Central Library closure and Media
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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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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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Hidden and ignored: the 2013 report on the Central Library
- 28 Aug 2020
- Wellington Scoop
- In May this year, while researching my submission to the Wellington City Council requesting re-opening of the Central Library, I unearthed a 2013 report commissioned by council staff and written by the reputable firm of Holmes consulting engineers who had been asked to “evaluate the likely seismic performance of the existing Wellington City Library Building.”
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City council confirms preference for strengthening Central Library
- 15 Aug 2020
- Wellington Scoop
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Lack of clarity and information in Library consultation document
- 4 Aug 2020
- Wellington Scoop
- Inner City Wellington (ICW) has found a number of issues in the Central Library Consultation document where information is not clear, making it difficult to objectively determine which option to choose. We are seeking clarification publicly as we believe it will not only be beneficial to us in making our submission, but also to others.
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The law and the Library
- 19 Jul 2020
- Wellington Scoop
- Our Central Library is hugely missed by so many of us, a place to go, to be, without cost or expectation, a place to learn, a place to find adventure in the pages of a good book, a place that added life to Te Ngakau Civic Square – the heart of our city. There is strong demand ‘to just reopen it.’ Problem is the Council cannot ‘just reopen it’.
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The rumours are true
- 18 Jul 2020
- Wellington Scoop
- The rumours are true. For ages, people have been telling me that the city council has been talking to developers about privatising the Central Library building. Each time, I’ve responded with doubt. But this week the plan has become public – and Councillor Fitzsimons who heads the council’s library portfolio says the news has surprised her.
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Where’s the focus on saving the Central Library?
- 30 Jun 2020
- Wellington Scoop
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Ignoring consensus for the Library
- 5 Jun 2020
- Wellington Scoop
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Saving the Library? First: draft proposals and practicable options
- 3 Jun 2020
- Wellington Scoop
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Where’s the will to fix the Library?
- 24 May 2020
- Wellington Scoop
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Saving the Library “if you had the will to do it”
- 23 May 2020
- Wellington Scoop
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A dream of a library
- 22 May 2020
- Wellington Scoop
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Hidden: the engineers’ report on reopening the Central Library
- 14 May 2020
- Wellington Scoop
- We were due to see the engineers’ report on the closed Central Library in February. But the Wellington City Council hasn’t released it. What are they hiding?
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