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Early closing

Arapaki Manners (CBD) will close early at 5.00pm today, Friday 20 September, due to staff availability. The library will be open again on Monday.

Board books

Board books are short, sturdy books designed specifically to support early literacy skills in babies and toddlers.

Books in this collection are made of thick, durable pages that are resistant to tearing and bending. Board books often have vibrant illustrations, simple text, and feature interactive elements such as flaps to lift, texture to touch, mirrors, and other peekaboo surprises!

Board books help babies and toddlers develop visual recognition and early literacy skills. Newborns and infants are particularly drawn to black-and-white board books as the strong contrasting colours stand out while their eyes and colour vision are still developing.

Explore board books on our catalogue.

Here are some of our favourite black and white board books to help get your newborn started on their reading journey: