Wacky Warm Ups: A Community Project
Join us if you'd like to knit or make warm items for people living in cold spaces. The group shares wool, needles and know-how and also accepts donations of wool and finished handmade items.
Date: Every Monday
Time: 10am-12 noon
Venue: Near the entrance, Ground Floor, Rotorua Library Te Aka Mauri, 1127 Haupapa St
Cost: Free
Everyone is welcome and no registration is required. For further information phone Jane 07 3476015.
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He Pī Ka Roha
He Pī Ka Roha helps children eighteen months to three years old to spread their wings.
Day: Every Tuesday and Thursday during school term
Time: 9.30am
Venue: Children's Area, Ground Floor, Rotorua Library Te Aka Mauri, 1127 Haupapa St
Booking: No booking required.
Cost: Gold coin koha appreciated.
The programme is designed with toddlers in mind and provides opportunities for active movement and participation. The sessions are a mixture of song, finger play and stories.
He Aka Pikirangi
Mā He Aka Pikirangi e ekea ai e ngā tamariki nohinohi ngā taumata teitei. Ko ēnei akoranga whakawhanake, pārekareka hoki kai roto i te reo Māori anake, mai i ngā pūrākau, ngā waiata, ngā taonga pūoro, ngā nekenekehanga me ngā mahi toi.
Ngā Rā: Ia Mane/Rāhina i ngā wāhanga o te kura.
Te wā: 10:30 i te ata
Te Wahi: Te Wāhi Tamariki, Papatū, Te Whare Pukapuka o Rotorua, Te Aka Mauri, 1127 Te Tiriti o Haupapa
Kāore he take.
Utu: He koha kapa kōura. Ētahi atu kōrero
He Aka Pikirangi
Under Fives can reach new heights with He Aka Pikirangi. These fun, developmental sessions are solely in te reo Māori and include story time, songs, instruments, movement and craft.
Date: Every Monday during school term.
Time: 10:30am
Venue: Children's Area, Ground Floor, Rotorua Library Te Aka Mauri, 1127 Haupapa St
Booking: No booking required.
Cost: Gold coin koha appreciated.
Pīkoko ki Te Reo
Māori 
Te Puna Reo ki Te Aka Mauri
Mondays 12-1pmAll classes are free
Te Reo Māori class for Beginners
with Sarah Fraser
Kōpūpūtai i te reo Māori
Tuesdays 4-5pm
All classes are free
Te Reo Māori class for Beginner/ Intermediate
Karakia, kīwaha, whakataukī, pepeha, wetereo
with Wiremu Keepa
For more details contact Wiremu at 022 312 7955
Venue: Community Meeting Room, Ground Floor, Rotorua Library Te Aka Mauri, 1127 Haupapa St
Cost/Booking: Free. No booking required.
SeniorNet Drop-in Tech Assistance
When: Mondays 9am ‐ 12 noon Venue: Community Meetng Room, Ground Floor, Rotorua Library Te Aka Mauri
Cost: There will be no charge, but a donation would be appreciated.
Booking: No booking required and sessions are open to all ages.
LEGO Club
LEGO® Club is for children aged 5-11 and allows them to collaboratively play together with our LEGO® set.
When: Every Monday during school terms 3.30 - 4.45pm
Venue: Makerspace, Second Floor, Rotorua Library Te Aka Mauri, 1127 Haupapa St
Cost: Free or gold coin koha is appreciated
Booking: No booking is required
More information
Made possible thanks to our Makerspace Programmes Partner, Unison.
Drop-In Sessions
Free technical assistance and advice for using your digital device and applications.
Monday to Friday 11am - 12noon in the Computer Room on the First Floor.
Saturday and Sunday 2pm - 3pm in the Computer Room on the First Floor
Find out more about how we can help HERE
He Pī Ka Rere - Adventurers 
Under Fives can take flight with our fun, developmental sessions focussed on story time, songs, instruments and crafts.
Date: On every Tuesday and Thursday during school terms.
Time: 10:30am
Venue: Children's Area, Ground Floor, Rotorua Library Te Aka Mauri, 1127 Haupapa St
Booking: No booking required.
Cost: Gold coin koha appreciated.
More information
He Pīpī Paopao - First Steps
Under Twos can take their first steps to opening up a world of literacy and wellbeing with our interactive sessions focussing on active movement, language development, touch and massage between baby and parent.
Date: On every Wednesday during school terms.
Time: 9:30am and 10:45am
Venue: Children's Area, Ground Floor, Rotorua Library Te Aka Mauri, 1127 Haupapa St
Booking: No booking required.
Cost: Gold coin koha appreciated. More information
Family History Research Assistance
Volunteers from the Rotorua Branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists are happy to chat with you about your family history research queries.
Date: 2nd Wednesday of every month (except December & January)
Time: Drop in from 10am - 1pm
Venue: Heritage and Research Area, Second Floor, Rotorua Library Te Aka Mauri, 1127 Haupapa St
Cost: Free
Reading Round
Reading Round is a round the table discussion about our favourite reads. Come along to chat or just to listen. Anyone with a love of reading is welcome to attend - we always welcome new faces!
Date: 4th Wednesday of every month
Time: 10:30am
Venue: Meeting Room 2, Second Floor, Rotorua Library Te Aka Mauri, 1127 Haupapa St
Cost: Free
Waiata Mai Rotorua - Sing Together
If you enjoy singing, come along to Waiata Mai Rotorua - a community singing session where everyone is welcome. The songs are all in te reo Māori with some old favourites and some new ones. All the words are shown on the large screen. Come and join in, nau mai, haere mai.
Date: 1st Thursday of the month
Time: 12:15-12:45pm
Venue: Community Pride Space, Papatū - Ground Floor, Te Aka Mauri – Rotorua Library
Cost/Booking: Free. No booking required.
Justice of the Peace Drop In
A Justice of the Peace will be available in Meeting Room 3 at the library to assist you with witnessing your signature, taking statutory declarations and affidavits, certifying copies of originals and 18+ cards.
Date: Every Tuesday and Saturday
Time: Tuesdays: 10am - 4pm. No appointment necessary.
Saturdays: 10am - 12pm. No appointment necessary
Venue: Meeting Room 2, Second Floor, Rotorua Library Te Aka Mauri, 1127 Haupapa St
Cost: Free
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Book Sale
The Friends of the Rotorua Library run a book sale at Kuirau Park on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month. Funds raised go towards Rotorua Library projects supported by the Friends of the Library. Find out how you could join this group and which days they operate their sales HERE.Date: 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month.
Time: 9am - 1pm
Venue: Kuirau Park (at the old Tea Kiosk)