Easter hours 2026: plan ahead and hop in for a visit

Published on 19 March 2026

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Chocolate bunnies and special treats of all kinds are filling the shops – Easter is definitely on its way!

Make sure you hop in for a visit and stock up on some eggs-ellent reading before we close for a few days over the Easter weekend.

We have thousands of books, audiobooks, magazines, jigsaw puzzles, board games, and more available to enjoy, all free with your Upper Hutt Libraries membership.


Easter opening hours

Don't forget: the Digital Library is open 24/7 with eBooks, eAudio content, film streaming, daily newspapers and online crosswords, and much more.

   Central Library     Pinehaven Library 
 Thursday, 2 April   9.30am - 6.00pm (closing early)    9.30am - 12.00pm
 Friday, 3 April (Good Friday)   CLOSED  CLOSED
 Saturday, 4 April  9.30am - 4.00pm  9.30am - 12.00pm
 Sunday, 5 April (Easter Sunday)    CLOSED  CLOSED
 Monday, 6 April (Easter Monday)    CLOSED  CLOSED
 Tuesday, 7 April  usual hours  usual hours

School's out for autumn: our U-PLAY holiday events

Tamariki (kids) across Upper Hutt won't just be out and about searching for eggs and trying to catch the Easter Bunny. This year, Easter marks also the start of the term 1 school holidays.

Need to keep little hands and young minds busy and entertained? We're excited to bring you another fantastic line-up of events through the popular U-PLAY programme.

Browse school holiday events