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Exhibition: Our Place, Garden Place
Our new exhibition about Garden Place is now open!
Explore the story of Garden Place through a carefully curated selection of images from our Archives, stories gleaned from the Waikato Collection, and unique artefacts that bring to life the history of this place, highlighting the stages in its journey from garden to public square.
Exhibition information
October School Holidays
Come along to Hamilton City Libraries and join the fun these school holidays! We have great activities for tamariki at all of our libraries.
Check out school holidays funHighlights
Digital Literature and Online Safety for Parents and Caregivers
Saturday 10 August
Saturday 7 September
Te Kete Aronui
Join us for a series of engaging workshops tailored to parents and caregivers, and empower yourself to create a secure digital environment for your whaanau.
Register for parents' workshop
Death Cafe
Monthly
Te Kete Aronui
Death Cafe is a safe place for people to discuss topics around death, dying, life and afterlife with no agenda but open inquiry. This is an international initiative to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives.
Register for Death Cafe
3 Steps for Life with St John
Starting Monday 30 September
At your local library
A 3 Steps for Life awareness session is for members of the community to introduce them to life-saving skills for people in cardiac arrest.
3 Steps for Life workshops information and registration
Sound Healing and Guided Meditation
Thursday 10 October, Te Kete Aronui
Tuesday 15 October, Central Library
Sound Healing is a powerful therapy that combines different healing sounds, music, and sound healing instruments to improve our well-being by creating a beautiful experience where all layers of our luminous energy field (body, mind, soul) are awakened gently and lovingly.
Registration for Sound Healing and Guided Meditation
Harry Potter in the Library
Starting Monday 2 October
Central and Te Kete Aronui Rototuna Library
Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff or Slytherin - which house are you in? Come to our Harry Potter themed events for some magical fun!
More information on Harry Potter events
Biketober at the Libraries
Thursday 3 October and Thursday 10 October for Biketober Fun
Monday 7 October and Wednesday 9 October for Bike Maintenance
Come down to Central and Te Kete Aronui Libraries for some Biketober fun during the school holidays!
More information on Biketober
Night Owl Poets Society
Last Thursday of the month
Central Library
Hello poets, slam poets, theatricals, and other literary artists. Join us for a night of exciting and mind-blowing open-mic poetry!
More information about Night Owl Poets Society
Book launch with Nicky Pellegrino
Thursday 17 October
Central Library
Nicky Pellegrino, best-selling author of delicious novels about Italy, friendship, passion and lots of food, will be sharing her latest book! Come along to hear Nicky talk about her book, what inspires her to write, and how this book came into being.
More information about the book launch
Mindful Making Mondays with the ReCreators
Mondays 16 September, 23 September, 4 November, and 11 November
Dinsdale, Glenview, Chartwell, and St Andrews Libraries
The Re-Creators are coming to a library near you with different creative upcycling workshops for adults. Learn how to make your own cleaning products, make jewellery, paint dot art and more!
Mindful Making Mondays workshops and registration
Traditional Chinese Lacquer Fans
Sunday 13 October
Te Kete Aronui
Come and learn how to make a traditional Chinese Intangible Lacquer Fan! Lacquer fans are made using the intangible cultural heritage lacquer dyeing process, using the "lacquer bleaching" technique in lacquer art.
Lacquer Fan information and registration
Opportunity Rover
Tuesday 15 October
Central Library
A unique roadshow is touring across Aotearoa New Zealand, featuring a life-size replica of NASA’s Opportunity rover, bringing space exploration closer to home!
More information about the Opportunity Rover
Halloween Felt Bunting
Wednesday 23 October
Chartwell Library
Come make some cute Halloween bunting to decorate your house.
More information on Halloween Felt Bunting
Hearing Health Check
Thursday 24 October
Chartwell Library
Ever wondered how your ear health is? Kent Spence, from Resonate Health, will be on hand to check the general health of your ears, look at your hearing aids, answer questions, and provide information and advice.
Hearing Health Check information
Get Hooked!
Starts Thursday 31 October
Te Kete Aronui
Have you wanted to get started with crochet, but don’t know where to begin? This six-week course is for you!
Get Hooked! information and registration