Library Opening Hours
- Monday to Thursday 10:00am – 5:00pm
- Friday 9:30pm – 6:00pm
- Saturday 10:00pm – 12:00pm (noon)
Databases
- EPIC - Electronic Purchasing In Collaboration – a shared initiative of New Zealand libraries
New Zealand libraries have banded together to buy access to a collection of EPIC e-resources, for all New Zealanders to use.
- The EPIC resources offer access to thousands of high quality electronic publications, including New Zealand and international full-text journals and magazines, photographs and graphics. EPIC is now available to you.
Membership
- Cost
The Library serves the entire Wairoa District. Membership is FREE to all district residents.
- How To Join
You will need to complete a membership form, which requires your name and contact details. You will need to bring along:
- Personal ID which shows your name and signature
- Proof of your current address (e.g. An official account or letter from your ban/electricity/supplier etc)
Children under 16 years must have their application signed by a parent or caregiver.
- Borrowing
Books are issued for 3 weeks.
- Renewals
All Library material except interloaned and reserved items may be renewed by:
- Telephone (06 838 8450)
- Email
- Or in person
- Returned books
These are to be placed in the box by the issue desk.
- Fines
Fines are charged for overdue books, and also for damaged and lost books.
- Library Service Highlights
- Dynamic collection of children’s, teenage and adult books
- Large print books and talking books for the visually impaired
- National and local newspapers
- Up-to-date magazine collection
- Bestseller collection
- Reference/research collection – including atlases, encyclopaedias, yearbooks etc
- Multimedia/computer-based information – encyclopedia, atlases on CD-ROM
- Local Interest books
- Friendly helpful staff
- National Telephone directories and Electoral Rolls
- Visits from kindergartens and schools throughout the District
- School Holiday programmes, including Summer Reading Programme
- Reservations for items
- Interloan – if item not available, we will try to borrow it from another library
- Display boards for community notices
- Public Internet Access and Word Processing PC
- Self-service Photocopier
- Additional Charges
- Public Internet Access (email and surfing)
$2.50 for 15 minutes
- Overdue Charges
$2 admin fee per letter sent
$0.10 per day per book for adults books
- Photocopying
$0.20 per A4 page
- Reserve System
$1.00 per item
- Interlibrary Loan
$5.00 per item
- Lost Cards
$2.00 for replacement
- Bestseller Collection
$4.00 per 10 days for books
$1.00 per week for magazines
Children and Young Adult Services
All our programmes for children are FREE.
During the summer break we take part in the ECREAD’N programmes for both children and young adults. The Childrens Summer Reading Programme is open to all children from 2-12 years, the programme aims to keep children reading in the summer holidays.
All you have to do is read library books and visit the library at least 4 times to tell us about what you have read. When you visit you get a small gift for telling us about your library book.
When you have visited 4 times during the 6-week programme you are invited to a special celebration party and will receive a medallion, a certificate and a book to keep.
The Young Adult’s Summer Reading Programme is open to all teenagers at high school.
- Read at least 4 books over 6 weeks
- Fill in a review sheet for each book and receive a paperbook book in return
Plus – Events! Workshops! Fun Finale!
Homework Help
The library provides books, encyclopaedias and CD-ROM’s to assist with homework. The staff are happy to guide children and young adults in the right direction whenever possible.
Council’s long-term purpose in operating a library service is to enhance the social and cultural well being of the Community. This is achieved through the provision of access to literature and other learning resources via books and electronic media.
The library is one showcase for demonstrating how communication knowledge and information sharing is evolving and it is a readily accessible means or all in the community to experience those opportunities.
Improving literacy levels through the encouragement of reading may have positive effects on the long-term socioeconomic status of residents.
The Community benefits from a better-informed and more literate community. Since libraries make information available in the community, may residents value the existence of a library even though they may not use the service themselves.
Wairoa Public Library currently contains around 40,000 items.
For more information relating to the Wairoa Library, you can contact Sandra Hughes at the Wairoa Library, on (06) 838 8450 or visit the Library along Marine Parade.
