Watching their waste
Watching their waste
Dunedin Public Library staff have tackled their wasteful ways, reducing their rubbish by 67% over the past six years.
Dunedin Public Library
Centuries-old bible only one in southern hemisphere
Centuries-old bible only one in southern hemisphere
A rare find in Palmerston North has caught the eye of a Dunedin library curator, who says the 400-year-old King James Bible is the only one of its kind in the southern hemisphere.
Catalogue of debt by city's library users
Catalogue of debt by city's library users
More than 72,000 Dunedin people have access to more than 755,000 books at the Dunedin Public Libraries, although not everyone wants to share them nicely.
Free ebook service soon at Dunedin library
Free ebook service soon at Dunedin library
The Dunedin Public Library is betting there will be a few e-readers placed under Christmas trees this year, and it wants to offer their recipients a free ebook service.
Women's suffrage show
Women's suffrage show
Dunedin City Library is hosting an exhibition to celebrate New Zealand's role in women's suffrage.
Adviser called in to fix library staff problems
Adviser called in to fix library staff problems
A business and life coach has been called in to help staff at the Dunedin Central Library, amid claims of workplace bullying and staff dissatisfaction.
Heritage books valued at $25m
Heritage books valued at $25m
Captain Cook, Gabriel Read and William Larnach all feature, but many Dunedin residents will not know the significance of what is housed within the Dunedin City Library.
Dunedin Library boss leaves with 'very mixed feelings'
Dunedin Library boss leaves with 'very mixed feelings'
As another chapter closes in the life of Bernie Hawke, another page turns, bringing new challenges.
Wrapping up library to protect $25m collection
Wrapping up library to protect $25m collection
The Dunedin Public Library is wrapping up against the chill of winter to protect $25 million worth of its assets.
New paintings for library
New paintings for library
Taieri views have grown by two in the Mosgiel Library after a donation of artworks.
Council to consider expanded library access
Council to consider expanded library access
A shared membership deal could soon turn the page on rules which prevent out-of-town book worms borrowing Dunedin library books.
Teller of cold-land tales warms to audience
Teller of cold-land tales warms to audience
An interview with Annie Proulx - a perk for which any fan of the award-winning novelist would give their eye teeth - goes a little like this.
Buyers mad for library book sale
Buyers mad for library book sale
Trestle tables once full of books were standing nearly empty by the end of Dunedin City Library's Barking Mad Book Sale yesterday.
Bagging a bargain
Bagging a bargain
Crowds search out the books of their choice at the Barking Mad Book Sale in the car park of Dunedin Public Library in Moray Pl yesterday
Library to stay open in evening
Library to stay open in evening
Opening hours at the Dunedin City Library seem set to survive the Dunedin City Council's scalpel, following a public outcry against a proposal to close the doors earlier on weekday evenings.
Blueskin library costs increase due to delays: report
Blueskin library costs increase due to delays: report
The cost of a controversial new library in Blueskin Bay increased partly because local opposition held it up, a report to tomorrow's Waikouaiti Coast Community Board says.
South Dunedin library plan on the agenda
South Dunedin library plan on the agenda
Scaled-back plans to build a $10 million library in South Dunedin will be among big-ticket items on the agenda when the Dunedin City Council resumes annual-plan deliberations next week.
Library upgrade faces cuts
Library upgrade faces cuts
Plans to spend nearly $30 million reshaping Dunedin's library service over the next six years will be slashed in half if a proposal to be considered by the Dunedin City Council this week is accepted.
Cuts in library services, programmes proposed
Cuts in library services, programmes proposed
Library opening hours could be reduced, and financial support for heritage and home insultation programmes could follow, as the Dunedin City Council eyes possible cuts to services during the next financial year.
Hymnologist receives citation from library
Hymnologist receives citation from library
Emeritus Prof Colin Gibson's donation of thousands of hymn books and reference works over almost 30 years to the Dunedin Public Libraries was marked yesterday when he was awarded the 2010 Library Citation.