News and Events

Wash Against Waste

Battery and blister pack collections are growing steadily each month as more of our community become aware of the service at the library. Be sure to tell your friends and …

2024 Volunteer Celebration and Thank You

Over 60 locals gathered recently to celebrate the end of another year of working together to make Mangere Bridge a caring, connected, wastewise community.  

Got Any Blisters? I mean Blister Packs…

Battery and blister pack collections are growing steadily each month as more of our community become aware of the service at the library. Be sure to tell your friends and …

It’s a Stitch-Up!

The Mangere Bridge Library Knitting Group was formed 12 months ago and has grown since to include a variety of handwork, such as crochet, cross stitch, and felting. It’s more …

We Love Libraries! 

These days, libraries are vibrant places that are the centre of communities. In addition to books and magazines, they offer activities to suit every age group, from babies and preschoolers’ …

Papua New Guinea Pidgin Language Week Celebration

Recently Mangere Bridge Library held a special event to celebrate the first Papua New Guinea (PNG) Pidgin Language week.  PNG is the most linguistically diverse country in the world and …

Cleaning Our Foreshore

Socks, shirts, bottles, cans, food wrappers, pizza boxes and, surprisingly, lots of lollipop sticks. Caring locals getting stuck in to clean up our foreshore…

Our 8th Repair Café 

Repairs, lambs, yummy treats and community spirit abounded at our 8th Repair Café…