Central Library closure

Portals
- 16 May 2022
- Eye of the Fish
- At the risk of raising the hackles of the designers of the revised Library design, who appear to have positioned an overly-large bedside table next to the beloved crinkly face of the Wellington Library, Te Matapihi, I’d like to explore the concept of “The Portal” a little further. I hope that you don’t mind. I used to call it the Portico, but I’ve been very firmly told that I am mistaken.
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Te Matapihi
- 3 May 2022
- Eye of the Fish
- The unveiling of the scheme for the revised central Wellington Library has had an interesting effect. Some people have been shocked at the price, of...
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Take a look at Wellington’s new Central Library design
- 27 Apr 2022
- Wellington City Council
- Brighter, modern, more accessible, more connected. Wellington City Council has released artist impressions of the preliminary design of Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui – Central Library.
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Charity auction of twelve seats from Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui (Wellington Central Library)
- 18 Mar 2022
- Wellington City Libraries
- Wellington City Libraries is auctioning twelve seats designed by renowned studio furnituremaker, sculptor and design educator, Carin Wilson for a charity fundraiser (less Dunbar Sloane’s commission).
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Expand your holiday reading: Visit Te Pātaka on 8 December
- 26 Nov 2021
- Wellington City Libraries
- Our Te Pātaka Collection and Distribution Centre houses Wellington Central Library’s collection, and for one day only you can visit, browse and borrow! Looking for some special holiday reading? Want to delve into a topic more deeply? Or maybe you’re interested in finding the perfect gem? We’ll be opening our Te Pātaka Collection Centre to… Continue reading Expand your holiday reading: Visit Te Pātaka on 8 December →
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Te Pātaka Virtual Reading Room
- 21 Oct 2021
- Wellington City Libraries
- Te Pātaka holds Central Library’s huge collection of books, DVDs, CDs and vinyl. Now you can virtually visit the amazing Te Pātaka collection with this panoramic interior view. It even comes with the library sounds that you may miss (or wish to turn off, and now you can!) Click and drag your mouse to move… Continue reading Te Pātaka Virtual Reading Room →
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Keeping Central Library's books safe
- 13 Oct 2021
- Wellington City Council
- Powered by a bunch of passionate staff, Te Pātaka Collection and Distribution Centre is a smooth-running machine that ensures Wellingtonians have access to the books they love.
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Sneak peek inside the Central Library
- 6 Oct 2021
- Wellington City Council
- It’s been over two years now since the Central Library closed suddenly due to structural vulnerabilities, so what’s happening in there now?
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Packing up Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui (Wellington Central Library)
- 17 Sep 2021
- Wellington City Libraries
- We are excited to have started carefully unpacking Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui – Wellington Central Library.
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Stock up on some CDs for Winter at the Te Pataka Open Day Thursday 22nd July
- 19 Jul 2021
- Wellington City Libraries
- Details: What? Te Pātaka Open Days Date: Thursday 22 July — see topics below Location: Johnsonville (details on registration) Please remember to bring your library card If you’re feeling uninspired by the algorithms on Spotify, or have a hankering for some old New Zealand bands that you can’t find anywhere, why not check out the old Central Library CD collection in its new home in Johnsonville . We’ll be opening our Te Pātaka Collection Centre to customers on two days during the school holidays. You’ll be able to browse and borrow material from our off-site storage collection. Some of the collection is on rolling stacks, so different areas of the collection will be more accessible at different times. Please note: The area of the stacks containing the CD Collection will only be accessible from 10am-11am on the 22nd. Spots are limited and visits are restricted to one hour, so bookings will be essential — view and book session times and topics available below. Times and topics As well as our music collection, these areas are available at any session: Fiction Large print Biography Science and health Graphic novels Teen fiction and graphic novels Children’s fiction and comics Picture books Thursday 22 July — Topics and Time Slots Time slots and topics available per time slot for Thursday 22 July 10-11am 11am-12pm 12-1pm 3-4pm Social issues Art / photography Sports and games Cooking DVDs TV series Popular CDs Book for 10-11am, 22 July True Crime Craft Poetry Art/architecture DVDs Movies Magazines Book for 11am-12pm, 22 July Languages Cooking Literature Songbooks DVDs Movies Music Scores Book for 12-1pm, 22 July Teen only session. Book for 3-4pm, 22 July Browse all sessions on our Calendar  Here are some pictures of just some of the CD shelves out at Te Pātaka to give you an idea of the scope of what’s available.
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Visit our Central Library collection at Te Pātaka for some winter reading
- 5 Jul 2021
- Wellington City Libraries
- The Te Pātaka Collection and Distribution Centre houses Wellington Central Library’s collection.
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Consultation opens on Te Ngākau Civic Precinct
- 19 May 2021
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is inviting Wellingtonians to share their views on a draft framework vision and objectives which will guide the development of the city's centre, Te Ngākau Civic Precinct.
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Central Library design principles agreed
- 15 Apr 2021
- Wellington City Libraries
- Wellington City Council has adopted four principles that will guide the design for modernising the Central Library building within the remediation plans.
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Central Library design principles agreed
- 15 Apr 2021
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has adopted four principles that will guide the design for modernising the Central Library building within the remediation plans.
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Choosing expansion for the Central Library
- 9 Apr 2021
- Wellington Scoop
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20 Twenty One: Bernice Dickie
- 7 Apr 2021
- Wellington City Council
- She was a key player in the aftermath of the Central Library closure and has had a rugby season ticket since the stadium opened. Get to know our loyal librarian who’s been serving the city for almost 60 years.
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Decision 6 - Funding the Central Library rebuild | Kōrero mai | Wellington City Council
- 6 Apr 2021
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington’s much-loved Central Library was closed in March 2019 following an engineering assessment saying that the way the floor was designed presented a high level of potential failure in a significant earthquake. It has a similar floor design to one used in the now demolished Statistics House, where a floor collapsed in the Kaikoura earthquakes. In 2020, we ran a six-week consultation in which we asked for public feedback on five options for restoring a Central Library service in Te Ngākau Civic Square. The options all considered the resilience of the building, future proofing the library service, the connection to Te Ngākau, and the overall costs.
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Saving the Civic Centre, or destroying it
- 2 Mar 2021
- Wellington Scoop
- Open letter to the Wellington Mayor and City Councillors I write with a degree of alarm and anger over your proposals for the Central Library and Te Ngakau/Civic Centre. I am urgently asking you to amend the draft LTP at your meeting on Thursday.
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Recycling our City’s Assets and Project Partnering is the right thing to do for future generations
- 26 Feb 2021
- Wellington Employers' Chamber of Commerce
- The Wellington Chamber of Commerce supports the new proposals presented to Wellington City Council this morning, which will support more manageable funding of the significant investment needed for Wellington. The proposals include recycling of the Council’s asset portfolio and the use of alternative funding tools, such as partnering with businesses to strengthen and rebuild Civic Square, to fund what Wellington needs as part of the Wellington City Council’s Ten Year Long Term Plan.
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The value a society places on knowledge is judged by how it treats public libraries
- 25 Feb 2021
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Anne Goulding from the School of Information Management explains why the part privatisation of Wellington's Central Library is dangerous in this opinion piece originally published on Stuff.co.nz
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Listing buildings
- 25 Feb 2021
- Eye of the Fish
- Not sure if you realise this yet, but the proverbial cat has just been thrown amongst the proverbial pigeons. Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (what used to be called the Historic Places Trust) has just announced three new grade 1 heritage listings in Wellington: Trades Hall, Wellington Central Library, and a combined Gordon Wilson and McLean flats as well.
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Ranting
- 24 Feb 2021
- Eye of the Fish
- Suddenly out of nowhere, a storm brews up.
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Visit our Central Library collection at Te Pātaka: One Night Only!
- 4 Dec 2020
- Wellington City Libraries
- The Te Pātaka Collection and Distribution Centre houses Wellington Central Library’s collection, and for one night only you can visit, browse and borrow! Looking for some special summertime reading? On the hunt for that perfect picture book? Or maybe you’re missing all those classic graphic novels? We’ll be opening part of our Te Pātaka Collection Centre to the public for a pre-holiday exploration. You’ll be able to browse and borrow books from select parts of our off-site storage collection, including: Fiction Graphic novels Teen fiction and graphic novels Children’s fiction and comics Picture books Spots are limited and visits are restricted to one hour, so bookings will be essential — reserve yourself a spot now (choose one of the four slots). We can’t wait to see you! Details: What? Te Pātaka Open Night Date: 17 December Time: 4pm-7pm (limited to one hour slots) Location: Johnsonville (details on registration) Book your spot
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The full Central Library CD collection is now available to borrow!
- 26 Nov 2020
- Wellington City Libraries
- It has been a huge job to relocate all our Central Library collections to a new home at Te Pātaka, our new collection and Distribution Centre located in Johnsonville.
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Central Library gets strengthening vote
- 28 Oct 2020
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington’s Mayor and City Councillors today voted to strengthen Wellington’s Central Library, based on revised preliminary design, timeframes and cost information.
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Council’s Central Library decision backward-looking
- 28 Oct 2020
- Wellington Employers' Chamber of Commerce
- Today’s decision to strengthen rather than rebuild the Central Library is a missed opportunity to redevelop Civic Square, the heart of Wellington says the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. "Wellington City Council ought to have considered all the opportunities and think big with the available space," says John Milford, Chief Executive of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce.
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Council to debate fixing or building a new Central Library
- 22 Oct 2020
- Wellington City Council
- Next Wednesday, Wellington City Council will vote on whether to strengthen or build a new Central Library for the city.
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You have told us – now lets do it!
- 17 Oct 2020
- Andy Foster
- Thank you Wellington for your feedback on the future of our Central Library! Your input has been thoughtful, informative, and your views have been diverse.
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Let’s do it! Costs and risks reduced for Central Library strengthening
- 17 Oct 2020
- Wellington Scoop
- Thank you Wellington for your feedback on the future of our Central Library. Your input has been thoughtful, informative, and your views have been diverse. Many of you sympathised with us in the decision we have to make – recognising that there were pluses and minuses of each of the five options.
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The case for moving the Library
- 17 Oct 2020
- Wellington Scoop
- The Ian Athfield designed Wellington Central Library that was built in 1991 was placed just a stone’s throw, and a quarter turn around the square, from the 1940 Centennial Library building that it replaced. That building continues to provide great service as the City Gallery.
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