Set your New Year's resolutions? Find out how Waimakariri Libraries can help you achieve them.

Check out how Waimakariri Libraries can help you complete your 2026 goals:

Read more books
· Join our online book club Fiction Addiction.
·Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge! It's on until 25 Jan, so there's still time to complete.
·Attend one of our in-person book clubs at Kaiapoi, Oxford or Rangiora (Ask us for more information library@wmk.govt.nz).
·Have a child that's just started reading chapter books? Come along to Get Bookish - Early Readers at the end of Jan and take the next step in your Tamariki's reading journey.
·Start your own book group with friends using our Book Club in a Bag packs.

Improve your health and wellbeing 
Connect with others through our programming:
·Talking café
·Shared reading groups
·Games for grownups
·Games that can be played in the library with friends
· Tell a Yarn Craft Group
·Create something in our Tinker Zone
·Read a book, find your next great read in our catalogue
· Attend a Babytimes, Storytimes or Toddlertimes with your kōhungahunga|preschooler
· Borrow a book on nutrition and exercise 
· Eat your way to a healthier and more delicious lifestyle with our range of cookbooks
· Select an audiobook on Libby or Borrowbox to listen to on your next walk

Learn a new skill or hobby
·Get inducted on Tinker Zone's craft cutter or sewing suite and work on your passion project aided by expert librarians during weekly Tinker Times.
·Watch 1000s of arts and craft classes on Creativebug
·Learn almost anything on LinkedIn Learning
·Learn how to grow your own food sustainably at our Food Farm author talk in February

Learn another language
· Use the app Mango Languages. With over 70 languages to learn, Mango uses a self-paced learning programme that teaches languages through relevant and topical dialogue using the four key components – vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and culture.
· Brush up your Te Reo Māori with our Ako Collection of books and resources.
· Raising a bilingual child? Read over 3000+ online picture books for kids in 65+ languages, including Te Reo Māori and New Zealand Sign Language on LOTE4Kids

Be more present
· Don't scroll social media but be social with your friends at the library! - Level Up Summer runs from January 12 - 28
· Bridge the generational gap and read a comic with the young people in your life, Comics Plus have 1000s of comics to choose from. Then you'll have something to talk about!
· Borrow a board game from our collection and host a board games evening with friends! 
. Choose a project to make in our Tinker Zone that requires your full attention. Search Creativebug for inspiration.

Give back to the community
·Get in touch with us if you would like to give a talk or if you have a skill you'd like to share: library@wmk.govt.nz
·Find volunteering opportunities in the community via the council's Volunteering & Giving Back page

Get organised/declutter 
·Digitise your memories - Take your photos and slides and learn how to digitise them with our slide scanner! Are there any photos in there which are relevant to our whole rohe | district? Upload them to Waimakariri Heritage!
·From Marie Kondo to James Clear - We have lots of books to help you get your life in order, find books in the library around 648 in the non-fiction section or search our catalogue

Manage finances better
·Attend one of our Money Talks in February, book your spot now via Humanitix
·Watch a personal finance LinkedIn Learning course with advice from experts
·Save money by using the libraries' free streaming services; Freegal is a music streaming platform and Kanopy is a video streaming platform. Check out all of our eResources.

Have a different goal or resolution? Email us at library@wmk.govt.nz and we'll direct you to the right resources for your situation.