Stuff for children at Waimakariri District Libraries

Welcome to our Children's Space. The Waimakariri District Libraries have lots of stuff for kids including:

 

• Storytimes for preschoolers and Babytimes for babies 0-24 months
• Children's homework pages - look here for great information to help you with homework and study! 
• School Holiday Programmes - find activities, programmes and events for children in Christchurch and North Canterbury 
• Holiday activities - heaps of fun ideas to keep kids amused in the holidays
• Books for babies - find great books to read to babies to help them learn and grow into confident learners
• Hot Topics - information on current events and popular topics.

 

Find a good children's book

Browse the latest books we have on the shelves and read the latest reviews of children's titles in our catalogue. You can also find a new children's author and get some ideas of what to read next with our great reading lists for children.

 

 

 

 

 

School Terms 2013

Term 1: 11 February to 19 April

Term 2: 6 May to 12 July

Term 3: 29 July to 27 September

Term 4: 14 October to 6 December

 

Cool Websites for Kids

• National Geographic Kids - cool games and activities from around the world
•  World Book Online - games and activities
• Read it! Loved it! - to help girls aged 9-19 find great books to read and love
• Fun and games with Arthur  
• Spaghetti Book Club - book reviews by kids for kids

 

Tumblebook Library

The Tumblebook Library is a website that has animated stories, games and puzzles for young children.  Check it out here.
You will need to enter a username and password -  Username = wdl / Password = nzl.