A list of past events at our District Libraries.
Enjoy looking back on what we have done in the past. You might even see yourself here!
Music, memories and poetry. Thursday 19th April at 5.30pm. Come along and add names of your family members who have served in past wars and conflicts to our giant commemorative poppy. more
Celebrate New Zealand Book Month this March by taking out a New Zealand book and entering our competition. Find out about the competition and other activities here. more
Find out who won the 2012 Friends of the Taupo Library Quiz. more
Hi Kids! Are you into poetry or do you want to give it a go?Bring along your own poetry or read some from the poetry books in the Taupo Library. Come along to Taupo Library on Wednesday the 18th of January at 2pm. more
Come and listen to a story, bring along a camera and have your photo taken with Santa. Santa will be at the Turangi Library on Thursday the 8th of December from 10am to 12.30pm. more
Come along and share in the Christmas spirit with Carols at the Taupo Library. Enjoy a lovely evening whether singing or listening. Join us on Thursday 15th December at 5pm. more
Come and hear what is new and great in the wonderful world of books with us at the Book Talk on Thursday 15th March from 11.30am. ....reviews, titles, authors, tea, coffee & more
Come along to the Wine & Food Evening on Thursday 20th October at 7pm. Sarah from Scenic Cellars Wine Merchant & Eatery will be here to share wine, food & her expertise. more
Coming soon to Mangakino, Taupo & Turangi Libraries - Kōtui is the new Library Sytem that will take us into the future. Find out what it will mean for you. more
Be at the Taupō Library on Thursday 15th September at 7pm for an Evening with Hilary Brown - Past International President of POWERtalk International and Taupō’s first Distinguished Communicator. Come along and bring a friend for a free night of entertainment. more
Be at the Great Lake Centre on Thursday 18th August at 7pm for the Taupo Library Great Debate. Can the Tauhara College team pull it off for the 8th year running? Or will Dan Carter's importance to the nation (and women in general) be enough for the Taupo Lions to knock them off their perch? more
Taupō District Libraries celebrate the launch of the hilarious new “Dinosaur Rescue” books for kids by local, bestselling illustrator Donovan Bixley and his mate Kyle Mewburn on Saturday 13th August. It's FREE to come along so be among the first to get your hands on T-wreck-asaurus. more
Come along to the Crafts session on Thursday 14th July. Come & listen to some amazingly creative speakers share their expertise. The talking starts at 12pm but come and warm up at 11.30 with soup and a roll. more
Haere mai - We welcome you into Taupo District Libraries. Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week runs from 4-10th July. This year's theme is Manaakitanga, a part of Māori culture about making others feel welcome. So come and enjoy the Manaakitanga at your Library this week. more
Check out the finalists in the 2011 New Zealand Post Book Awards. See if you can read them all at Taupo District Libraries. more
This June head along to one or more workshops with Rowley Habib on Short Story Writing, Television & Theatre Writing and Poetry Writing, listen to talks by Rowley Habib and Apirana Taylor and get inspired by exhibitions of works by artists of Ngati Tuwharetoa descent. more
Come along to the Films & DVDs session on Thursday 23rd June. Hear inside stories about cinema & films in Taupo from Starlight Cinema owner Peter Smith. Listen to DVD reviews so you can get the low-down on some great DVDs for adults and for kids. The talking starts at 12pm but come and warm up at 11.30 with soup and a roll. more
Take to chance to listen to some great music this New Zealand Music Month. Find out about what is on offer. more
Taupo Toddler Time on Wednesday the 2nd of May at 10.30am will be very special. Not only will the story be read by Michelle, it will also be told in sign language by Angela Lindsay. Find out what the story will be and more
Have you ever wanted to learn New Zealand Sign Language?Here's how you can get started and find out what it's all about? Come along to the NZ Sign Language Taster class at Taupo Library at 11am Saturday 7th May. more
You are invited to come and reminisce about the good old days. Beautiful, historic, local photographs will be on display at the Turangi Library from now until the end of May. more
Come and be entertained by three local sporting heroes as they tell tales of their involvement in local, national and international sports....and a whole lot more. Kick off is at 5.30pm, Thursday 14th April at the Taupo Library. more
Don't miss out on your chance to meet the Illustrator of Margaret Mahy's The Making of the Word Witch on Friday March 11th at 3.30pm. Gain insight into David Elliot's work and find inspiration for your own. more
Bring your family along to the Family Day on Saturday 19th March from 10.30am. There is so much to see and do. Find out more
Celebrate New Zealand Book Month this March by taking out a New Zealand book, entering a competition or attending a workshop. Find out about the competitions and activities that are happening. more
Get lost in the poetic and illustrative magic of Margaret Mahy & David Elliot. Visit the exhibition, listen to captivating stories and poems and enter competitions from February 12th to April 4th. more
Learn to write for kids at this free workshop for adults, children and teens run by children's author Kathy White at the Taupo Library on Saturday 12th March from 9am. more
Learn to write for kids at this free workshop for adults run by children's author Kathy White at the Turangi Library on Saturday 5th March from 9am. more
The Friends of the Taupo Public Library Summer Quiz Night was held at the Taupo Library on February 17th 2011 and the winners were.... more
Our plan is to give back to our community for all of your support so Taupo Library are launching brand new Loyalty cards from December 1st. Pick up either a CD, DVD or Hot Pick card and you will get every 6th item Free! more
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Taupo Friends of the Library will be hosting a night of christmas carols in the library. Come along, enjoy the music or participate in the singing of Christmas Carols. All are welcome for what will surely be a great night of fun. Bubbly and nibbles provided. more
Monday 15th November come along and take a look at some of the DVDs and CDs we have for sale! We have a great selection with DVDs costing $1.00 each and CDs $0.50 each, we also have a small selection of audio books at $5.00 each. more
Be a Legend. Join the Summer Reading Programme, a FREE incentive based programme for children aged 5 to 13 over the Summer Holidays. more
The first rule of Moviember is that no one talks about Moviember! This saying and many others originally came from a great book! A fact we are celebrating over Moviember, come in and treat yourself to one of our Great books that was made into a great movie over November. more
Do you like reading biographies? Perhaps you’re thinking of writing one yourself? Perhaps you just enjoy meeting other readers and chatting about books? Come along and join the Friends of the library for a fun and entertaining talk. more
Interested in Genealogy? Lyn McConie will speak on "Using the World Wide Web for Genealogy" on Thursday 24th November. All are welcome. more
Find out about the fantastic events we have happening for children over Library week, its our week to celebrate what we do, come along and join the fun! more
We have just announced the fantastic events happening with Taupo District Libraries over Library Week, Join us to celebrate Library Week 2010. more
Interested in reading some of the best books to come out in New Zealand in the past year? You will not want to miss the New Zealand Book awards finalists. Vote on the winner and have your say! more
Vote Now for your favourite Children's book. Check out the finalists in the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards. See if you can read them all at Taupo District Libraries. more
Maori Language week 2010 “Te Mahi Kai” - The Language of Food Join us at Taupo Library as we celebrate Maori Language Week. Paper mache statues of Hatu Patu to traditional foods with a twist, come along and have a look. more
Come down to Taupo District Library 22nd July from 11am and join us in celebrating the launch of our new website. Free Sausage sizzle, Cake, spot prizes and major prizes every thirty minutes and all you have to do is be here! more
We are pleased to announce we are going to support the Rugby World Cup 2011 by offering volunteer stations at our libraries. Our volunteer stations will offer access to the internet and email and help with the signup process. more
Taupo library was lucky enough to have a visit from John Connolly while he was touring New Zealand to promote his new book "The Whisperers". John spent a delightful few hours discussing life as a best selling author, how he writes as well as answering questions from the floor. more
Taupo Library is thrilled to be hosting three exciting events from the Erupt Festival 2010 happening over the month of May. more
Check out the new Staff Picks with the distinctive Yellow labels. We have armed our staff with seven staff pick labels to attach to their favourite books. So if you come across one of these items in the wild, you know it is a book one of our staff have thoroughly enjoyed! more
Want to know when an event is happening? Take a look at our Taupo District Libraries calendar of events! Ensure you are at the right place, at the right time for every exciting library event. more
Taupo District Council has recently purchased a defibrilltor for the Taupo Public Library, as part of a plan to have these life-saving devices strategically placed in and around the CBD more
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