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JUNE 2020 | VOL. IV
Tō Tātou Karere WELLINGTON CITY LIBRARIES NEWS
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Kia ora, Under the Covid-19 Alert Level 1 all Wellington City Libraries branches will return to normal opening hours from Monday 15 June, while continuing with additional cleaning and providing QR codes for people to track where they’ve been. Read our full blog post on Visiting libraries under Alert Level 1.
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Library online numbers a turn-up for the books With libraries reopened in the capital
of the most popular adult eBook and
now, the library boffins have been
Audiobook over the past two months, and
crunching the numbers during the
the Harry Potter series remained the most
Covid-19 Alert Levels, and found online
popular Audiobook for children, including
services broke every record in the book.
the foreign language editions – although Horrid Henry was taking over from Harry
As the lockdown started in
in the eBooks stakes.
March, Wellington City Libraries welcomed over 1,110 new members, a 300% increase
Such high levels of engagement with
compared to 2019.
our library services during lockdown is reassuring for Councillor Fleur Fitzsimons,
The number of people using eResources
Portfolio Leader for Libraries.
remained high throughout, averaging 10,000 eBooks issued and 5,000 reserves
There has been a library in Wellington for
per week. Audiobooks averaged over
over a hundred years and the record use
5,000 issues and 2,000 reserves per week.
by residents during the lockdown shows the huge value and trust Wellingtonians
Compared to early March 2019 the average
place in library services today. We are
number of ebooks issued was around
so lucky to have such committed staff
6,000, with 1,800 reserves. Audiobooks for
running our city’s libraries.
the same time last year sat around 3,000 issues and 1,000 reserves.
“The libraries of 2020 are not just about books – it’s audio, visual, historic, futuristic,
“We are currently planning for Alert Level
online, offline, and for public events. Now
1, and we’re hoping that will see the return
that our branches are reopening, they’re
of many of our much loved programmes
also demonstrating what an important
like Baby Rock & Rhyme to our libraries.”
public space they are for residents as well.”
Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ was one
Read the full post on our website.
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do more with your
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Have FREE access to eMedia with your Library Card — eBooks, streaming film, eMagazines, eNewspapers, digital storytimes & more. Check our Quick Start Guide for simple steps to get started.
Libby OverDrive’s new simplified site and app. Read and listen to eBooks & eAudiobooks — over 50,000 titles available. Check here.
Lynda.com Unlimited access to over 3500 online video courses. Topics include IT, business, design & more. Check here.
BorrowBox eAudiobooks & eBooks (mainly eAudiobooks) from Australia’s leading provider — over 3500 titles Check here.
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Beamafilm Streaming film — over 500 international movies and documentaries, with a strong Australasian focus. Login requires an adult membership type. Check here.
Naxos Jazz Library Streaming music — over 210,500 tracks of jazz from more than 17,930 CDs. Includes over 32,000 jazz artists. Check here.
Ancestry Temporarily available from home until 30 June. Research database for genealogists and family history enthusiasts. Check here.
Mango Languages Learn over 70 new languages on the go. Check here.
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contact us Arapaki Manners library 12 Manners Street 803 8303
Brooklyn Library Cnr of Harrison & Cleveland Streets, Brooklyn 384 6814
Cummings Park (ngaio) Library 1a Ottawa Road, Ngaio 479 2344
Miramar library 68 Miramar Avenue, Miramar 388 8005
Newtown library 13 Constable Street, Newtown 389 2830
Ruth Gotlieb (Kilbirnie) library 101 Kilbirnie Crescent, Kilbirnie 387 1480
He Matapihi Molesworth Library
Wadestown library
National Library of New Zealand 70 Molesworth Street 801 4122
Corner of Moorhouse Street and Lennel Road, Wadestown 473 5211
Island Bay library 167 The Parade, island bay 383 7216
Johnsonville library 34 Moorefield Road, Johnsonville 477 6151
Karori library 247 Karori Road, Karori 476 8413
Khandallah library 8 Ganges Road, khandallah 479 7535
Mervyn Kemp (Tawa) library 158 Main Road (Cnr Cambridge Street & Main Road), Tawa 232 1690
general enquiries enquiries@wcl.govt.nz 801 3065
