Latest Library News
4 April 2025
Ashburton Library joins modern libraries on the rise
Ashburton Library is cresting a wave of increasing library membership and use, along with other modern libraries around the country.Te Kete Tuhinga Ashburton Library had almost 10,400 adult and junior members at the end of
1 April 2025
What's on this April holidays?
Following the success of the first summer holiday What’s on Guide, an autumn holiday guide has now hit countertops at Council facilities.The booklet offers 19 ideas for family-friendly activities at the Ashburton Library, EA Networks
27 January 2025
Recycle a Device programme cranks up for 2025
Ashburton’s Recycle a Device programme is running from the Ashburton Library this year and continuing to refurbish donated laptops for charity.Recycle a Device (RAD) teaches young people tech engineering skills while they refurbish the laptops,
25 September 2024
Capsule to seal a slice of our time
Sealing a time capsule filled with images, papers, digital records and other small items about Ashburton will be a milestone moment for the new civic and library, Te Whare Whakatere.Photographs and news items from Friday’s
19 September 2024
Spring into our school holiday programme
Children’s author Deano Yipadee headlines a jam-packed two weeks of fun activities organised by the Ashburton Library during the coming school holidays.The musician and author of Nee Naw, The Little Fire Engine, Deano Yipadee will
16 September 2024
Spring into the library for tips about ageing well
Spring into Spring at the Ashburton Library on 24 September for a free, fun, informative expo on preventing falls and staying on your feet as you get older.The Spring Expo will run from 10am to
11 January 2024
Library's new chapter preparing for big reveal
New Ashburton Library staff Jay and Ben can't wait to show their community all the cutting-edge library features when it opens to the public later this month.The pair have joined the entire library team moving
20 December 2023
Excitement builds for move to new library
There’s just over a week left to grab your holiday reads for the beach or bach, as staff at the library make final preparations for the big move to Te Whare Whakatere, the new library