Akaroa Library

Hours & Information

Closed until 10:00am today

Monday 
10:00AM - 4:30PM
Tuesday 
10:00AM - 4:30PM
Wednesday 
10:00AM - 4:30PM
Thursday 
10:00AM - 4:30PM
Friday 
10:00AM - 4:30PM
Saturday 
10:00AM - 1:00PM
Sunday 
Closed
2 Selwyn Avenue
Akaroa, 7520
Phone: 03-941 7923
Akaroa Community and School Library / Te Kete Wānanga o Te Ao Marama.

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Summertime Reading Challenge on until 31 January

Ages 0 to 18. Keep reading this summer & win. Pick up a postcard, do 3 challenges, & drop the postcard in. Enjoy events & win prizes!

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Holidays and Closures

  • Waitangi Day
    Thursday, February 6, 2025
    Closed All Day
  • Good Friday
    Friday, April 18, 2025
    Closed All Day
  • Easter Monday
    Monday, April 21, 2025
    Closed All Day
  • Anzac Day
    Friday, April 25, 2025
    Closed All Day
  • King's Birthday
    Monday, June 2, 2025
    Closed All Day
  • Matariki
    Friday, June 20, 2025
    Closed All Day
  • Labour Day
    Monday, October 27, 2025
    Closed All Day
  • Show Day Friday 14 November
    Friday, November 14, 2025
    Closed All Day
  • Christmas Day
    Thursday, December 25, 2025
    Closed All Day
  • Boxing Day
    Friday, December 26, 2025
    Closed All Day

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Archery at YMCA Camp: Picturing Canterbury

Anna Faoagali (left) and Jennifer Harwood aiming their bows at the YMCA camp, Wainui, 1981. An image from Canterbury Stories.

RAWA Readers & Writers Akaroa Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 Nov 2024

Michael Bennett. Catherine Chidgey, Becky Manawatu, Owen Marshall, Tayi Tibble, Gaylene Preston, ... and more come to RAWA at Akaroa.

Discover Canterbury: Can you help us identify this beach?

Can you please help us identify the location of this photograph? It is a beach that we think is located in Banks Peninsula.

Discover Canterbury: Can you help us?

Can you help us to identify any of the students and teachers pictured above from Akaroa Area School in 1988?

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