Palmerston North City Library
| Palmerston North City Library | |
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 Palmerston North City Library (2014) | |
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| Location | 4 The Square, Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Type | National library |
| Branches | 6 & mobile library |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | books, newspapers, magazines, CD, DVD, games |
| Access and use | |
| Access requirements | Open to anyone |
| Other information | |
| Website | citylibrary.pncc.govt.nz |
| Designated | 2 July 1982 |
| Reference no. | 1256 |
The Palmerston North City Library is the main public library provided by the Palmerston North City Council for the residents of Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Purpose
[edit]The Palmerston North City Library is branded as "The Living Room of the City"[1] and exists "To inspire people to explore the pathways of the world – Te Ara Whanui o Te Ao".[2] It serves the city through a variety of collections that include books, magazines, CDs, DVDs and electronic resources. It provides recreational and educational opportunities from an award-winning building located on The Square in the centre of the City, as well as four other branch libraries around the City.
Facilities
[edit]The Palmerston North City Library is located in The Square in the restored and extended C M Ross building. The design for the building was created by New Zealand architect Ian Athfield and was opened in 1996.[3] The library operates from other service points including branches located in the suburbs of Highbury, Roslyn, Awapuni and Ashhurst as well as a Mobile Library Bus.
History
[edit]A library service in Palmerston North dates back to June 1876 with the provision of a reading room available to subscription members only. The fledgling service suffered various setbacks including a fire in 1885 which destroyed the entire collection. In 1894 the remainder of the library collections were transferred to the local Fire Brigade which had a members library open to public subscription. In 1900 the Council restarted a public library service with the opening of a public reading room. In 1938 the Council made the library service free to all city residents. The library has occupied a number of buildings over the years and the current central library is the 6th location, now occupying the former D.I.C. department store building.[3][4]
The former D.I.C. building was registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (since renamed to Heritage New Zealand) on 2 July 1982 as a Category II heritage building with registration number 1256.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ 'Palmerston North City Library Strategic Plan 2004 – 2014', 2005 p. 7.
- ^ PN City Library – Our mission
- ^ a b PN City Library – Library history
- ^ 'Palmerston North City Library 1879 to 1979', I W Malcolm, 1979.
- ^ "DIC Building (Former)". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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