What's On

Library Knitters

Join our knitters at the Elma Turner Library whether you're a beginner or an old hand!

Alzheimers Nelson Tasman Drop-in - Elma Turner Library

Adviser from Alzheimers Nelson Tasman is here every third Thursday of the month to offer help and support.

Device Advice - Elma Turner Library

Have you got questions about your smartphone, tablet or laptop?

Crafty Creators at Stoke

We supply the material; you bring the imagination and get crafty in the makerspace style craft session.

Techy Time at Elma Turner Library

Learn through play with our STEM based toys and LEGO.

Tea and Talk

T​his is a weekly get together at the Elma Turner Library for people aged over 65. It is a chance to enjoy morning tea and a chat.

Small Time - Stoke Library

These sessions are designed for 0–2-year-olds and combine songs, rhymes and stories into a free, fun 20-minute programme.

Justices of the Peace - Elma Turner Library

Justices of the Peace - Stoke Library

Franky Baby the Therapy Dog at Elma Turner Library

Come to Elma Turner Library and meet Franky Baby in a cosy library atmosphere. Franky Baby is trained through the St Johns Pet Therapy Programme & loves pats, scratches, belly rubs & being read to.

Quaker Women & The Abolition of Slavery: a talk by Phillida Bunkle

As part of the celebrations of 400 years of Quakerism, a talk by Phillida Bunkle.

Live Music Series: Imani-J

Sixteen-year-old singer-songwriter Imani-J (Alyahna Sanson-Rejouis) is a rising star in the music scene.

Quiet Hour

Quiet Hour is for all library visitors who would enjoy a more peaceful library. Come to the Elma Turner Library to enjoy.

Tots & Tunes

STEM Writers

​We are a small group with widely varying interests in writing, from short fiction to social commentary, social history, poetry – we even have a specialist in writing aphorisms!

Device Advice - Stoke Library

Have you got questions about your smartphone, tablet or laptop? Nelson Public Libraries provides free drop in device advice.

Young Library Guild

A fun club for kids at the Elma Turner Library for lovers of all things Library!

Community Corner with Ancestors Attic

Get help and guidance from the volunteers of Ancestors Attic - NZ Society of Genealogy Nelson Branch on your family history research.

Small Time - Elma Turner Library

Small Time sessions are designed for 0–2-year-olds and combine songs, rhymes and stories into a free, fun 20-minute programme.

Nellie Knitters

Join our knitters at Nightingale Library to create garments for donation to our community and have a natter at the same time.