What'd I miss?

Our list of the most popular books from 2000 to 2025. If you've been away from reading for a while, welcome back! Now, what'd you miss?

Origami Workshop at Dinsdale and Te Kete Aronui Rototuna Library!

Monday 12 January

Sunday 25 January

Learn how to fold simple and beautiful paper creations – perfect for beginners of all ages.

Lunar New Year Workshops

Weekly on Fridays in January and February 2026

Glenview Library

Join us for a colourful journey into Chinese culture. Kids aged 5-12 will practice crafting skills by exploring window flower paper-cutting, calligraphy, opera masks, year of the horse and more. Come learn, make, and celebrate together!

Love Your Summer, Share Your Summer! COMPETITION

Friday 21 November until Saturday 31 January

Snap a photo, write a story, or draw a picture that captures your favourite moment this summer in Kirikiriroa and be in to win!

Growing With Nature Simple Ways to Grow More Food

Wednesday 28 January

St Andrews Library

This session includes small-space ideas, easy ways to get started and practical habits that make your garden easier to manage over time.

Scam Prevention Workshop

Wednesday 28 January

Chartwell Library

Learn practical tips and discover how to protect yourself and your whaanau from online and phone-based fraud.

A-Door-able Designs

Thursday 29 January

Te Kete Aronui Rototuna Library

Learn to create miniature doors using a combination of digital 3D modelling, 3D printing, and model painting techniques.

CV & Cover Letter Workshop with Workbridge

Friday 30 January

Te Kete Aronui Rototuna Library

If you are a job seeker looking for work, join this workshop with Workbridge to improve your CV and Cover Letter

Koorero o te Whenua - Treaty of Waitangi Workshops

Starting Saturday 31 January

Glenview, Dinsdale, and Te Kete Aronui Rototuna Library

Join us as we uncover local histories that have shaped the land we live on. You will learn about Te Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Niu Tireni: The Declaration of Independence and Te Tiriti o Waitangi: The Treaty of Waitangi.

He Toi Whakaari o Kirikiriroa - Variety Acts of Hamilton Exhibition

Monday 17 November until Sunday 1 February 2026

Central Library

Come check out our newest exhibition and discover the love Kirikiriroa has had for performance through the decades.

Sustainable Workshops Summer Series

Tuesday 10, 17 and 24 February

St Andrews Library - Waiwherowhero

In these workshops, kids 6-12 will learn gardening and crafting skills and get to take home their eco-friendly creations.

Cardboard Construction

Thursdays 12 February to 2 April

Glenview Library

This 8-week course is for kids 8-12 who love to make, design and build. Learn the secrets of working with cardboard – an accessible, sustainable material with endless possibilities. You'll start by building a geodesic dome as a group project and end up designing and crafting your own unique masterpiece to take home.

Sculpting Legends: Make Your Own Articulated Taniwha

Weekly on Fridays from 13 February

Te Kete Aronui Rototuna Library

In this 7-week, hands-on course for adults and teens, learn the art of digital sculpting and the practical skills of 3D printing to create your own taniwha, a kaitiaki (guardian) figure in te ao Maaori.