Ōtorohanga District Libraries

18/06/2026

The countdown is on until our Once Upon a Mythical Read Winter Reading Challenge begins!

From 24th June primary school-aged tamariki can pick up their bingo booklet from Ōtorohanga District Library or Kāwhia Library and set off on a magical winter reading adventure. Complete reading challenges, collect prizes along the way, and finish the board to go in the draw for our final prize!

Who's excited? Let us know in the comments what books are on your winter reading list 📖❄️

17/06/2026

📚☕ Coming Soon... Read It Like It's Hot (Chocolate)! ☕📚

Something exciting is brewing at Ōtorohanga District Libraries this winter... Our Adult Winter Reading Challenge is returning from 1 July – 29 August!

Get ready to cozy up with great books, complete fun reading challenges, and earn rewards along the way, including free hot drinks!

Whether you're into thrillers, romance, fantasy, memoirs, cookbooks, or anything in between, there's a place for you in this challenge.

Keep an eye out for more details and get ready to warm up your winter with a good book!

15/06/2026

📚❄️ Get ready... something magical is coming to the library this winter! ❄️📚

We're putting the finishing touches on our Once Upon a Mythical Read Winter Reading Challenge, and we can't wait to share it with you.

From 24th June primary school-aged tamariki will be able to pick up a bingo booklet from the library, complete fun reading challenges, and earn prizes.

More details coming soon... 👀✨

15/06/2026

July embraces the wintry chill with a book that wears winter right there in the title.

Expect bleak landscapes, simmering tension, emotional frostbite, and characters who should have packed an extra layer.

Perfect reading for short days, long nights, and pretending the cold is atmospheric rather than inconvenient.

Blankets optional. Hot drinks strongly encouraged.

15/06/2026

Introducing Library Legends: The Hunger Games edition! 🏹💥

Ōtorohanga rangatahi aged 12–18... your adventure begins NOW!

📚 Enter the thrilling world of The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
💫 Daring challenges ✔️ Survival skills ✔️ Rebel heroes ✔️ Epic fights ✔️
⏳ Start any time – open the first book to embark on your quest
🎯 100% FREE, no archery training required — just courage, curiosity… and a library bookmark!

Are you ready to fight, survive, and become a Library Legend? 🔥🐦‍⬛

Sign up at:
🏠 Ōtorohanga District Library
🏫 Otorohanga College Library
or
💻 Online https://otorohangalibrary.beanstack.org

10/06/2026

Looking for book recs for your children or teens? These are the best NZ books of 2026 and most of them are available to be borrowed from the Ōtorohanga Library right now!

Video from New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

01/06/2026

Check out what's happening in the library this month!
For more information click on the link below ⬇️
https://www.otodc.govt.nz/our-district/libraries/whats-on-at-the-library

30/05/2026

Have a safe and restful long weekend!

19/05/2026

17/05/2026

Digitised editions of the Kāwhia Settler are now available to be read on Papers Past.

Established in 1901, the Settler was the first newspaper to be published in the King Country after the Māori King movement ended in 1894.

Peruse here:

The Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser was established in 1901 by William Murray Thompson and Thomas Elliott Wilson. Thompson was an experienced...