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Summertime Reading Challenge
Ages 0 to 18. Keep reading this summer & win. Pick up a postcard, do 3 challenges, & drop the postcard in. Plus enjoy heaps of cool events!
Christmas
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New Year | New Wishes - 新年 新期望 18 Dec 2024 to 23 Feb 2025
Discover the vibrant history of Chinese folk art through the traditions of shadow puppetry, New Year Pictures and clay sculptures.
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Summertime Reading Challenge
Ages 0 to 18. Keep reading this summer & win. Pick up a postcard, do 3 challenges, & drop the postcard in. Plus enjoy heaps of cool events!
Christmas
Links and information about the Christmas holidays - events, food, crafts, music, reading and more!
New Year | New Wishes - 新年 新期望 18 Dec 2024 to 23 Feb 2025
Discover the vibrant history of Chinese folk art through the traditions of shadow puppetry, New Year Pictures and clay sculptures.
Most Popular in 2024
Find out what was popular this year - fiction, non-fiction, books and comics for tamariki and rangatahi, and more!
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Skip the Line with Libby and OverDrive
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eAudiobooks
Borrow eAudiobooks for adults, kids and young adults. Listen when you are on the move, or taking it easy.
Listen to The reappearance of Rachel Price on BorrowBox
Summertime Reading includes audiobooks! Listen to this sensational new YA thriller by Holly Jackson, right now - no holds, no queues.
This is the F#$%ing news by Paddy Gower: Libby eAudiobook
Borrow the eAudiobook This is the F#$%ing news by Paddy Gower today. No wait list!
Skip the Line with Libby and OverDrive
Reads without the wait! Skip the line and borrow a popular title for a two week loan. One title at a time, no holds or renewals.
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New For You - December
New For You is a monthly selection of new books, topical titles, and hidden gems - chosen especially for you by our book buyers!
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Saga fiction reading guide
Stories of dynasties spanning generations and sometimes continents - our Saga fiction guide recommends epic tales to lose yourself in.
World and travel reading guide
Be transported. Find reads that take you to exotic cities, feast on the foods of a foreign culture, or be inspired by real life adventurers.
New For You - December
New For You is a monthly selection of new books, topical titles, and hidden gems - chosen especially for you by our book buyers!
New Titles
Explore the latest eAudiobooks, eBooks, fiction, large print, non-fiction, & stuff for kids and teens.
Saga fiction reading guide
Stories of dynasties spanning generations and sometimes continents - our Saga fiction guide recommends epic tales to lose yourself in.
World and travel reading guide
Be transported. Find reads that take you to exotic cities, feast on the foods of a foreign culture, or be inspired by real life adventurers.
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