Bookrapt is a group of writers, artists, schoolteachers, librarians, parents and grandparents with a passion for children's literature. The organisation provides an opportunity to learn about the excellence of published authors, and to then promote their literature through various activities for children and parents in the Bay of Plenty.

Young Writers' Workshops

Each year we hold a young writers' workshop for Year 6 to Year 8 students. They learn about all aspects of writing from tutors such as Sherryl Jordan, Phyllis Johnston, Angie Belcher, Jean Bennett, Mere Berryman, Jackie Patuawa, Bryan Pollard, Jean Anderson, and Bernice Screech. Workshops are limited to 60, working in three groups of 20.

Short Story Competitions

Each year a short story competition is held in conjunction with the B.O.P. Times "Newspapers in Education" for Year 5 to Year 8 students. Hundreds of entries are received each year. Judges from Bookrapt include: Sherryl Jordan, Jean Bennett, Phyllis Johnston, Jean Anderson, Diane Taggart, Lee Rowe, and Isabel Weenink. An award evening is held in the Public Library.

The Joyce West Memorial Collection

This is a collection of prize winning New Zealand children's books held in the New Zealand Room of the Tauranga Public Library. Each year winning picture books, junior fiction, young adult fiction, and non-fiction books are added to the collection. Bookrapt purchases award-winning books each year. These books are available for use within the library.

Annual Seminars

Bookrapt holds a seminar in August each year featuring speakers such as writers, illustrators, educationalists, and publishers. Previous speakers have included: Lynley Dodd, Sherryl Jordan, Tania Roxborogh, Gretchen Brassington (G. Brassi), Margaret Mahy, Betty Gilderdale, Tessa Duder, Roger Hall, Vince Ford, Joy Cowley, Phyllis Johnston, Jean Bennett, and Angie Belcher.