Harry Potter Escape Room
Did you ever make anything happen? Anything you couldn't explain? Are you perfectly aware that...
Summer Collectathon 2025
Do you want to be the very best, like no one ever was? The Matamata-Piako Libraries, in...
Christmas Opening/Closing Dates 2024
As we all enjoy the holiday season with our friends, families and loved ones, all libraries will...
Get your local newspapers for free on BorrowBox!
It's finally here! BorrowBox is now offering online access to all the NZME newspapers through...
Register for Code Club 2025
Coding is fast becoming an incredibly valuable skill! If you know someone over the age of 8 that...
Wriggle and Rhyme
Wriggle and Rhyme is a free 30 minute relaxed group session with fun songs, stories, movement and...
Bricks for Kids
Each session has a different theme for kids to base their Lego creations on. Everyone aged 5 – 13...
Toddler Time
Matamata-Piako Libraries' Toddler Time offers a half hour session of fun aimed at 2 - 5 year olds....
Book Chat
The Book Chat group chats about any good books they have been reading, and each month selects a...
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Harry Potter Escape Room
16 December 2024
Did you ever make anything happen? Anything you couldn't explain...? Are you perfectly aware that...
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Summer Collectathon 2025
16 December 2024
Do you want to be the very best, like no one ever was? The Matamata-Piako Libraries, in...
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Christmas Opening/Closing Dates 2024
26 November 2024
As we all enjoy the holiday season with our friends, families and loved ones, all libraries will...
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Get your local newspapers for free on BorrowBox!
20 November 2024
It's finally here! BorrowBox is now offering online access to all the NZME newspapers through...
Christmas Opening/Closing Dates 2024
As we all enjoy the holiday season with our friends, families and loved ones, all libraries will be closed from 12pm on 24 December. We will reopen on 6 January at 9.30am. While we are c...
Read MoreGet your local newspapers for free on BorrowBox!
It's finally here! BorrowBox is now offering online access to all the NZME newspapers through their app.
This means you now have access to 25 different titles, including NZ Herald, Herald on ...
Read MoreRegister for Code Club 2025
Coding is fast becoming an incredibly valuable skill! If you know someone over the age of 8 that would be interested in learning how to code by designing and creating their very own, playable video ga...
Read MoreTā tauā hangarau: Merge Cube
Congratulations on borrowing your Merge Cube!
Click the link below to find instructions on how to use and set up the Merge Cube.
Please note that while there is an optional paid subscripti...
Read MoreTā tauā hangarau: Strawbees
Congratulations on borrowing your Strawbees!
Below you will find the instruction manual for your Strawbees.
...
Read MoreTā tauā hangarau: Sphero Mini
Congratulations on borrowing your Sphero Mini!
Below you will find the instruction manual for your Sphero as well as some fun activities you can do.
Please note that the page numbers may not necessa...
Read MoreTā tauā hangarau: Polaroid Play 3D Pen
Congratulations on borrowing your Polaroid Play 3D Pen!
Below you will find the instruction manual for your 3D pen.
Please note that the page numbers may not necessarily be in order.
...
Read MorePoetry Podcast 2024 Results
Our very first Poetry Podcast has come to a close and the results are in!
We received and excellent response from our communities across the Matamata-Piako District, and even some internati...
Read MoreStoryWalk® opening at Lockerbie Park
Take a stroll down Lockerbie Park at the start of the Rotary Centennial Walkway opposite Morrinsville Intermediate on Coronation Road, and you’ll find an intriguing string of posts, displaying pages o...
Read MoreScams and fraud awareness presentation
Concerned about scams and fraud? Join us at Morrinsville Library for a presentation by experts from ANZ bank Morrinsville.
They’ll discuss:
different types of scams
how to identify warning signs
...
Read MoreHelping children learn to read
There is current debate about how our schools are teaching reading - even researchers from two universities (University of Auckland and University of Canterbury) have different points of view. The med...
Read MoreGraphic Novel Month at the Libraries
Join us for Graphic Novels Month at Matamata-Piako Libraries. This month, we will be ushering our awesome collection of graphic novels into the spotlight, with costumes, character creation and more.
...
Read MoreConfirming a family story
An interview with Malcolm Banks
We asked one of our library customers to answer a few questions about using Ancestry Library Edition, and his exploration of his family history. Malcolm participated i...
Read MoreSkinny Jump: low-cost broadband
Skinny Jump is for those who don't have a broadband connection at home because cost is a barrier.Skinny believes every New Zealander deserves to have the opportunities to learn and thrive in the moder...
Read MoreStory Walks up around the district
Story Walks around the district.
The Te Aroha Domain and Matamata Centennial Drive 'Kuwi the Kiwi' Story Walks are still up, but the 'There's a Weta on my Sweater' Story Walk in Morrinsville at Locke...
Read MoreNew Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2021 finalists announced
From a field of 166 entries, the 28 finalists in the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults were announced on Thursday 10 June. Across six main categories, these books offer the na...
Read MoreLibraries continue free introductory computer training classes
In response to an ongoing need in our community for foundational training in computer skills, the libraries are pleased to announce another round of Stepping Up classes, set to commence mid June.
Whe...
Read MoreStory Walks in our towns
Colourful Kiwi story-trail
Fancy something fun and free to do with the kids, out in the open air?
Matamata-Piako Libraries' Story Walks are three trails of colourful pages leading through the leafy...
Read MoreChristmas Opening/Closing Dates 2024
As we all enjoy the holiday season with our friends, families and loved ones, all libraries will be closed from 12pm on 24 December. We will reopen on 6 January at 9.30am. While we are c...
Read MoreGet your local newspapers for free on BorrowBox!
It's finally here! BorrowBox is now offering online access to all the NZME newspapers through their app.
This means you now have access to 25 different titles, including NZ Herald, Herald on ...
Read MoreRegister for Code Club 2025
Coding is fast becoming an incredibly valuable skill! If you know someone over the age of 8 that would be interested in learning how to code by designing and creating their very own, playable video ga...
Read MoreTā tauā hangarau: Merge Cube
Congratulations on borrowing your Merge Cube!
Click the link below to find instructions on how to use and set up the Merge Cube.
Please note that while there is an optional paid subscripti...
Read MoreTā tauā hangarau: Strawbees
Congratulations on borrowing your Strawbees!
Below you will find the instruction manual for your Strawbees.
...
Read MoreTā tauā hangarau: Sphero Mini
Congratulations on borrowing your Sphero Mini!
Below you will find the instruction manual for your Sphero as well as some fun activities you can do.
Please note that the page numbers may not necessa...
Read MoreTā tauā hangarau: Polaroid Play 3D Pen
Congratulations on borrowing your Polaroid Play 3D Pen!
Below you will find the instruction manual for your 3D pen.
Please note that the page numbers may not necessarily be in order.
...
Read MorePoetry Podcast 2024 Results
Our very first Poetry Podcast has come to a close and the results are in!
We received and excellent response from our communities across the Matamata-Piako District, and even some internati...
Read More