Today, tomorrow, together: what's on for Youth Week 2025
Published on 02 May 2025
Let's make some noise for Upper Hutt's tamariki (kids) and rangatahi (teens)!
Youth Week runs from 19-25 May 2025, and we're getting ready to celebrate our local young people's talents, passions, voices, and stories.
Together with our amazing crew of teen volunteers, we have organised a bunch of free activities for young locals to be creative, build skills, and embrace their unique strengths.
What's on during Youth Week 2025
All our Youth Week events are free to attend, no registration required. Nau mai, haere mai – everyone is welcome to join in!
Imagination Station
all week, 19-25 May 2025, during opening hours | Central Library
STEM Explorers: Cardboard Edition
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 4.00-5.00PM | Central Library
Badge-making (for ages 12 and over)
Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 4.00-5.00PM | Central Library
Artistically Yours
Friday, 23 May 2025, 4.00-5.00PM | Central Library
Check out your local library: programmes and resources for kids and teens
Making the library a space where kids and teens feel welcome to browse resources, read and study, meet with friends, and spend time comfortably is important to us.
If you have a young person looking for something to spark their creativity or an opportunity to learn something new, check out our list of recommendations below.
Fiero Code
Welcome to our tech playground for all ages and all levels of coding experience! Fun tutorials, regular challenges, and lots of chances to win cool tech prizes – free access with your library membership.
Reading by the river, on the go, in your cosy space: the Libby app
Thousands of eBooks, eAudio titles, and eMagazines, just a tap away. Find your perfect reading spot, settle in with your phone or tablet, and let great storytelling take you places.
By teens, for teens: recommendations on Pinterest
Our specially curated collection on Pinterest brings together a variety of themes, genres, and author voices alongside recommended titles from our teen volunteers.
Short Story Awards 2025 (Teen and Adult Categories)
Friday, 30 May 2025, 6.00-7.30PM | Central Library
Upper Hutt is home to some seriously impressive teen writing talent! If you have a budding author in your family or a young person looking to be inspired by their peers, join us at this special event to celebrate the next generation of writers and storytellers.