What's on @ the Libraries
Keep up to date with all the events and latest news that are happening at the libraries.
Kōtui Server Migration Information & FAQs
We are making changes to the system that Ōtorohanga District Library uses for our library catalogue, customer records and a variety of other library services. Currently your library membership details are held in data centres located in Christchurch and Auckland. From 17 May 2024, this data will be moved to data centres in Melbourne and Adelaide. Our reasons for making this change and what this change means for you can be found in the article below.
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Storytime at the Ōtorohanga Library
Join us for stories in the Ōtorohanga Library at 10.30am every Thursday morning during school term. All preschoolers and caregivers welcome.
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Term 2 STEM Sessions
Are your children interested in science, technology, engineering, or maths? Do they want to try new things in a hands-on, fun environment? Do they just love making stuff? Then they’ll love our Term 2 STEM sessions!
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Ravenous Readers Book Club
Love reading and chatting about books? Aged 18+? Join our Book Club!
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Wriggle and Rhyme at Ōtorohanga Library
Active movement for early learning
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Otorohanga Family History Group
Interested in family history? Don't know where to start? Hit a roadblock in your research?
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500 Books before college - A reading challenge for primary school aged children
Read 500 books before college! Log your reading to earn badges along the way. Complete this challenge and win a prize!
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1000 books before school - Beanstack challenge
One thousand books? That seems like way too many, right? Not at all. You got this. It doesn't matter if your child is three, or just three months - there's no better time to start than now!
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Kāwhia Library Hours
Kāwhia Library will have a change in opening hours from now on. New hours are:
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Ōtorohanga District Library
+64 7 873 7175
[email protected]
Opening Hours
Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday - 10am - 12pm
Sunday - Closed
Kāwhia War Memorial Library
+64 7 871 0248
[email protected]
Opening Hours
Monday - Closed
Tuesday - 2pm - 4pm
Wednesday - 10.30am - 12pm
Thursday - Closed
Friday - 2pm - 4pm
Saturday - 10am - 12pm
Sunday - Closed