Mobile Library - Waka Hau-kōrero
bringing library services into your neighbourhood
- 36 weekly stops across the city: timetable by stops ~ timetable by days
- a popular and leisure collection of books, magazines, tapes, CDs, and talking books for adults, teenagers and children and children's videos
- free talking books for those who can no longer read print
- find out what is available in our other libraries
- place holds and pick them up in your own neighbourhood
- check your library record for items you have on loan
- Phone: 03 941 7923
Because of space limitations the Mobile Library cannot accept returns for other libraries and is not able to offer Internet access or photocopying. We cannot offer EFT-POS and there is no disabled access. If you require assistance to access or use the library please inform our helpful staff.
Waka Hau-kōrero
Hear the Māori name of the Mobile Library
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Timetable by stops
The Mobile Library makes weekly visits to the following stops. Mobile library books may be returned in the after hours bins at the stops marked with an asterisk* on the timetable.
Aranui ~ Avondale ~ Avonhead ~ Belfast ~ Brooklands ~ Bryndwr ~ Burwood ~ Dallington ~ Edgeware ~ Hillmorton ~ Hoon Hay ~ Ilam ~ Kainga ~ Merivale ~ Mount Pleasant ~ Riccarton ~ Richmond ~ South New Brighton ~ Spencerville ~ Spreydon ~ Sydenham ~ Templeton ~ Upper Riccarton ~ Waltham
Aranui
- Eureka St, outside Wainoni School
- Tuesday 9:40am - 10:20am
- Breezes Rd, near Pages Rd corner
- Thursday 4:05pm - 4:35pm
- Hampshire St, outside Wainoni-Aranui Family Centre, by shopping centre
- Tuesday 9:15am - 9:35am
Avondale
- *Breezes Rd, by Chisnalwood shops, near Avondale Rd roundabout
- Tuesday 1:15pm - 2:15pm
Avonhead
- Avonhead Rd, opposite Worthy St
- Wednesday 10:25am - 10:55am
- *Cutts Rd, near Russley School
- Monday 2:10pm - 4:10pm
- Saturday 10:00am - 11:00am
- *Merrin St, near entrance to Avonhead Mall
- Monday 11:30am - 12:30pm
- Thursday 5:45pm - 7:30pm
- *Staveley St, alongside Staveley Reserve
- Wednesday 1:45pm - 3:45pm
- Saturday 11:10am - 12:10pm
Belfast
- Englefield Rd, near corner of Main North Rd, just north of Northwood shopping centre
- Friday 1:30pm - 2:00 pm
- Main North Rd, near Donegal St, outside no. 784
- Friday 2:10pm - 2:55pm
Brooklands
- *Brooklands Hall, Anfield St, off Lower Styx Rd
- Friday 3:55pm - 4:40pm
Bryndwr
- Lees Rd, off Idris Rd, outside Bryndwr Courts
- Monday 10:55am - 11:15am
Burwood
- *Burwood Rd, by Windsor School
- Tuesday 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Dallington
- Mabel Howard Pl, off Torlesse Rd, off Avonside Dr
- Friday 9:25am - 9:40am
- Bowie Pl, off Avonside Dr, city side of Gloucester St
- Friday 9:45am - 10:10am
Edgeware
- Colombo St, near Edgeware Rd corner
- Tuesday 11:10am - 11:55am
Hillmorton
- *Torrens Rd, off Lincoln Rd, top end near Senior Citizen flats
- Wednesday 11:45am - 12:05pm
Hoon Hay
- Rowley Ave, outside the Youth Centre, near shopping centre
- Wednesday 4:05pm - 4:35pm
Ilam
- *Waimairi Rd, by Community Centre, by Maidstone Rd
- Monday 12:40pm - 1:25pm
Kainga
- Kainga Hall on Kainga Rd, near Ourbridge St
- Tuesday 3:50pm - 4:20pm
Merivale
- *Aikmans Rd, by Merivale Mall entrance
- Monday 9:15am - 10:45am
Mount Pleasant
- McCormacks Bay Rd, near Community Centre, near Soleares Ave
- Friday 11:30am - 12noon
Riccarton
- Peverel St, alongside Harrington Park, near Piko Cres
- Thursday 12:55pm - 1:40pm
Richmond
- Stanmore Rd, opposite New World supermarket, near London St
- Tuesday 10:30am - 11:00am
South New Brighton
- Bridge St, near Estuary Rd, outside kindergarten
- Friday 10:25am - 11:10am
Spencerville
- Lower Styx Rd, near Heyders Rd corner
- Friday 3:15pm - 3:45pm
Spreydon
- Dundee Place, off Edinburgh St
- Wednesday 11:10am - 11:40am
Sydenham
- Colombo St, city north of Brougham St opposite Spotlight Plaza
- Thursday 1:55pm - 2:20pm
Templeton
- *Kirk Rd, outside Templeton Primary School
- Thursday 10:30am - 11:55am
Upper Riccarton
- Fletcher Pl, off Bowen St, off Waimairi Rd
- Monday 1:35pm - 1:55pm
- *Middleton Rd, alongside Middleton Park
- Wednesday 9:20am - 10:15am
- Waimairi Rd, near corner of Bowen St
- Thursday 9:30am - 10:00am
Waltham
- *Hastings St East, outside Waltham School
- Thursday 2:30pm - 3:45pm
Timetable by day
Use the links to find descriptions of the stop locations.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merivale 9:15 - 10:45 |
Aranui Hampshire St 9:15 - 9:35 |
Upper Riccarton Middleton Rd 9:20 - 10:15 |
Upper Riccarton Waimairi Rd / Bowen St 9:30 - 10:00 |
Dallington Mabel Howard Pl 9:25 - 9:40 |
Avonhead Cutts Rd 10:00 - 11:00 |
| Bryndwr 10:55 - 11:15 |
Aranui Eureka St 9:40 - 10:20 |
Avonhead Avonhead Rd 10:25 - 10:55 |
Templeton 10:30 - 11:55 |
Dallington Bowie Pl 9:45 - 10:10 |
Avonhead Staveley St 11:10 - 12:10 |
| Avonhead Merrin St 11:30 - 12:30 |
Richmond 10:30 - 11:00 |
Spreydon 11:10 - 11:40 |
South Brighton 10:25 - 11:10 |
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| Ilam 12:40 - 1:25 |
Edgeware 11:10 - 11:55 |
Hillmorton 11:45 - 12:05 |
Riccarton 12:55 - 1:40 |
Mt Pleasant 11:30 - 12:00 |
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| Upper Riccarton Fletcher Pl 1:35 - 1:55 |
Avondale 1:15 - 2:15 |
Sydenham 1:55 - 2:20 |
Belfast Englefield Rd 1:30 - 2:00 |
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| Avonhead Cutts Rd 2:10 - 4:10 |
Burwood 2:30 - 3:30 |
Avonhead Staveley St 1:45 - 3:45 |
Waltham 2:30 - 3:45 |
Belfast Main North Rd 2:10 - 2:55 |
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| Kainga 3:50 - 4:20 |
Hoon Hay 4:05 - 4:35 |
Aranui Breezes Rd 4:05 - 4:35 |
Spencerville 3:15 - 3:45 |
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| Avonhead Merrin St 5:45 - 7:30 |
Brooklands 3:55 - 4:40 |

