Tamariki - Kids
A guide to the library for tamariki - what's new, homework help, and fun & games.
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!
Summertime Reading Book Quiz: Book now!
Jan 30th | 10:00am - 1:00pm
Test your story knowledge with whānau & friends in this fun quiz. Over a $1000 worth of Macpac prizes to be won! Free, bookings required.
Summertime Pop-up Library - Red Zone (Brooker Ave)
Jan 21st | 10:00am - 3:00pm
Red Zone
Join us at the Red Zone (Brooker Ave) for Summertime Reading fun! Chill in our cozy book nook, enjoy some stories, play games.
Books and bugs at Brooker
Jan 21st | 10:00am - 3:00pm
Avon Otakaro Forest Park
Join Christchurch City Council parks and libraries, Avon-Ōtākaro Forest Park, Canterbury Museum and Green Lab in a big bug hunt!
Red-zone book nook, part of a series
Come hang in a hammock and borrow a book from our red-zone book nook. Available throughout the last two weeks of January. Summertime…
Teddy Bears Picnic at Bishopdale
Jan 21st | 10:30am - 11:30am
Join us for crafts, stories and lots of teddy fun! Come along and enjoy a teddy-themed Storytime, craft activities, and have a picnic.
Summertime Pop-up Library - Red Zone (Brooker Ave)
Jan 21st | 10:00am - 3:00pm
Red Zone
Join us at the Red Zone (Brooker Ave) for Summertime Reading fun! Chill in our cozy book nook, enjoy some stories, play games.
Books and bugs at Brooker
Jan 21st | 10:00am - 3:00pm
Avon Otakaro Forest Park
Join Christchurch City Council parks and libraries, Avon-Ōtākaro Forest Park, Canterbury Museum and Green Lab in a big bug hunt!
Red-zone book nook, part of a series
Come hang in a hammock and borrow a book from our red-zone book nook. Available throughout the last two weeks of January. Summertime…
Teddy Bears Picnic at Bishopdale
Jan 21st | 10:30am - 11:30am
Join us for crafts, stories and lots of teddy fun! Come along and enjoy a teddy-themed Storytime, craft activities, and have a picnic.
For kids
Find library events for kids including after school activities, crafts, and technology, as well as stories and fun for babies and preschoolers.
Wā Kōrero: Storytimes
Wā Kōrero: Storytimes
Enjoy Wā Kōrero: Storytimes at your library!
Online Wā Kōrero-Storytimes
Listen in! Librarians and authors share stories online.
Wā Pēpi: Babytimes
Wā Pēpi: Babytimes
Wā Pēpi: Babytimes - enjoy stories and rhymes for babies and under 2s at home.
Baby Rhymes
Can’t make it to Babytimes Wā Pēpi? - why not try it at home? Words and actions for some of our favourite action rhymes to try at home.
Reading Recommendations for Tamariki
Librarians recommend the best books for tamariki on a variety of topics - fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, & more for kids of all ages.
Reading
Best of 2024 for Kids
Our selectors have picked the best books of 2024 for tamariki. Have a browse and find a great read!
New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2024
The winners of the 2024 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced.
Learning to read
Find resources to help children learn to read.
Poetry for Tamariki - Kids
Children can learn a love of language from poetry - find books in our collection and more.
Best of 2024 for Kids
Our selectors have picked the best books of 2024 for tamariki. Have a browse and find a great read!
New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2024
The winners of the 2024 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced.
Learning to read
Find resources to help children learn to read.
Poetry for Tamariki - Kids
Children can learn a love of language from poetry - find books in our collection and more.
Blog posts
Brick Your Book at the Library and be in to win!
In conjunction with Imagination Station we invite you to celebrate International Lego Day and Brick Your Book at the Library!
Beloved Bishopdale playground slide and the book it inspired
When Melanie Koster decided to write a picture book about Bishopdale's favourite slide she tried to find out how it came to be...
Tuhia mai tō whare winners: Colouring in to laser cutting
Take a look at the winning entries in our Te wiki o te reo Māori colouring in competition for tamariki.
Day of Dragons at Shirley Library - 17 January 2025
If you and your children are looking for some dragon-filled fun in these holidays, explore the Day of Dragons programmes at Shirley library!
New for Tamariki
Kids eAudiobooks
Kids eBooks
eResources for Tamariki
Beamakids+
All the best films for your kids in one place. With the option to apply Beamakids+ filter to keep kids safe.
Kanopy Kids
Kanopy Kids is a collection of movies and shows for kids.
LOTE4Kids
Storytime in your language! Kids can enjoy a digital collection of books in Languages Other Than English, including NZSL and te reo Māori.
Beamafilm
Unlimited access to thousands of great movies, documentaries and series for free with your library card.
Homework help
LiveOnline
Get answers to questions & help using eResources. LiveOnline operates 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday, & 9.30am to 5pm Saturday.
AnyQuestions
Free online homework help to New Zealand school students. Log on to the website from 1pm to 6pm Monday to Friday during the school year.
Many Answers
Many Answers is a place where you can search for answers to popular questions asked on AnyQuestions.
Te Ao Māori for tamariki
Te Ao Māori for tamariki
Māori resources for tamariki. Get crafty, read and learn te reo Māori, and explore.
Kids' Treaty Zone
Meet Whetū Marama and her Koro (grandfather) as they find out about Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Te Whata Raki
Come and discover our online world Te Whata Raki.
