What's On

The Write Time

Develop your skills, workshop your stories, and grow your network with published author Ella West! Each session focuses on a different part of writing: finding story, character, setting, and audience.

Find Your Character

Authors often develop attachments to their character, so it’s important to get to know them well! This session will focus on characters; the protagonists, the villains, the comedic relief, and everyone in between.
Tuesday 1 April, 4pm
RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/DPLFindYourCharacter

iD Fashion Reading Salon

Join us at the library for a Reading Salon that brings together fashion, literature, and crafting in one place. Whether you're a fashion enthusiast, a crafty creator, or just curious, we've got you covered. Explore our heritage collection, borrow from our lending collection, and enjoy some knitting or crocheting time with tea and coffee.

FREE

Thursday 3 April, 4:30pm – 6pm
Dunningham Suite, 4th Floor, City Library

If you’ve enjoyed the Library Fashion Tours in past years you don’t want to miss this: more books, more space, more time to browse, and no need to RSVP!

You're Invited!

Join us to celebrate the Bookbus services 75th Birthday. Te Pahi Pukapuka will be at the Wild Dunedin NatureDome with rock painting, build-a-bus, colouring in, storytelling, and so much more fun.

Sunday 13 April 11am - 4pm

Forsyth Barr Stadium

Reading Allowed: Storytime for All Ages

Relax, unwind, and listen as our readers read aloud to you from a range of classic and contemporary literature. Connect with the stories that you always meant to read.

This time you'll hear excerpts from:

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and A Short Story by Agatha Christie

Wednesday 9 April, 5.30pm

Ground Floor, City Library

Bind It Yourself

Join us for a fun & simple bookmaking workshop—no glue needed!

Learn the art of bookbinding with a beginner-friendly technique that requires just paper, thread, and creativity!

Optional Koha to the organiser.

RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/BindItApril
Optional Koha to the organiser.

This workshop is proudly supported by Creative Communities Scheme, Creative New Zealand,

Ara Toi Ōtepoti, and Dunedin City Council.

Sunday 13 April, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Dunningham Suite, City Library

Minecraft @ Port Chalmers Library

Join the team from Com2Tech at Port Chalmers library and explore together in the world of Minecraft Education!

Equipment provided - bring your own headphones

Thursday 24 April 4pm - 5:30pm
Booking essential - www.tinyurl.com/PortMinecraftApril

Port Chalmers Library

Visions for Dunedin: Our Heritage, Our Future

Kāi Tahu Design – Heritage or Here and Now?

SPEAKERS: Michael Bathgate (Senior Planner at Aukaha) and Kitty Brown (Project Manager at Aukaha)

Ōtepoti/Dunedin's heritage is largely based on post-gold rush Victorian and Edwardian architecture. Meanwhile, Kāi Tahu dealt with colonisation's effects, petitioning for Treaty recognition. Until recently, Kāi Tahu culture was absent from Ōtepoti's built form. Now, Aukaha facilitates inclusion of Kāi Tahu values in urban projects. This talk explores integrating Kāi Tahu design into Dunedin's post-colonial legacy.

FREE – Koha welcome

Wednesday 30 April, 5.30pm

4th Floor, City Library