Latest News and Issues

• An extension and upgrade of Turangi Library is scheduled to start in March 2007 and to complete by November 2007. During this period the library collection and staff will be relocating to the Turangi Tongariro administration building.

Previous News and Issues

• To view the media release May 2005 click HERE. The changes to the opening hours of Turangi Library and updated internet services appear to be agreeing with the public as patronage of the facility increases...

Location and Contacts

Turangi Public Library
Town Centre
Turangi
Ph:  07 386 8908
Fax: 07 386 8449
Email: turangilibrary@taupo.govt.nz

Hours

9.30 am to 5.00 pm  Monday to Friday
10.00 am to 1.00 pm  Saturdays

Borrowing

If you want to borrow anything you must first register to receive a borrower’s card.  Children under 16 years of age must have their application card endorsed by a parent or guardian.

What's Available

• books
• magazines
• compact discs
• videos
• DVDs

If what you want is not immediately available, you may reserve or interloan what you require.

Finding What I Want

If you have difficulties ask for assistance.  There is a computer catalogue where items in the library can be found.  You can choose any word or subject and our keyword search will automatically list every title in the library with that word in it.

Loan Period

All library items except videos and magazines are lent for approximately four weeks.  Some popular items have a two week borrowing period.

Information

There is a variety of information for library users to choose from.

• Newspapers. The library receives 13 different newspapers
• Reference collection
• Multimedia facility with reference discs
• Updated New Zealand statutes
• Links to the extensive Te Puna database 
• Photocopier
• Internet connection for reference/research.
• Access to the EPIC database - a worldwide supply of information.

Services for Children

There is a range of quality books for children of all ages 

• The multimedia facility is popular with children for using reference discs or just for fun
• Group visits from pre-school organisations to schools
• Story time and holiday programmes are held during the school holidays.  Call us for details

Services for Young Adults

A special section of the library has been dedicated to the needs and tastes of young adults.  We encourage you to use this section as a step into the full adult collection.

Special Services

• Housebound services – for people at home wanting to borrow from the library
• Large Print Books – unabridged popular books in larger text
• Talking Books – books recorded on cassettes, for people who are prevented from using regular books
• Local Studies Collection – the library has a growing collection of printed word, photographs, maps and other material covering the history of our area.  Have you any relevant material we could copy to add to this valuable community resource?