Akaroa Library

Hours & Information

Closed until 10:00am Monday

Monday 
10:00AM - 4:30PM
Tuesday 
10:00AM - 4:30PM
Wednesday 
10:00AM - 4:30PM
Thursday 
10:00AM - 4:30PM
Friday 
10:00AM - 4:30PM
Saturday 
10:00AM - 1:00PM
Sunday 
Closed
2 Selwyn Avenue
Akaroa, 7520
Phone: 03-941 7923
Akaroa Community and School Library / Te Kete Wānanga o Te Ao Marama.

Featured

WORD Christchurch Festival 2025

Find out about WORD Christchurch, the writers and books featured in the festival, on from 27 to 31 August.

Upcoming Events

No upcoming events at this location.

Holidays and Closures

  • Labour Day
    Monday, October 27, 2025
    Closed All Day
  • Show Day Friday 14 November
    Friday, November 14, 2025
    Closed All Day
  • Christmas Day
    Thursday, December 25, 2025
    Closed All Day
  • Boxing Day
    Friday, December 26, 2025
    Closed All Day
  • New Year's Day
    Thursday, January 1, 2026
    Closed All Day
  • Day after New Year's Day
    Friday, January 2, 2026
    Closed All Day
  • Waitangi Day
    Friday, February 6, 2026
    Closed All Day
  • Good Friday
    Friday, April 3, 2026
    Closed All Day
  • Easter Monday
    Monday, April 6, 2026
    Closed All Day
  • Anzac Day
    Saturday, April 25, 2026
    Closed All Day
  • Anzac Day holiday Monday 27 April
    Monday, April 27, 2026
    Closed All Day
  • King's Birthday
    Monday, June 1, 2026
    Closed All Day

New For You - July 2025

New For You is a monthly selection of new books, topical titles, and hidden gems - chosen especially for you by our book buyers!

What's on

Find out what's happening in libraries. Brochures are in libraries, or check online.

Interior of Coronation Library: Picturing Canterbury

Interior of the Coronation Library (103 Rue Jolie), Akaroa, 2019. An image from Canterbury Stories.

Perpetrators on the Peninsula - Akaroa, Thursday 10 April

Come to Akaroa Library to hear three NZ crime writers in action: Marie Connolly, Heather McQuillan, and Tanya Moir,

New at Akaroa Library

Interior of Coronation Library: Picturing Canterbury

Interior of the Coronation Library (103 Rue Jolie), Akaroa, 2019. An image from Canterbury Stories.

Stanbury family at 29 Church Road: Picturing Canterbury

The family of Ann and Colin Stanbury standing in front of their house at 29 Church Road, Little River. An image from Canterbury Stories.

Men and boys stringing up eels to dry: Picturing Canterbury

Stringing up eels to dry at Rāpaki for the 120th anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1960. An image from Canterbury Stories.

Archery at YMCA Camp: Picturing Canterbury

Anna Faoagali (left) and Jennifer Harwood aiming their bows at the YMCA camp, Wainui, 1981. An image from Canterbury Stories.
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