Motu-kairangi | Miramar Library closed Wednesday

An upgrade to the library shelves means Motu-kairangi | Miramar Library will be closed on Wednesday 30 April, re-opening Thursday 1 May, with wheels on shelves! The after-hours Returns Slot will be open on Wednesday. The nearest open library is Te Awa-a-Taia | Kilbirnie Library.

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Karere 'Event Video' - 'Event Video' stories

Congratulations to Lee Murray

10 January 2025
Our warmest congratulations to multi–award-winning author Lee Murray; recipient of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2025 New Years Honours list for services to literature.
Past author event: Watch Fact and Fiction, Writing History

5 December 2024
Watch the video of our author event with Kate Mahony,Clare Gleeson and Mary McCallum.
2024 Ngaio Marsh Awards Winners Revealed

2 September 2024
The Verdict Is In: the 2024 Ngaio Marsh Award winners are announced.
A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha: Event video

17 July 2023
Capital Crimes: Karori Mystery in the Library event video

17 June 2023
South Asian voices: Our Diwali 2022 celebration

22 December 2022
Nefarious Novels at Newtown: Now available on YouTube

22 November 2022

Karere 'Event Video' - 'Event Video' stories

Congratulations to Lee Murray

Past author event: Watch Fact and Fiction, Writing History

2024 Ngaio Marsh Awards Winners Revealed

A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha: Event video

Capital Crimes: Karori Mystery in the Library event video

South Asian voices: Our Diwali 2022 celebration

Nefarious Novels at Newtown: Now available on YouTube