June 2025

Haere mai, welcome to our newsletter for people from ages 13 to 24. Take a look at some fresh new books and check out what's on.

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Matariki: Māori New Year

Join us in June and July for exciting free Matariki and Puaka activities and events for you and your whānau to enjoy.

Event

Behind the Curtain: In Rehearsal Workshop

Sep 8th | 5:45pm - 7:00pm

Tūranga

Take part in a rehearsal room process in this 1-hour workshop unpacking a scene with Director Kathleen Burns.

Blog Post

Demolition begins: The Rutherford Ward, Queen Mary Hospital

We look at the history of the Queen Mary Hospital at Hanmer Springs as demolition work begins on its South Block, or Rutherford Ward.

More about Matariki

Behind the Curtain: In Rehearsal Workshop

Sep 8th | 5:45pm - 7:00pm

Tūranga

Take part in a rehearsal room process in this 1-hour workshop unpacking a scene with Director Kathleen Burns.

More about board games

My book bag - Cosy edition

Event

Behind the Curtain: In Rehearsal Workshop

Sep 8th | 5:45pm - 7:00pm

Tūranga

Take part in a rehearsal room process in this 1-hour workshop unpacking a scene with Director Kathleen Burns.

Blog Post

Demolition begins: The Rutherford Ward, Queen Mary Hospital

We look at the history of the Queen Mary Hospital at Hanmer Springs as demolition work begins on its South Block, or Rutherford Ward.

More about My Book bag

School holiday events

Event

Teen Photography Workshop - 12-18 years

Oct 7th | 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Spreydon Library

Join our workshop to explore, experiment, and develop your creative photography skills!

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Join us for school holiday fun and learning

Come to the library in the school holidays for bookable programmes and free drop-in activities. Bookings open 7pm Thursday 27 August.

More holiday events

Coming soon

Run away with me by Brian Selznick

Brilliantly uses words and illustration to tell the story of a transformative love over the course of one summer in Rome.

It’s a bit more complicated than that by Hannah Marshall

Zelle and Callum can't keep running from the past forever, and circumstances force them to examine their grief and guilt and find a way through. NZ author.

Top pick

Earthsea. Book one, A wizard of Earthsea : a graphic novel by Ursula K. Le Guin ; adapted and illustrated by Fred Fordham.

Ged, the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, tampered with long-held secrets and unleashed a terrible shadow upon the world. A graphic novel version of the classic novel.

New!!!

Take a look at the newest of new books and find your next great read.

Fiction

"The Thorn Queen" by Smith, Sasha Peyton

"Paint Me Like your Dead Girls" by Murphy, Cynthia, (YA Author)

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Graphic novels

"Jujutsu Kaisen" by Akutami, Gege, 1992-

"Toilet-bound Hanako-kun" by AidaIro (Fantasy comic writer)

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eBooks

eAudiobooks

New for teens

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