Public Library Partnership

Membership

The partnership is with the parent library, but includes their branch libraries.

Service levels


The partnership has a two-tiered service delivery.

Level 1:

Libraries that service populations of 50,000 or more, or libraries that are geographically placed to service certain population areas. There are 30 territorial authority libraries in this category.

Auckland Central Library

Canterbury Public Library Te Whare Pukapuka Aa Iwi o Waitaha

Dunedin Public Libraries

Elma Turner Library

Grey District Library

Hamilton City Library Te Whare Pukapuka o Kirikiriroa

Hastings District Libraries

HB Williams Memorial Library (Gisborne)

Hutt City Library

Invercargill Library

Kaikohe Public Library

Kapiti Library

Manukau City Centre Library

Marlborough District Library (Blenheim)

Masterton District Library

Napier Public Library

New Plymouth Library

North Shore City Libraries

Orewa Public Library

Palmerston North Public Library

Pukekohe Branch Library

Queenstown District Library

Rotorua Library

Taupo Library

Tauranga City Libraries - Te Ao Marama

Timaru Library

Waitakere Libraries (Massey)

Wanganui City Library

Wellington Central Library

Whangarei Library

Level 2:

Libraries that service populations of less than 50,000. There are 44 territorial authority libraries in this category.

Alexandra Public Library

Amberley Library

Ashburton Library

Balclutha Library

Cambridge Public Library

Carterton Public Library

Dannevirke Library

Darfield Library

Dargaville Library

Featherston Library

Feilding Public Library

Gore Library

Hawera Library

Huntly Library

Kaikoura District Library Te Whare Puawaitanga

Katikati Library

Kawerau Library

Horowhenua Library Trust

Lyttelton Public Library

Mackenzie Library (Fairlie)

Morrinsville Public Library

Oamaru Library

Opotiki Library

Otorohanga Library

Paeroa Library

Papakura Public Library

Porirua Public Library Te Ngaahere o te Matauranga ki Porirua

Rangiora Library

Rangitikei District Library (Marton)

Stratford Library

Tasman District Library

Taumarunui Public Library

Te Kuiti Public Library

Te One School/Community Library (Chatham Islands)

Thames Public Library

Tokoroa Public Library

Upper Hutt Public Library

Waimate Public Library

Waipawa Library

Wairoa Centennial Library

Westland District Library (Hokitika)

Westport Library

Whakatane Public Library

Winton Library

 

Leaving the partnership

  • Statistics New Zealand reserves the right to reassess a library's membership if it feels the spirit of the partnership is not being upheld.
  • Libraries may relinquish the partnership at any stage by giving written notice.
  • See the main accord document for conditions of membership.

New members

If a territorial authority library does not want to join the partnership, any one of its branches may apply to join. (see the conditions set out in the accord document).

Resourcing branch libraries

  • Statistics New Zealand will provide promotional resources to the partner library. The partner library may supply any of the resources to its branch libraries.
  • Branch libraries can liaise with the contact person at the parent library if they need any more resources.
  • Statistics New Zealand will provide one free copy of all its publications to the parent library. If more copies are required, the library may purchase a copy using this email address: publications@stats.govt.nz.