Wellington City Libraries
Wellington City Libraries is located in New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington. We offer Wellingtonians a selection of over 600,000 books, 450,000 magazines, and 85,000 CDs, DVDs, videos and other items at our 14 branches. On our News Blog, we aim to keep you up to date with all that our library can offer to you: new services, books, CDs, DVDs and more…
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New online resource: the Wellington Provincial Council Gazette, 1854-1876
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- Digitised for the first time is the complete collection of the weekly gazette of the Wellington Provincial Council, which offers… Continue reading New online resource: the Wellington Provincial Council Gazette, 1854-1876 →
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Draw Along with Paul Beavis at Karori Library!
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- During the April school holidays, we are lucky to be hosting superstar author and illustrator Paul Beavis (Nee Naw, There Was an Odd Farmer Who Swallowed a Fly, Ring Ting Tūī) for a fantastic workshop at Te Māhanga Karori Library.… Continue reading →
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Karori Library, Karori Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Art on Conservation talk: Award-winning artist Phillip Waddington
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- 5:30-6:30pm Thursday 2 May at Te Awe Library Come along to Te Awe Brandon Street Library on Thursday 2 May… Continue reading Art on Conservation talk: Award-winning artist Phillip Waddington →
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Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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New Service: Portable CD Players
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- Libraries are no longer just places to get books. We have a large collection of non-book items from music equipment,… Continue reading New Service: Portable CD Players →
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Villainous Newtown event: Now available to view on YouTube
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- Recently at Newtown Library we had the rare opportunity to hear four fabulous crime writers in full flow talking about their… Continue reading Villainous Newtown event: Now available to view on YouTube →
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Tūhono 2024 Submissions Are Now Open!
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- The 1st of April has finally arrived, and so we have officially opened submissions for Tūhono 2024, our annual poetry journal for children and teens! This year’s theme is “Tūmanako | Hope” — check out our last blog post for… Continue reading →
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Transgender Day of Visibility 2024
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- This Sunday March 31st we celebrate the International Transgender Day of Visibility. A day in which we celebrate the lives… Continue reading Transgender Day of Visibility 2024 →
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March’s New Music for Te Awe…
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- via GIPHY Statler: Well, it was good. Waldorf: Ah, it was very bad. Statler: Well, it was average. Waldorf: Ah,… Continue reading March’s New Music for Te Awe… →
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Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Empowering Brave Voices with author Avril McDonald
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- Over the April school holidays, Wellington City Libraries will be welcoming author Avril McDonald into our libraries for several storytimes as she celebrates the launch of her latest book The Wolf and the Hocus Pocus and the Empowering Brave Voices… Continue reading →
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Katūīvei: Pasifika Poetry Event at Newtown Library!
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- Join us at Te Puna Waiora Newtown Library on Friday 19 April, 6-7pm to launch the new book Katūīvei: Contemporary… Continue reading Katūīvei: Pasifika Poetry Event at Newtown Library! →
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Go On An Exploration – New Kids Books in the Collection
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- This month’s new books for kids are all about exploration! Exploration of space, place, story, and feelings, whatever realm you’re interested in finding more about, we have gorgeous new books to help and entertain you. Take a look at this… Continue reading →
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ComicFest 2024 is Sat 4 May! Register your interest
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- This May 4th 2024, Wellington City Libraries in association with the National Library of New Zealand, will be celebrating 10… Continue reading ComicFest 2024 is Sat 4 May! Register your interest →
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Ramadan Mubarak!
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- Ramadan Mubarak to our Muslim whānau Kia ora kids! We know some of you might like to know more about Ramadan.. or some of you might not even know what Ramadan is. Luckily you are in the right place. Libraries… Continue reading →
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Announcing our Summer Reading Adventure Prize-Winners!
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- The winners themselves have known for a couple of weeks, but the day has finally come — it’s time for us to publicly announce the Grand Prize winners of the 2023-24 Summer Reading Adventure! Of course, everyone who took part… Continue reading →
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February’s New Music for Te Awe Part 3
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- You can check out our first round up of new music for February here and part 2 here. Albion /… Continue reading February’s New Music for Te Awe Part 3 →
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Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Villainous Newtown: crime writers author talk 22 March
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- The Ngaio Marsh Awards, in association with Wellington City Libraries, invites booklovers to an unmissable crime and thriller event coming… Continue reading Villainous Newtown: crime writers author talk 22 March →
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Kaupapa Moana – Seaweek 2024
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- Seaweek 2024 has just started! Seaweek is New Zealand’s national week for celebrating the sea, and this year it runs from the 2nd to the 10th of March. Here in Aotearoa we are surrounded by the sea, so it’s no… Continue reading →
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Tūhono 2024: We Want Your Poems!
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- Tūhono, Wellington City Libraries’ poetry journal for children and teens, will soon be opening for submissions! From 1 April – 12 May, we will be accepting submissions of poetry from young writers aged 5 – 18 in Wellington City. In… Continue reading →
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February’s New Music for Te Awe Part 2
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- You can check out our first round up of new music for February here. Silver / Say She She Mark… Continue reading February’s New Music for Te Awe Part 2 →
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Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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February’s New Music for Te Awe Part 1
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- via GIPHY Statler: Well, it was good. Waldorf: Ah, it was very bad. Statler: Well, it was average. Waldorf: Ah,… Continue reading February’s New Music for Te Awe Part 1 →
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Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The Music Box Sets Of 2023
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- Music box sets!!! 3 CDs. 4CDs. 5CDs. 6CDs. 7CDs. 8CDs… 8CDs!! But they’re all so expensive! The dollar is terrible.… Continue reading The Music Box Sets Of 2023 →
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Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Katherine Mansfield Centenary Event with author Redmer Yska
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- Last year was the centenary of Katherine Mansfield’s death and to mark the iconic writer’s legacy we held a special event… Continue reading Katherine Mansfield Centenary Event with author Redmer Yska →
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Karori Library, Karori Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Staff Picks: The Best CDs & Vinyl of 2023 – Part 2
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- I’m Mark, the Music & Film Specialist at Wellington City Libraries. Every month this year my colleague’s Sam, Neil and… Continue reading Staff Picks: The Best CDs & Vinyl of 2023 – Part 2 →
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Read to Kurī Starting Up Again at Kilbirnie Library!
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- Good news for dog-lovers and book-lovers alike — we’re bringing back our popular Read to Kurī programme at Ruth Gotlieb (Kilbirnie) Library throughout Term 1 this year! Every Thursday after school from the 15th of February on, you’ll be able to… Continue reading →
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Ruth Gotlieb Library, 103, Kilbirnie Crescent, Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Staff Picks: The Best CDs & Vinyl of 2023 – Part 1…
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- I’m Mark, the Music & Film Specialist at Wellington City Libraries. Every month this year my colleagues Sam, Neil and… Continue reading Staff Picks: The Best CDs & Vinyl of 2023 – Part 1… →
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January’s New Music for Te Awe
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- via GIPHY Statler: Well, it was good. Waldorf: Ah, it was very bad. Statler: Well, it was average. Waldorf: Ah,… Continue reading January’s New Music for Te Awe →
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Borrow an iPad for Free!
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- Did you know that the library has iPads you can borrow for free? With these iPads we have a variety… Continue reading Borrow an iPad for Free! →
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Our stall at Pasifika Festival 2024!
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- Mālo ni, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Kia orāna, Tālofa lava, Mālō e lelei, Talofa, Noa’ia, Ni sa bula vinaka, Mauri, Welkam… Continue reading Our stall at Pasifika Festival 2024! →
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Muslim Migrant Experiences – Event at Newtown!
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- Haere mai, Salaam and Soo dhawoow! Join us at Te Puna Waiora Newtown Library on February 7th, 5pm for the… Continue reading Muslim Migrant Experiences – Event at Newtown! →
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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December’s New Music for Te Awe
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- via GIPHY Statler: Well, it was good. Waldorf: Ah, it was very bad. Statler: Well, it was average. Waldorf: Ah,… Continue reading December’s New Music for Te Awe →
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