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Did you ever make anything happen? Anything you couldn't explain? Are you perfectly aware that...
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Do you want to be the very best, like no one ever was? The Matamata-Piako Libraries, in...
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As we all enjoy the holiday season with our friends, families and loved ones, all libraries will...
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It's finally here! BorrowBox is now offering online access to all the NZME newspapers through...
Library News
Coding is fast becoming an incredibly valuable skill! If you know someone over the age of 8 that...
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Wriggle and Rhyme is a free 30 minute relaxed group session with fun songs, stories, movement and...
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Each session has a different theme for kids to base their Lego creations on. Everyone aged 5 – 13...
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Matamata-Piako Libraries' Toddler Time offers a half hour session of fun aimed at 2 - 5 year olds....
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The Book Chat group chats about any good books they have been reading, and each month selects a...
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Read our latest library newsletter! ...

  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...

  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 ...

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...

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...

Congratulations on borrowing your Strawbees! Below you will find the instruction manual for your Strawbees.    ...

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...

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.  ...

  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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 our latest library newsletter! ...

  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...

  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 ...

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...

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...

Congratulations on borrowing your Strawbees! Below you will find the instruction manual for your Strawbees.    ...

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...

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.  ...

  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...