Hamilton City Libraries (New Zealand)

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Hamilton City Libraries
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Hamilton City Libraries (New Zealand)
Location Hamilton, New Zealand
BranchesSeven [1]
Collection
Sizeover 400,000
Other information
DirectorRebecca Whitehead [2]
Website www.hamiltonlibraries.co.nz

Hamilton City Libraries are a group of seven libraries in Hamilton, New Zealand, owned by the local city council. [3] They lend fiction and non-fiction (for all ages), magazines, audiobooks, and DVDs. From November 2016 to 9 July 2018, a substitute library compensated for the temporarily closed Central branch, [4] and the libraries closed for over 2 months for COVID-19 in 2020. [5] Waikato District residents living close to Hamilton City can freely use the Hamilton libraries. [6]

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Public library history

In 1871 Hamilton Institute appointed a librarian, [7] with support from Auckland Provincial Council. By 1874 its reading room had 209 books and 72 subscribers, [5] but, although its books were largely saved from a fire, [8] the secretary then decamped with the funds. [9]

A poll under the Public Libraries Act 1869 rejected a rate to set up a library by 17:7 in 1883; [10] without a council decision, the Act required at least 10 ratepayers to request a poll. [11] Next year a new library was established by subscriptions in the Union Bridge toll house, [12] tolls having ended in January 1883, [13] and it was officially opened on 10 October 1884. A new building at the south end of Victoria Street opened on 22 April 1899. Andrew Carnegie library, designed by Rigby and Warren, [5] opposite Garden Place, [14] was opened by Sir Joseph Ward on 17 February 1908. [15] By 1928 it had 892 subscribers and 10,000 books [16] and, by 1948, 2,344 subscribers and 130,674 books. [17] In June 1960 a new council building opened on Worley St and the library moved from the Carnegie site, which was sold. [5] The Carnegie Library briefly became a Lions opp shop, [18] before being demolished about 1961. [19] In 1968 it moved to William Paul Hall, formerly the Waikato Winter Show building and has been in Garden Place since 20 March 1993. [5]

Frankton Library opened on 22 December 1923 and in 1950 became a branch of Hamilton Public Library. [5]

As of 1980, Hamilton had one of the country's largest public libraries. [20]

Branches

Hamilton Central Library, located in Garden Place, converted from the Arthur Barnett department store (former Drapery and General Importing Company - DIC) and opened on 20 March 1993 Abakonda hamilton library-1.jpg
Hamilton Central Library, located in Garden Place, converted from the Arthur Barnett department store (former Drapery and General Importing Company - DIC) and opened on 20 March 1993

There are seven current branches:

BranchNotes
Central Library - Te Koopuu Maania o KirikiriroaIn November 2016, the Central branch was closed until 9 July 2018 for earthquake strengthening. [21] A pop-up library operated temporarily out of the reception lounge in the nearby municipal building while the Central branch was closed. [4]
Chartwell Library - KukutaaruheOpened 10 September 1984. [5]
Dinsdale Library - Te Tiwha O PareiiriwhareOpened 17 August 1985. [5]
Glenview Library - MangakootukutukuOpened 8 November 1989. [5]
Hillcrest Library - Manga-o-nuaOpened in August 1982 and moved to Masters Ave in 1997. [5]
St Andrews Library - WaiwherowheroOpened 23 February 1990. [5]
Te Kete Aronui - Rototuna LibraryOpened 21 July 2023. [22]

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  2. ↑ "Library leadership team". Hamilton City Libraries. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Libraries". Hamilton City Council. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Pop-up library to fill in for Hamilton central". 4 December 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "History of Hamilton City Libraries". Hamilton Libraries. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Agreement reached over Hamilton city libraries
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