am and 1:00pm

  • Friday, November 13, 2026

    between 9:00am and 1:00pm

  • Friday, November 20, 2026

    between 9:00am and 1:00pm

  • Friday, November 27, 2026

    between 9:00am and 1:00pm

What's on at Central Library

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Baby Bop
Thu 5 Nov 10:00am - 10:45am

Baby Bop

Join us for a fun session designed for baby's brain development through nursery rhymes, activities, songs and having FUN.

Lib Lab web
Thu 5 Nov 3:45pm - 4:45pm

LibLab - Robot Wars! (Enough Said)

LibLab - Library fun with a touch of laboratory madness and book experimentation.

A stack of hardback books, spines facing away, with bookshelves and a figure reading in the background
Thu 5 Nov 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Central Library Book Group

Choose your own book to share, based on the monthly theme, and join us for a great discussion.

Sensory play items
Fri 6 Nov 9:00am - 1:00pm

Sensory Play Station

Welcome to our sensory play time.

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Fri 6 Nov 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Off the Page: An Evening with Lloyd Jones

Join us for a captivating Off the Page session featuring award-winning author Lloyd Jones in conversation with acclaimed writer Gigi Fenster.

Typewriter and mug PNCL CJ 2026
Mon 9 Nov 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Manawatū Writers' Hub

Join local writers for an evening of sharing and connection.

Pop-up Open Play
Tue 10 Nov 9:00am - 12:00pm

Pop Up Open Play

Come and play with our interactive kit in our First Floor Parenting area.

Waiata
Tue 10 Nov 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Manu Hāpai Waiata Group

Learning Te Reo Māori through waiata.

A colourful wreath of knitted flowers with text attributing its construction to the library's Heritage Craft Group.
Tue 10 Nov 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Heritage Handwork Group

Want to contribute to heritage craft projects? Please join us for drop-in crafting sessions on the Second Floor of the Central Library.

Photo of Zoe Stone for Forest Bird Nov 2026
Tue 10 Nov 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Forest & Bird Presents: Where the wild things are - Monitoring of cryptic species in the Manawatū

Many of our threatened species are cryptic and hard to monitor.

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