School Holiday Programmes and Activities

Our exciting programmes ignite imagination, foster curiosity, and create lasting memories. From captivating technologies to creative arts and crafts, our activities engage young minds, and provide a safe, inclusive environment for fun and discovery.

We offer a range of programmes including drop-in sessions and classes that require advance bookings (both free and paid options).

Please read our Parent/Guardian Agreement for Child Participation in Christchurch City Libraries Programming: Terms and Conditions.

What's happening at your local library

Free, drop-in sessions and events

Free drop-in events

Minecraft Yourself

28 June to 14 July
Multiple libraries
Minecraft yourself - create a self pixel portrait! This is an unsupervised craft. Free, no booking required.

Monster Mashup!

28 June to 12 July
Multiple libraries
Monster Mashup - Mix and match your monster montage! This is an unsupervised craft. Free, no booking required.

Snowy Sidekicks

28 June to 13 July
Multiple libraries
Snowy Sidekicks - A frosty bookmark duo for your favourite books! This is an unsupervised event. Free, no booking required.

Free, drop-in craft sessions

Free drop-in events

Minecraft Yourself

28 June to 14 July
Multiple libraries
Minecraft yourself - create a self pixel portrait! This is an unsupervised craft. Free, no booking required.

Monster Mashup!

28 June to 12 July
Multiple libraries
Monster Mashup - Mix and match your monster montage! This is an unsupervised craft. Free, no booking required.

Snowy Sidekicks

28 June to 13 July
Multiple libraries
Snowy Sidekicks - A frosty bookmark duo for your favourite books! This is an unsupervised event. Free, no booking required.

Free, Bookings Required

Imagination Station holiday activities

Explore Imagination Station Holiday Brick School & other great STEAM-based holiday activities at libraries.

Online stories

DIY Wā Kōrero: Storytimes

Use library resources to make a storytime at your place!

LOTE4Kids

Storytime in your language! Kids can enjoy a digital collection of books in Languages Other Than English, including NZSL and te reo Māori.

DIY Wā Kōrero: Storytimes - Guess What?

Do a Wā Kōrero: Storytimes at your place! We recommend eBooks and eResources for home about Guessing.

DIY Wā Kōrero: Storytimes - Kindness

Do a Wā Kōrero: Storytimes at your place! We recommend eBooks and eResources for home about Kindness.

DIY Wā Kōrero: Storytimes - Aotearoa New Zealand

Do a Wā Kōrero: Storytimes at your place! Use library eResources to create your own Aotearoa Storytime at home.

Wā Kōrero: Online Storytimes

Listen in! Librarians and authors want to tell you a story.

Mrs McGinty and the Bizarre Plant, written and read by Gavin Bishop

Hear Gavin Bishop read his legendary Christchurch book Mrs McGinty and the Bizarre Plant in the Edmonds Factory Gardens.
Mrs McGinty and the Bizarre Plant, written and illustrated by Gavin Bishop. Published by Oxford University Press, New Zealand 1981. Reprinted as a NZ Classic by Random House NZ Ltd 2007.

Everyone Counts by Kathryn Otoshi, read by Elisabeth

Elisabeth reads One by Kathryn Otoshi, a story with a focus on anti-bullying and being an Upstander, with an introduction by the author.

Faitauga Tusi: Samoan Storytimes in Samoan and English, with Tiresa

Learn the Samoan alphabet and sing a favourite song!

Hello World by Paul Beavis, read by Amy

Amy is reading Hello World, written and illustrated by Paul Beavis. Published by Gecko Press.

Mrs Mo's Monster by Paul Beavis, read by Emily

Emily is reading Mrs Mo’s Monster, written and illustrated by Paul Beavis. Published by Gecko Press.

Niue Language Week story and song with Malo

Super Felix by Phoebe Morris, read by Bronwen

Bronwen is reading Super Felix - written, illustrated and published by Phoebe Morris

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