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Mobile Library
About the Mobile Library
The Mobile Library, with its award-winning design, goes to 39 stops around the city. On board you will find:
books (including large print)
magazines
audiobooks
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Mobile Library map
View the list of stops to locate the closest Mobile Library stop to your home.
View the Mobile Library timetable
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When - Opening Hours
Click on the tab for each library to view the opening hours for that location.
Mobile Library opening hours
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Mobile Library history
History of the Mobile Library
Forty Years of Service - May 1967 - May 2007
On May 22, 1967, the then current Leyland library van was hitched up to a converted caravan, to begin a mobile library...
Interloans
Suggestion for Purchase
If the library doesn't have an item you can make a 'Suggestion for Purchase' using the form on this page. This is a request that the library buy an item for its...
Fine Arts and Music Collection
About this eResource
This collection provides support for research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.
It provides more than 150...
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Mobile Library timetable
Mobile Library timetable
Print the Mobile Library timetable (131KB)
View the Map of the Mobile Library stops
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Library history
Historical Highlights
1876
‘Reading Room’ – 1st public library - located in the Town Hall (corner of The Square and Fitzherbert Ave)
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Library catalogue
Search the Library Catalogue
Search the Library Catalogue
About the Catalogue
The Library catalogue shows all the titles held by Palmerston North City Library's Central Library, and the branch libraries...
Info Guides
Look at our Info Guides to find:
links to recommended websites
links to information contained in our online databases
plus links to books and audio visual materials in the Library.
Index
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Local history
Local History Mystery
Do you know anything about this painting?
On behalf of Te Manawa we are seeking any information about this large canvas painting.
It is...
Contact the library
Get in contact with the Library
Postal address
Palmerston North City Library
P.O. Box 1948
Palmerston North 4410
New Zealand
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Who can join?
Membership of Palmerston North City Library is free to all children and to young adults of high school age - even those living outside the city boundaries.
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Spotlight on Times Digital Archive: 1785-1985
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Inside the Library:
Click here to use this database if you are in the Central, Ashhurst, Awapuni, Te Pātikitiki or Roslyn Library.
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Spotlight on Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
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Inside the Library:
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Spotlight
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Inside the Library:
Click here to use this database if you are in the Central, Ashhurst, Awapuni, Te Pātikitiki or Roslyn...
Spotlight on Health and Wellness Resource Center
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Inside the Library:
Click here to use this database if you are in the Central, Ashhurst, Awapuni, Te Pātikitiki or Roslyn...
News and newspaper guide
The Library offers newspaper information in several formats. A collection of the most recent New Zealand dailies, overseas and community newspapers can be found in the Welcome Lounge, while older editions can be found...
Where - Library Locations
Where can I return my books?
Books can be returned to:
the Central Library
any of the Branch Libraries
the Mobile Library
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Advisory desks
Getting help at advisory desks
Each Zone has an advisory service. Advisory staff are expert in helping with your information search.
Some of the things they can assist with are:
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Returns
Central Library returns
Return books any time through the 24-hour slot on the Square next to the Public Trust.
During open hours, return items through the slots on the mezzanine floor.
DVDs, videos...
Find information
There are several ways to find what you need:
Advisory desks
Library catalogue
Browse the shelves
Electronic resources
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Membership
Membership of Palmerston North City Library is free to all adults living within the city boundaries, to city ratepayers, and to all children and young adults of high school age.
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Volunteers
The Volunteer Programme
The Volunteer Programme invites the community to participate in the life and work of the Library.
The Library is a very busy, exciting environment and people often offer their time and...
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Borrowing
Borrow at any branch
Use your library card to borrow at the Central Library, any branch, or the Mobile Library bus.
There are Branch Libraries in Roslyn, Awapuni, Te Pātikitiki...
Evaluating web pages
The information found in online databases is not usually found on the ‘free' Internet. With online databases, editors and publishers have already reviewed the information before it is published.
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The First Sixteen Members of Parliament for Palmerston North,
1871 - 2005 : lectures presented in association with the Manawatu Workers' Association (WEA)
Author: Mervyn Hancock
Note
Due to technical reasons this electronic book is not text...
Genealogy
New Zealand Family History
The Collection
The Genealogy (or Family History) section is part of the New Zealand and Pacific Islands Zone on the 2nd...
CultureGrams
About this eResource
Cultural overviews for 206 countries and territories, each include 25 categories such as:
land
climate
history
personal appearance
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Public holiday hours
Date
Central Library
Branch Libraries
Mobile Library
City Archives
2009
Monday 5 January
10:00am to...
New Zealand and Pacific Islands
Location
The New Zealand and Pacific Islands Zone (NZPI) is located on the 2nd floor of the Central Library.
Take a virtual tour!
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eResources by subject
These are subject guides to electronic resources
Books and Authors
Health
Music and Arts
Business and Law
Community funding
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Reserves
When the book you want is on loan
Place a reserve so you can get it sooner.
Access any items held at the branch libraries without having to visit them.
Guarantee that you’ll be the next...
Staff contacts
Feedback Form
Use the Feedback form to get in touch with us.
Feedback Form
Email
Click on the names below to email the Library.
General Enquiries
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where?
Where are the libraries located?
Where can I return my books after hours?
Where do I find out about local history?
Where do I find Archives and how do I access them?
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Research guides
The Palmerston North City Library research guides are intended as a starting point for assignments and researchers and for anyone with an interest in local history. The guides are bibliographic lists of...
eNewspapers and eMagazines
Where to find Newspapers and Magazines
The Library provides online access to many more newspapers and magazines than we have in our physical collections.
Electronic access
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Consolidated searching
What is an online database? - eResources versus printed material - Isn't everything on the Internet anyway? - Online databases terms and conditions of use - What is info2go?
These...
Join the library
Where to join
What to bring
Types of membership
Joining the Library
Membership of Palmerston North City Library is free to all...
Which kind of online database to use?
This is a guide to choosing the right online database to use for your search
What kind of information do you want? - Evaluating your choices - Selecting the right resource -...
User guides and help
What is an online database? - eResources versus printed material - Isn't everything on the Internet anyway? - What is info2go? - Can I use info2go? - How to login to info2go - Which online...
Full list of eResources
What is an online eResource? - Online Library eResources terms and conditions of use - eResources versus printed material - Isn't everything on the Internet anyway? - Searching...