All our branches are CLOSED on Good Friday (3 April), Easter Sunday (5 April) and Easter Monday (6 April).Central Library is closing early at 6.00pm on Thursday, 2 April.We return to our normal opening hours on Tuesday, 7 April.
Published on 19 March 2026
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.
Don't forget: the Digital Library is open 24/7 with eBooks, eAudio content, film streaming, daily newspapers and online crosswords, and much more.
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