July 2026

Haere mai. Discover what's happening this month in libraries. Explore what's new and cool in our collections.

Join us for school holiday fun and learning

Come to the library in the school holidays for bookable programmes and free drop-in activities.

Mānawatia a Matariki mā Puaka!

The Māori New Year has always been celebrated with the rise of the star cluster Matariki. The rising period is from 6 to 13 Hūrae/July and the public holiday of Matariki is on Friday 10 July 2026.
All our libraries will be closed for Matariki on Friday 10 July.

Celebrate Matariki

"The Secrets We Hide" by Slaughter, Karin, 1971-

"Digging Deep" by Bradshaw, Julia, 1966-

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Discover new books

Best of 2026 ... so far!

Find out the books librarians have loved this year so far.

Books librarians love

What's on

Website

Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu: Exhibition on until 26 July 2026

Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu brings library treasures together. Find out about the exhibition on now at Te Pito Huarewa Gallery in Tūranga.

Event

Did they really do that? Cantabrians' world record quests
Series

Jul 18th, All day

Tūranga

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Cantabrians have always embraced a challenge. The 1970s & 1980s were peak decades for attempting to break a world record, any world record!

Find out what's on

News

DVDs, CDs, and talking books now free

From Wednesday 1 July 2026, you can borrow DVDs, CDs, and talking books from the library for free.

More DVDs, CDs, talking books

eResources for Rangatahi - Teens

Relax with eBooks, eAudiobooks, comics and graphic novels. Explore resources for study. Free with your library membership!

Explore eResources for teens

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