Latest News Aug 13, 2026 New Zealand Children's Book Week 15-21 August Posted 5 days ago Aug 07, 2026 He toikupu rānei e rere mai ana i a koe? Posted 1 week ago Jul 20, 2026 Family History Month 2026 Posted 4 weeks ago Jul 14, 2026 Have you tried Hoopla? Posted 1 month ago Jul 07, 2026 School Holidays July 2026 Posted 1 month ago Jul 02, 2026 Living Rooms 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 Thu 3 Sep 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. Wed 19 Aug 10:00am - 11:00am Jumping Jellybeans @ Central Come along and pack in as much fun as you can in our free sessions of stories, songs, activities and crafts! No booking required. Wed 19 Aug 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 19 Aug 10:00am - 2:00pm Sensory Play Day @ Te Pātikitiki Library Join us in our tamariki section every fortnight Wednesday for fun sensory play. Wed 19 Aug 10:30am - 12:30pm Family History Month: Family Help Desk Do you have a family history question you need help to answer? Members of the Palmerston North Branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists will be available to help you find your way. All Activities Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e lea Faka-Tonga – Tonga Language Week Sio FakaTonga 'ae 'Aati FakaTonga : Tongan... Māhina-Tuai, Kolokesa Uafā Rise of the To'a! Tatafu, 'Alisi Marbles and mangoes = Mapu moe mango Mangisi, Sione Tapani Tongan herbal medicine Whistler, W. The secret cave = koe 'ana fakapulipulí : a... Riley, David, Tongan heroes Riley, David Ko e lālanga mosikaka mo hono fakalakalaka = an... Topou, Lesieli Katokakala Tohi Island girl to airplane pilot : a story of... McLeod, Silva Ko kumā mo feke = The mouse and the octopus Halapua, Lisala 'Amui 'i mu'a, ancient futures : Dagmar... Dyck, Dagmar Vaikalafi Malie is ma'alahi! = 'oku ma'alahi 'a Malie! :... Riley, David Unwrapping Tongan barkcloth : encounters,... Veys, Fanny Wonu KING Latukefu, Hau Mana of the Pacific : wisdom from across Oceania Movono, Apisalome Reed book of Tongan proverbs = Ko e tohi ʻa e... Māhina, ʻOkusitino 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
