Aotearoa New Zealand Children's Book Week
This year, Read NZ Te Pou Muramura are leading the first ever Aotearoa NZ Children’s Book Week.
The goal this year is to celebrate Aotearoa NZ children’s books and increase the amount that kids read.
Enjoy the week with special events.
Motueka Library Te Noninga Kumu
| Event | Details | Date | Time |
| Search & Find |
Spot That Character! Find the New Zealand children’s book characters Guess Who? Find the New Zealand children’s book authors |
Saturday 15 August - Friday 21 August | during opening hours |
| Tell Us a Story | Become a New Zealand author too! Finish our story starters and see them displayed in the library. | Monday 17 August - Friday 21 August | during opening hours |
Murchison Library
| Event | Details | Date | |
| Search & Find |
Spot That Character! Find the New Zealand children’s book characters Guess Who? Find the New Zealand children’s book authors |
Tuesday 18 August - Friday 21 August | during opening hours |
| Tell Us a Story | Become a New Zealand author too! Finish our story starters and see them displayed in the library. | Tuesday 18 August - Friday 21 August | during opening hours |
Richmond Library
| Event | Details | Date | |
| Search & Find |
Spot That Character! Find the New Zealand children’s book characters Guess Who? Find the New Zealand children’s book authors |
Saturday 15 August - Friday 21 August | during opening hours |
| Tell Us a Story | Become a New Zealand author too! Finish our story starters and see them displayed in the library. | Monday 17 August - Friday 21 August | during opening hours |
| Afternoon Storytime | Join us to celebrate Book Week with a special after-school Storytime. Stories, songs and a craft. | Wednesday 19 August | 3.30pm - 4.30pm |
Tākaka Library
| Event | Details | Date | |
| Search & Find |
Spot That Character! Find the New Zealand children’s book characters Guess Who? Find the New Zealand children’s book authors |
Saturday 15 August - Friday 21 August | during opening hours |
| Tell Us a Story | Become a New Zealand author too! Finish our story starters and see them displayed in the library. | Monday 17 August - Friday 21 August | during opening hours |
| Afternoon Storytime |
Join us to celebrate Book Week with a special after-school Storytime. Local author Linda Jane Keegan will read one of her stories with a fun craft activity. |
Tuesday 18 August | 3.30pm - 4.30pm |
| Local Author Event | Join us for a reading by Livvy Buys and enjoy a small craft. Suitable for preschool children and their whānau.
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Friday 21 August | 10.00am - 11.00am |
