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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.

Cuentacuentos

¡Hola! Join us at the library for Cuentacuentos, our special Spanish-language storytimes for children of all ages!

A librarian reads a book in Spanish to a large group of children and parents. A screen is displaying illustrations from the book with accompanying captions in Spanish.

¡Buenas noticias! We are happy to announce the continuation of Cuentacuentos, our popular storytime programme for Spanish speakers. Join us for engaging storytelling, creative crafts, and exciting activities for the whole family to enjoy – all carried out en español. This programme is perfect for tamariki aged 2+, as well as their older siblings and whānau.

Cuentacuentos es un programa destinado a familias que hablan y/o quieren potenciar el español en sus hogares.

Ven a disfrutar y a compartir libros, historias, canciones, juegos, dinámicas y actividades en español para grandes y chicos.

¡Los esperamos!

Our regular schedule is presented below, but you can always check our event calendar for the most up-to-date times and locations.

Cuentacuentos times and locations
Location Day Time

Te Māhanga | Karori

1st Saturday of the month

11.00am

We hold children's books in Spanish at all of our libraries except for Khandallah and Wadestown, with larger collections at Karori, Kilbirnie, Newtown, and Johnsonville Libraries. Visit this link to browse our Spanish-language children's books. If you see a book that you like, you can reserve it to be picked up from the library you visit the most often.