Opening Hours

Monday

9:00AM – 5:00PM

Tuesday

9:00AM – 6:00PM

Wednesday

9:00AM – 5:00PM

Thursday

9:00AM – 6:00PM

Friday

9:00AM – 5:00PM

Saturday

9:00AM – 12:00PM

Sunday

Closed

Public Holidays

Waitara Library is closed on public holidays.

Visiting Us

Address
15a Queen Street
Waitara

Phone
06 759 6060

Access
Waitara Library can be accessed via a ramp. 

Car parking
Free car parking is available. Mobility parking is available.

What's On

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Movie Time! Regular event

Movie Time!

Wed 21st Aug 2019 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Waitara Library and Service Centre, 15 Queen Street, Waitara, Waitara, 4320
Waitara Community Lawyer Regular event

Waitara Community Lawyer

Wed 28th Aug 2019 9:30am - 10:30am

Waitara Library and Service Centre, 15 Queen Street, Waitara, Waitara, 4320

Membership

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Membership to all our libraries is free for Taranaki residents. You can find out more at:

Library Services

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Free internet and wifi

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Use our computers

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Read newspapers and magazines

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Borrow

We have a great selection of adult and children's fiction and non-fiction books, DVDs and audiobooks you can borrow.

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Photocopying and scanning

We have colour photocopiers available for copying and scanning.

Fees and charges
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Request books from any of our libraries

We have a a daily courier service that transfers books between our libraries. You can request an item through the online catalogue. A $1.50 reserve charge applies.

Search the Catalogue
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Library interloans

If you can't find what you need at Puke Ariki, we can organise to borrow books, journal articles, CDs, DVDs, sheet music and more from other NZ libraries. Charges may apply.

Contact us
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Suggestions to buy

Know of a great book the library should have? Send us a suggestion and we will look into it!

Book Recommendation

Digital Library

No matter where you live all our members can access our excellent digital library.

All our eBooks and eAudiobooks are listed in the catalogue.

You can also access newspapers, magazines and research databases.

Digital Library 

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Council Services

Waitara Library is a service centre for New Plymouth District Council. You can carry out a range of Council services at the Library.