Bringing you to the library and the library to you
We can support your visits to your local library where there is a lot to discover and enjoy in the company of others. We offer increasingly accessible library buildings spread across the city and Banks Peninsula. If it is not possible for you to visit the library, there are other ways that the library can be part of your life.
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Explore the library of your choice with a staff member who will welcome and support you and your friends:
- to find your way around the library;
- select material of interest to you;
- show you some amazing new products and services.
Enable a support person of your choice to become a confident library user, able to help you by selecting materials that you’ll enjoy, and learning how to use new formats.
Liaise with an organisation delivering support services to you to broaden the range of services to include the library.
Membership concessions
You may be eligible for concessions for:
- Borrowing books, magazines, talking books, videos, tapes, DVDs and CDs from the general collection free of charge;
- Borrowing most items for up to six weeks;
- Placing holds on items free of charge;
- Returning items late without being charged (with the exception of Bestsellers).
Some popular resources available in our libraries
Playaway- An easy-to-use audio player provided by the library and ready loaded with up to 80 hours of listening. It can fit in your pocket and go anywhere with you
- Talking books
- Fiction and non-fiction items recorded on a variety of other formats e.g. tape or CD.
- Large print
- Search our catalogue for fiction and non-fiction books in large print.
- E-books and audiobooks
- OverDrive is a free e-book and audiobook collection that you can access from home with your library card and PIN. Search our catalogue for e-books.
- DVDs
- A list of DVDs that include captions for the hearing impaired.
Other ways of using resources in the library at home or elsewhere:
- Downloadable media. You or your helper can browse, check out, and download audio titles to a computer or other suitable device;
- Our Libraries’ website provides a huge range of resources and services you can trust - you can find out what new materials have arrived in the library and reserve items that you want to borrow; you can also search the internet free of charge. Visually impaired customers may be pleased to know that our website is compatible with adaptive technology like JAWS.
