9:30 am 1st August to 9:30 pm 31st August 2026
Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre, 341 Halswell Road
Te Manu Tītī - Bilingual Storytimes
Piki ake ki ngā parirau a Whaea Justice! Come find Whaea Justice and her manuhiri as she flies around our libraries with a bilingual story time. Fill your wairua/cup with some new pukapuka (books) and waiata (songs) that might take you back in time! This is for all whānau to enjoy!
Friday 2 and 21 August, 11-11.30am. Free no bookings needed.
Te Hāpua Book Club
Love sharing your favourite reads? Come and join other book lovers in our friendly, relaxed library environment. No bookings required.
Held on the last Wednesday of the month.
Wednesday 26 August, 5.45-6.45pm. Free no bookings needed.
National Poetry Day Competition
Enter our network-wide Poetry Competition for your chance to have your winning poem printed on a tote bag!
Open to adults and under 18s. One poem per person (maximum 16 lines).
Entries are open from 17–31 August and can be submitted online or at any library.
17-31 August
Random Acts of Kindness Week
September 1st is National Random Acts of Kindness (RAOK) Day, and we are celebrating all week!
Drop in to Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre for some RAOK inspiration, and we will have a bookmark making station so you can create some to give out to friends, family or other library users.
It’s also Sustainable Spring at the library, so for RAOK Week we will also have a ‘Bring and Swap’ exchange table. You can drop off any items in good working order that are likely to be useful to someone else. Please no broken, dirty, incomplete, or obsolete items.
1-6 September, All day
The Great Library Seed and Plant Swap
Got some leftover seeds or plants?
Bring them to your local library to share with your community!
7-13 September, All day
The Great Stash Swap
Bring along your unwanted fabric, haberdashery, buttons, wool, lace, trims, paints, brushes, zips, needles, card, stamps, in fact any surplus crafting supplies. Then choose what you want to take away. No cash involved.
This event will be held in Hao Community Room, all welcome.
Saturday 19 September, 11am-2pm
Regular Weekly Events
JP Clinic
Tuesdays 10am-1pm
Afterschool Activity Zone
Join us for a variety of activities including technology, crafts, and games. For ages 5+.
Tuesdays 3.30-4.30pm (during term time)
Auahatanga – Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre Creative Time
Drop in and have a go with our creative technologies in the creative space at Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre. Equipment available includes 3D printers, Roland BN-20 Vinyl Printer, photo/slide scanner, craft cutter, badge maker, Sewing Machine, Overlocker, VR (Virutal Reality), music software, design and photo editing software including Adobe Creative Cloud apps for Mac Studio computers. Staff will be on hand if you need help.
Have a look at the equipment available.
These are not structured sessions, but a chance for you to try out the equipment available and work on your own creative projects.
These sessions are geared towards people aged 16 and older.
Tuesdays, 9.30am – 12.30pm
Thursdays, 1.30-4.30pm
Wā Pēpi - Babytimes
Wednesdays 11–11.30am (during term time)
Wā Kōrero - Storytimes
Thursdays 11–11.30am (during term time)
Knit’n’Yarn
Come along to the Sitting Room in the library at Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre for a relaxing crafternoon.
Thursdays 1–3pm
Saturdays 1–3pm
Wednesday Teen Takeover
Suitable for teens 12+ years. Please note, some sessions this term may be unsupervised.
Free and no booking required so just rock up.
Wednesdays, 2.30-4.30pm
See our website for further information
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com