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Blockhouse Bay Library Welcome to Blockhouse Bay Library's official page. We share library news, events, photos, posts and interesting articles.

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Join us at the library on Wednesday 21 October at 1.30pm for the national earthquake drill and practice your Drop, Cover...
15/10/2026

Join us at the library on Wednesday 21 October at 1.30pm for the national earthquake drill and practice your Drop, Cover and Hold!

The library will be closed to observe Labour Day on Monday 26 October. We wish everyone a lovely weekend.
14/10/2026

The library will be closed to observe Labour Day on Monday 26 October. We wish everyone a lovely weekend.

For the 2026 Auckland Heritage Festival we have a display with the theme: Blockhouse Bay. Meet Your Local Cafes and Eate...
25/09/2026

For the 2026 Auckland Heritage Festival we have a display with the theme:
Blockhouse Bay. Meet Your Local Cafes and Eateries - their stories. Here, you'll learn a little about the food businesses in our area and the people who run them.
Be sure to check it out when you visit our library.

Five more days to enter the Create Your Own Comic Book Character Competition! Bring your completed entry forms to Blockh...
25/09/2026

Five more days to enter the Create Your Own Comic Book Character Competition! Bring your completed entry forms to Blockhouse Bay library by Wednesday 30th of September to go in the lucky prize draw! We have some great Dog Man prizes donated by Scholastic!

September is Comic Book Month and we are celebrating Dav Pilkey’s most popular character Dog Man who turns 10 this year....
04/09/2026

September is Comic Book Month and we are celebrating Dav Pilkey’s most popular character Dog Man who turns 10 this year. The very first Dog Man book was published in 2016!
To celebrate we have made up a cool Dog Man activity booklet, pick up your copy when you visit the library and you can:

🐕 Take part in our Dog Man & Friends treasure hunt.
Find 12 characters hidden around the library to collect a sticker.

🐕 Take part in our K9 Sniff Test, to receive a Scholastic Dog Man bookmark (while stocks last) by identifying 8 smells/scents correctly!

If you are an aspiring comic book artist you can enter our Create a Comic Book Character competition. Create your own comic book character and go into the lucky draw to win some great Dog Man prizes thanks to Scholastic New Zealand!
Collect competition entry forms at the library.
Submit your artwork by Tuesday 30th of September.
For children aged 5-13.
Comic Book Characters must be your own original creations.

Don’t forget to check out our Dog Man displays at the library where you can take a selfie with Dog Man, watch a Dog Man slideshow, pick up some Dog Man Read-Alike books, colouring sheets and see our commemorative Dog Man cabinet display!

DOG MAN art © Dav Pilkey. DOG MAN and related
designs are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Dav Pilkey. All rights reserved.

We had fun being creative, drawing Zentangle patterns as one of our arts-month activities.
16/08/2026

We had fun being creative, drawing Zentangle patterns as one of our arts-month activities.

Get ready for Comic Book Month this September! Celebrating 10 years of Dog Man at Blockhouse Bay Library!
14/08/2026

Get ready for Comic Book Month this September! Celebrating 10 years of Dog Man at Blockhouse Bay Library!

Who can enter?To enter the writing competition, you must be:*aged 13-18 years on the date that competition entries close...
08/08/2026

Who can enter?
To enter the writing competition, you must be:
*aged 13-18 years on the date that competition entries close (1 February 2027)
*living in Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland.

Our new Hindi Book Club started on Monday and will run on the third Monday of every month, from 2-3pm. This club is run ...
21/04/2026

Our new Hindi Book Club started on Monday and will run on the third Monday of every month, from 2-3pm. This club is run by Sudeepta from Shabdam and is open to anyone interested in speaking and reading Hindi. If you'd like more information, please email [email protected].

Address

578 Blockhouse Bay Road, Blockhouse Bay
Auckland
0600

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

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