Auckland Libraries

Auckland Council Libraries
Ngā Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau (Māori)
The Central City Library in the Auckland CBD
Map
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
EstablishedNovember 2010; 14 years ago (2010-11)
Branches55[1] (now 56 from March 2021)
Collection
Size
  • Approx. 3.5 million items
  • Access to 100+ databases[2][3]
Access and use
Circulation17 million items (2012)[3]
Population served1.5 million[3]
Other information
DirectorMirla Edmundson[4]
(General Manager Libraries and Information / Amorangi, Ngā Pātaka Kōrero)
Websitewww.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz

Auckland Council Libraries, usually simplified to Auckland Libraries, is the public library system for the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It was created when the seven separate councils in the Auckland region merged in 2010.[5] It is currently the largest public-library network in the Southern Hemisphere with 55 branches from Wellsford to Waiuku.[6] Currently from March 2021, the region has a total of 56 branches.

  1. ^ "Auckland Libraries: History of Auckland Libraries". Auckland Libraries. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  2. ^ "Auckland Libraries Collection Development Policy" (PDF). Auckland Libraries. April 2013. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  3. ^ a b c "Auckland Libraries: Te Kauroa – Future Directions 2013–2023" (PDF). Auckland Libraries. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  4. ^ "Auckland Libraries: Our leadership team". www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  5. ^ "New Super City officially begins". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  6. ^ "About Auckland Libraries", Auckland Libraries website. Retrieved 8 January 2013.