Mercury Bay Library Events

Library Programme in Whitianga

The Thames Coromandel District Council (TCDC) Library in Whitianga has fun arts and craft activities and special sessions available to all ages throughout the year and over holiday periods.

General Activities on offer outside of school holiday period 

Please note these may be subject to change so please refer to TCDC District Library link on this page for any updates. 

Toddler Time: Read and Wiggle! Mondays at 10am. Join us during term time for a fun morning of stories, games and songs for under 5s and their grown-ups. Last session of the year usually late December. 

Crochet Club:  Mondays at 1:30pm. If you would like to learn to crochet, and crochet already but would like to swap patterns, or if you have the expertise in this hobby, come along to our weekly Crochet Club.

STEM Labs: Thursdays at 3:30pm. Let's learn about STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) with some awesome after-school mini-projects and experiments! Last session of the year usually late December. 

Genealogy: Explore your family tree with the New Zealand Society of Genealogists. Held every third Tuesday of each month usually 2pm-5pm.  Drop in for a chat with the experts from our local NZSG branch - they'll be able to help you learn more about your family's history.

Activity Table: Looking for something to keep the kids busy? Look no further! Mercury Bay Library's activity table has a brand new activity every week. We also put out the plastic bricks for our Build Challenge every Friday and Saturday - what will you create?

Activities on offer over the summer school holidays

Details for each session usually available in the flyer available for pick up from the library or on the Thames Coromandel District Libraries Facebook page when they are released in summer.

Examples of summer 2025 programme: 

• popsicle picturess
• bookmarks
• kites and parachutes
• suncatchers
• rainbow fish
• fantastic
• cartoon critters
• knit it
• summer scavenger hunt.