Children's news and events

What’s on for children? We have regular events for all ages and one-off special events. There’s something for everyone!

July School Holidays - 'Beyond the Page'

Join us for amazing events and activities these July School Holidays in the Beyond the Page festival!

The festival has a focus on non-traditional literary experiences that’ll leave your tamariki fizzing with excitement.

For full details visit the Beyond the Page website.

The Hell Pizza Reading Challenge

Celebrate the 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children by reading and eating pizza! That's right, read seven books and earn a free 333 pizza from your local Hell Pizza store.

Follow the instructions below, and happy reading will lead to happy pizza eating.

1. Pick up a pizza wheel from your local library.
2. Borrow Kāpiti Coast District Library books and take them home to read.
3. Each time you bring a book back, tell us a little about it to have your pizza wheel stamped.
4. When you have read seven books, we will add our library stamp and sign it to complete your pizza wheel.
5. Take your completed pizza wheel to your local Hell store to claim your pizza.

Rules

• The Hell Reading Challenge is open to students in Years 1–8.
• Pizzas must be claimed before 31 January 2023.
• Pizza wheels are available while stocks last or until 10 August (the date the book award winners are announced).

June 2022 update: Many of our regular children's programmes are suspended during the current Covid outbreak and current traffic light settings. 

We will let you know when regular programmes restart.

We look forward to seeing again you soon!

Lego Club

Calling all Lego fans! We supply the Lego pieces, you supply the ideas. Come along to this informal group to get creative and share skills.    

Paraparaumu Library     3.30–4.30pm    First Thursday of each month
Ōtaki  Library               3.30–4.30pm    Third Thursday of each month