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Contact Info

Phone:

Main - 06 349 1000

Address:

1 Pukenamu Drive, Whanganui 4500

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General Info

Library services are provided to respond to the literacy, recreational, information, learning and cultural needs of the community. Whanganui's libraries are a vast repository of information and complementary professional services are offered to ensure best use can be made of these resources. The central library - whiich is the Davis Library; at Queens Park. The Alexander Heritage and Research Library - Te Rerenga Mai o Te Kuru (where the nationally-renowned Wanganui Collection is housed, along with the Lovegrove Military Archive). A suburban cafe library - 'Gonville Cafe Library' in the Gonville Centre, Abbot Street. The Suzanne Aubert Library at Jerusalem. A Mobile Library, serving schools, rest homes, suburban and rural communities.

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Libraries, Airport Services, Art Galleries, Cafes, Civil Defence, Halls, Information Centres, Local Authorities, Port Services, Sporting Facilities, Swimming Pools & Spas, Theatres

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11/22/21

lovely staff at gonville library really helpful and make a good coffee

01/28/21

The staff are very helpful and friendly. I love that I can have a coffee whilst browsing for books.

01/12/21

I love Whanganui library, Friendly helpful staff, broad well curated selection of books

11/29/20

this is a lovely big library and they make nice hot chocolates here - miss the library bus though

10/20/20

this library is nice and cosy. Good to have a library in a little town to get books for the kids and adults alike.