Latest Library News
18 June 2025
Your What's On Guide for the winter school holidays
A free family show called The Snow is one of the highlights of a winter-themed What’s On Guide for activities at Council facilities over the coming school holidays.The Snow is a play about an epic
2 May 2025
Fun factor high at Council facilities over holidays
Council’s community facilities were inundated over the school holidays by hundreds of youngsters taking part in activities ranging from Easter egg hunts and inflatable pool play to 3D printing and making colourful, fluorescent lei.Council’s People
4 April 2025
Ashburton Library joins modern libraries on the rise
Ashburton Library is cresting a wave of increasing library membership and use, along with other modern libraries around the country.Te Kete Tuhinga Ashburton Library had almost 10,400 adult and junior members at the end of
1 April 2025
What's on this April holidays?
Following the success of the first summer holiday What’s on Guide, an autumn holiday guide has now hit countertops at Council facilities.The booklet offers 19 ideas for family-friendly activities at the Ashburton Library, EA Networks
27 January 2025
Recycle a Device programme cranks up for 2025
Ashburton’s Recycle a Device programme is running from the Ashburton Library this year and continuing to refurbish donated laptops for charity.Recycle a Device (RAD) teaches young people tech engineering skills while they refurbish the laptops,
25 September 2024
Capsule to seal a slice of our time
Sealing a time capsule filled with images, papers, digital records and other small items about Ashburton will be a milestone moment for the new civic and library, Te Whare Whakatere.Photographs and news items from Friday’s
19 September 2024
Spring into our school holiday programme
Children’s author Deano Yipadee headlines a jam-packed two weeks of fun activities organised by the Ashburton Library during the coming school holidays.The musician and author of Nee Naw, The Little Fire Engine, Deano Yipadee will
16 September 2024
Spring into the library for tips about ageing well
Spring into Spring at the Ashburton Library on 24 September for a free, fun, informative expo on preventing falls and staying on your feet as you get older.The Spring Expo will run from 10am to