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✨ From storytimes to digital workshops, there’s something for everyone.

Welcome to Rotorua Library, Te Aka Mauri. A place to be inspired, educated and entertained. The Rotorua Lakes Council is a caring and progressive organisation that prides itself on high standards of service delivery and open and transparent governance.

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🎵 What a lovely Saturday at the Library! 🎵As part of the Sing Aotearoa Choir Festival, we welcomed All Together Now from...
29/10/2026

🎵 What a lovely Saturday at the Library! 🎵

As part of the Sing Aotearoa Choir Festival, we welcomed All Together Now from Auckland and Heights Tira Waiata from Western Heights High School. Their beautiful performances filled the Library with music and connection.

Thank you to both choirs for sharing your voices with our community and helping make the Library such a vibrant place to be. It was a wonderful afternoon and a pleasure to be part of this celebration of choral music.

Using Don Stafford's research files and the Rotorua Daily Post archive on microfiche, our Heritage & Research team helpe...
29/10/2026

Using Don Stafford's research files and the Rotorua Daily Post archive on microfiche, our Heritage & Research team helped confirm the origins of Children's Fishing Day in 1976 and locate historic photographs, including one featuring a young Tom Hale, who recently retired after 35 years at Rotorua Boys' High School.

What stories are waiting in our local newspaper archives? 📸🗞️ Visit us and discover the people, places, and events that have shaped Rotorua.

A chance discovery in newspaper archives has uncovered the 50-year history of one of Rotorua’s most treasured outdoor traditions, with the boy pictured at the inaugural Children’s Fishing Day set to return for the programme’s golden anniversary. 👇

⛵   - In the early 1960s, the Mokoia Sea Scouts celebrated the dedication of their new cutter, purchased from the Rotoru...
28/10/2026

⛵ - In the early 1960s, the Mokoia Sea Scouts celebrated the dedication of their new cutter, purchased from the Rotorua Sea Scout Group. As the troop's second boat, it doubled the opportunities for practical seamanship training and time on the water. 🍾 🌊

The vessel was dedicated by Reverend N. Te Hau, while Mrs L. Small performed the traditional christening by breaking a bottle of bubbly over the bow. Mrs Small was a fitting choice, having been a foundation member of the group committee when the Mokoia Sea Scouts were established seven years earlier.

Do you remember the Mokoia Sea Scouts, or were you involved in Sea Scouts in Rotorua? We'd love to hear your memories in the comments.

📸 Rotorua Photo News, No. 27, 20 November 1965. https://pakiaka.rotorualibrary.govt.nz/nodes/view/1871

🎉🧸 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲? 🧸🎉 ✨ Play with a range of exciting toys from Rotorua Toy Library  📖 ...
27/10/2026

🎉🧸 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲? 🧸🎉

✨ Play with a range of exciting toys from Rotorua Toy Library
📖 Enjoy storytelling sessions in the children's section
🗺️ Pick up an event passport, collect stamps as you explore the activities, and go in the draw to win some awesome prizes!

𝐇𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐮 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚: 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞. ❤️
📅 Saturday 7 November
⏰ 10am-12pm
📍 Rotorua Library & Jean Batten Square
🎟️ Free entry | No booking required

There'll be plenty to see, do and discover, making it a fun morning out for the whole whānau.

🌳 Family history is full of clues waiting to be uncovered.Whether you're researching a recent ancestor or delving furthe...
27/10/2026

🌳 Family history is full of clues waiting to be uncovered.

Whether you're researching a recent ancestor or delving further back into your family tree, the Rotorua Branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists will be at Rotorua Library, Te Aka Mauri to help with your genealogy questions and research.

📅 Wednesday 28 October
🕙 10am–12pm
📍 Second Floor, Rotorua Library | Te Aka Mauri
🎟️ Free

Bring along your family history queries, records, or research notes and chat with experienced genealogists. Sometimes a fresh set of eyes can help uncover new leads and connections. 📖🔍🌿

👉 No bookings required.

THEY’RE BACK!You asked. We listened. The Rotorua Lakes Council Records Team will once again be “in da house” for He Kete...
26/10/2026

THEY’RE BACK!

You asked. We listened. The Rotorua Lakes Council Records Team will once again be “in da house” for He Kete Rau Mahara: Our People, Our Place. 🏠

Have you ever wondered about the history of a Rotorua property, building or place? Come armed with your best questions and see what the team can uncover.

Important disclaimer: While the magnificent headgear may vary, the local knowledge remains the same. 🎩

He Kete Rau Mahara: Our People, Our Place. ❤️
📅 Saturday 7 November
⏰ 10am-12pm
📍 Rotorua Library & Jean Batten Square
🎟️ Free entry | No booking required

🪖 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒂̄𝒏𝒂𝒖 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑩 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒚? Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa is seeking photographs ...
24/10/2026

🪖 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒂̄𝒏𝒂𝒖 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑩 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒚?

Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa is seeking photographs of soldiers who served with B Company 28th Māori Battalion for a special exhibition that will be part of the Museum's reopening.

If you think someone from your whānau served with B Company, come along to He Kete Rau Mahara and have a kōrero with the Museum team.

Whether you have photographs, stories, or information to share, your contribution could help preserve and celebrate the legacy of these servicemen for future generations.

𝐇𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐮 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚: 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 ❤️
📅 Saturday 7 November
⏰ 10am-12pm
📍 Rotorua Library & Jean Batten Square
🎟️ Free entry | No booking required

👉 Drop in and help bring the stories of B Company to life.

📸Warrant Officer Second Class Hitini Kereopa. Individual image of 28 Māori Battalion B Company soldier, regiment number 6095. Courtesy Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa (45520).

📸Major Wi Patene Anaru. Individual image of 28 Māori Battalion B Company soldier, regiment number 5550. Courtesy Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa (45296).

This guy wants you to know that our printing and photocopying is back in service, just in time for the weekend. So, if y...
23/10/2026

This guy wants you to know that our printing and photocopying is back in service, just in time for the weekend. So, if you're coming in to see the JP on Saturday morning, you can do any last-minute copying without having to go elsewhere.

22/10/2026

💡 Ready to level up your digital skills?

Calling all Year 8–13 students! 🚀 Rotorua Library has three digital programmes to help you explore gaming, discover robotics, build new skills and connect with others.

🤖 Robotics for Beginners | Tuesdays | 3:45–4:45pm
For Year 8–11 students. Curious about robotics? Explore how robots work and develop practical skills through hands-on activities.

🎮 Minecraft | Wednesdays, 3:45–4:45pm
For Year 8–11 students. Get creative, work as a team and put your problem-solving skills to the test in Minecraft!

🏆 V5 Robotics Team | Thursdays | 3:45–4:45pm
For Year 9–13 students. Ready for a challenge? Join the team to design, build and compete at the VEX V5 Robotics Nationals in February 2027!

✨ Ready to get involved? Find out more about our digital programmes here:
🔗 https://www.rotorualibrary.govt.nz/skills-and-learning/teens/digital-programmes?ed-step=1

💛 These programmes and scholarships are generously sponsored by Tompkins Wake.

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