Tasks | Our Service Levels | Why Do We Do It? | Fees
** Waimate Library on-line **
We are pleased to offer you this service. Now you can visit our library from the comfort of your home.
Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm
Friday 9am to 6pm
Saturday 10am to 1pm
Contact: library@waimatedc.govt.nz - Ph +64 3 689 6871
Address: Local Government Centre, Queen Street, Waimate
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Your council provides, maintains and manages a comprehensive walk-in Library service within the Local Government Centre Building, Queen Street, Waimate.
Our Library has over 23,000 volumes.
The collection comprises the latest of:
- popular fiction
- non-fiction
- magazines
- latest newspapers
- large print
- talking books are exchanged on a regular basis
- music CDs
- DVDs
- children’s tape recordings
An inter-loan service is available. There is a computer for the public to access all our holdings.
Our staff have extensive experience in Library services.
The Library also provides free internet access for research.
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Tasks are the routine matters that Council will attend to every year, in order to maintain service levels set in agreement with our community.
- Maintain, operate and develop an extensive Library facility in the LGC building to meet agreed service levels.
- Ensure that the Library supports demands for recreational material.
- Provide Library services that recognise demands for content that meets multi-language and multi-cultural needs.
- Loan and trade books, videos etc. with neighbouring Libraries and Rural communities.
- Provide study and research facilities for school children through to tertiary students and for all of the community.
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The Local Government Act, 2002 defines the purpose of Local Government as providing for our community’s social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being. Provision of Library services is an important means of furthering social and cultural objectives. A community owned Library collection provides a resource available to all members of our community that is far greater than any one individual or family could amass. The research capabilities of our Library, ensures that our residents are able to participate extramurally in tertiary studies not otherwise available in our District.
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Fees
For a full range of fees and charges click here
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