Baby Rock and Rhyme A fun and educational programme for parents and carers to interact with their babies through songs and stories. Recommended for children aged 0 - 2 years with their caregivers.
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Cummings Park Island Bay Johnsonville
• Miramar • Tawa • Te Awe
Karori Kilbirnie
CRAFTerschool Free arts and crafts for school-aged children. Get stuck into activities such as drawing, beading, origami, mask-making and much more while making friends with other crafty kids. Registrations required; runs weekly during term-time.
• Johnsonville • Miramar • Tawa
Calling all adventurers — seasoned questers and fresh-faced recruits alike — for Dungeons and Dragons campaigns at your local library. We’ll provide the Dungeon Master, dice, books and gear; you provide the imagination. Registrations required. Recommended for ages 9 - 19.
• Johnsonville • Karori → waiting for a new Dungeons Master
children and youth
tamariki / rangatahi
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Dungeons and Dragons
Family Movie Nights Come in your pyjamas, bring a cushion and a blanket, and relax at our fun family movie nights. A different G-rated movie is selected from our library collections each month. Check with the library to find out which movie is showing.
• Newtown • Tawa
Kōhunga Kōrero
Preschool Storytime
Pakiwaitara i roto i te reo Māori. E 30 meneti
Fun and interactive stories, songs and rhymes to
pakiwaitara, rotarota, waiata hoki i roto i te reo Māori
inspire your preschooler and help grow a love of
mō ngā kōhungahunga me ō rātou mātua kaitiaki.
literacy.
Stories, rhymes and songs in te reo Māori for preschoolers and their caregivers. These sessions are open to anyone, and are recommended for children aged 2 - 6 years.
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Johnsonville Karori Miramar Newtown
LEGO® Time
Recommended for children aged 2 - 4 with their caregivers.
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Brooklyn Cummings Park Island Bay Johnsonville Karori
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Miramar Newtown Tawa Te Awe Wadestown
Khandallah Kilbirnie
Youth Nights
Come down to the library and get creative in these
Come to our after-hours Youth Nights to find a space
free-build sessions with our extensive LEGO®
to be yourself and meet other like-minded teens.
collections. Recommended for ages 5 - 105.
Check out the cool tech in the HIVE, record music, play games, watch movies, read a book, or just hang
• Te Awe • Johnsonville
out -- our space is yours! Pizza provided. Suitable for ages 14+.
• Johnsonville
Let’s Go LEGO® Let’s build -- let’s explore -- let’s create -- Let’s Go LEGO®! Join us for these themed building sessions, where you will use the library’s LEGO® collections to create your masterpiece. Recommended for children aged 5+ with their caregivers.
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Cummings Park Johnsonville Karori Khandallah
• Miramar • Newtown • Tawa
Movie Nights
Tea and Tales
Join us for free films screening
Join us for Tea and Tales at the
every month. Movies are selected
library. Enjoy a cup of tea or coffee
from the library’s collections and are
and lively book discussions with
suitable for adults. Check with the
like-minded people, while sharing
library to find out which movie is
poems, excerpts and anecdotes
showing.
with others for an hour at the library.
• Te Awe • Wadestown
Bring along something to share with the group. New members are always welcome; just pop along.
• Johnsonville • Tawa
Social English Come along to our free English
Tea and Tales Chinese
conversation groups. We meet
Join us for Chinese Tea and Tales
every week to chat and improve our
to get to know other Mandarin-
English conversation skills. All levels
speaking migrants in the
are welcome!
community, practice your English,
• Karori • Kilbirnie • Newtown
share your stories, and much more. Mandarin-learning speakers of other languages are also welcome. 如果您喜欢阅读, 喜欢结交有共同爱好的 新朋友, 海阔天空的侃聊人生故事……或 是想学习如何运用图书馆内的设施; 学习 简单的生活实用英语, 那就来乔森威尔图 书馆吧, <<悠雅书舍>>欢迎您的加入.
Stepping Up
• Johnsonville
These are practical sessions on basics of digital technology and computing. A different topic is covered at each session, so check
adults
pakeke
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library computers covering the
with the library to find out more information. Registrations are required.
• Kilbirnie
Zine Make n’ Swap Spend some time making zines and socialising with other local zinemakers. We’ll supply plenty of materials, but feel free to bring your own as well.
• Arapaki
Tūhura HIVE is our makerspace and sound studio, located on the lower ground floor of Johnsonville Library at the Waitohi Community Hub. It is a community space where people of all ages can explore, create, innovate and engage with all kinds of maker technology. From 3D printing, audio recording, coding, robotics and electronics, to sewing, weaving and more, we offer endless opportunities for everyone to get inspired and create. Come
What is available in the space? •
3D printing
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3D scanning
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Laser cutting
•
Sewing — we also have an
How much does it cost?
Activity
Cost
3D printing
$0.10 per gram $4.00 per 500x300mm plywood sheet; machine use free Free Free for first two hours, then $17.90/ hour
3D scanning
overlocker! •
Audio recording studio
Sewing/overlocking Audio recording studio
opening hours
the hive
Tūhura hive - johnsonville library at the waitohi hub
visit us — we’d love to see you!
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
12pm-6.45pm 10am-6.45pm 12pm-6.45pm
Thursday
10am-6.45pm
Friday
10am-6.45pm
Saturday
10am-3.45pm
Sunday
10am-3.45pm
Check the detailed information on the equipment we have here.