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New Kids Bag | Whispers in the Wind | Library Booksale | Baby Rock & Rhyme Ning social network | Concession cards | Select: Sound & Vision Collection | Baby Rock & Rhyme CD | New audiotours
Reserves on open shelves | Email notices | New satchels for sale | New library charges | Extended loans | Debt Recovery
Need a new bag for all your books & DVDs?
We have a new practical and colourful carry bag for kids - big enough to fit books, comics, DVDs - or swimming togs for that day at the beach. Each bag comes with a handy pocket for your library card, plus they close easily with a Velcro fastening strip.
These bags are already very popular, and are available at any library branch at a cost of $5 each.
Whispers in the Wind - A fabulous new WCL CD with Wellington authors!
In a first of its kind, a group of local authors have come together to record a collection of children's stories on CD, with a distinctly Wellington flavour.
The CD features 10 Wellington children's authors, many of whom have been recorded for the first time: Joy Cowley, Janice Marriott, Fleur Beale, Rachel Hayward, Barbara Else, Barbara Murison, Kevin Boon, Philippa Werry, Denis Wright and Ali Middleton.
Generously sponsored by Creative New Zealand, this CD allows Wellington children's authors to create a closer connection to children, and for children to hear local authors telling or reading their own stories, which deepens their experience of the story.
Click these links for a sneak preview of the stories: Growing Bones by Janice Marriott and Feeling Cakes by Joy Cowley
The brainchild of Wellington City Libraries staff, Whispers in the Wind is aimed at 5-12 year-olds. This new CD follows the successful launch of a Baby Rock & Rhyme CD produced by the Wellington City Libraries last year.Whispers in the Wind is now available to borrow at any branch library and is also available there for purchase. For online orders:
- CDs cost $20 each (plus $2 postage & packaging within NZ, or $5 if overseas)
- Email enquiries@wcl.govt.nz with your order (please include your billing address so we can provide an invoice)
For more information on this project, please contact : Ella Martin (Phone 04 803 8222) or Chris Megennis (04 801 4110)
This CD was recorded at Life of Riley Studio, Korokoro.
Plenty of bargains at the Wellington City Libraries' booksale!
Every year thousands of avid readers and music lovers gather at Wellington Central Library for the summer book sale. And judging by its past popularity, this sale should be no different. Past buyers have used the sale to find the best book deals, to complete their personal collections or just to rummage and find a gem. And the sale helps the library by making room for its ever increasing collection.
The sale includes books, CDs, cassettes, DVD, magazines and journals on every topic imaginable. Stock is replenished at regular intervals during the sale ensuring there are always fresh bargains to be found. And they really are bargains - prices start from 50 cents for magazines, with most other items between $1 and $6 and some marked prices.
If you love a bargain and love music or literature, you won't want to miss it. Book sale starts Tuesday 8 December, 9.30am and ends 21 December.
Baby Rock & Rhyme Ning social network
Wellington City Libraries has joined Ning, a social networking site where all Baby Rock & Rhymers can interact with each other and Libraries' staff online.
If you would like to join please create an account on Ning, complete this form and hand it in at your local branch. We will then send you an invitation to the network - this is so we can ensure your privacy and keep this space safe.Any queries or questions? Just want to know more? You can email us, and we will endeavour to answer any questions that you have.
If you'd like to find out more right now, you can view this slideshow and preview our Baby Rock & Rhyme Ning network.
Get more for less with library concession cards!
Are you a regular user of the Bestsellers collection, or do you frequently reserve library items or borrow magazines?
These concession cards are now available for purchase at your nearest branch:
- Bestsellers concession cards cost $25.00* for six Bestsellers book rentals (one free).
- Reserves concession cards cost $20.00* for 12 reserves (two free).
- Magazines concession cards cost $10.00* for 24 issues (4 free).
The cards are valid for one year from the purchase date and are available from your local library (note the Bestsellers concession cards are available at branches with Bestsellers collections).
Save yourself time and money - or gift them to other book lovers!
* Community Services Card discounts do not apply.
New 'Select: Sound & Vision' collection
Get the latest CDs & DVDs faster! The 'Select' collection is designed to make it easier to borrow heavily used and reserved items within our audiovisual collection at Central Library. The titles in this collection have a reduced loan period of 3 days, meaning you can access the most popular CDs and DVDs faster for the same price and find them on the shelf more often. Just look for this sticker:
The small print:
- Loan prices and overdue fines for items within the 'Select' collection are the same as the ordinary collection..
- The 'Hire-3-get-one-free' discount does not apply to titles within this collection.
- You cannot reserve or renew any items in the collection.
Enjoy Baby Rock & Rhyme at home - with our new CD
This new CD is a great gift for the young ones in your family, as it's a quality production of 33 songs to share with babies and children under 5. It includes traditional songs, nursery rhymes and waiata - all your favourites. It was recorded and produced by Wellington City Libraries and features the musical talents of library staff along with some very special guest singers from Capital City Pre-school.
Song samples (all in MP3 format): Haere mai | Wheels on the Bus | Eensy Weensy Spider | Hokey Cokey | Paki Paki
The CD is now available for sale for $15 at all our libraries. Stocks are limited so get in quick!
Now available - Central Library audiotours
Borrow a free audio tour to help you find your way around the Central Library and our collection - it's easy! The self-guided audio tours are available at the Information Desk on the Ground Floor. We have the tour on MP3 players you can borrow and it will soon be downloadable from our library website, for listening whenever you want. To see which areas of the library are covered, here are the maps showing the tour spots: ground floor | first floor | second floor
Central Library joins other branches in providing easier access to reserved items
From 27 March, all reserved books and magazines ready for pick-up at the Central Library can be found on the new Open Reserves shelves next to the self-check machines on the ground floor. Using the self-check machines to issue your own reserved items means picking up reserved books and magazines has never been quicker.
Other libraries already offering this service are: Miramar, Karori, Cummings Park (Ngaio), Wadestown, Khandallah, Johnsonville and Tawa.
If you have reserved DVDs, videotapes, audiobooks or compact disks for collection at Central Library, please see the Issues desk staff.
If you have any questions about the new Open Reserves shelving, feel free to contact us on 499 4444 or ask a staff member at any Central Library enquiries desk.
Email notices for overdues & reserves
Did you know you can get your overdue and reserve notices by email? This service can easily be added to your customer record, just complete the online form. We also offer notices by telephone or mail.
Being environmentally friendly never looked so good!
Wellington City Libraries are selling a new range of sustainably produced satchels which are fantastic for carrying, storing and filing papers, documents and magazines. They have also proved to be very popular gifts and as mementos for overseas visitors. In three unique vibrant designs, the satchels are made from "Govt 3" approved paper sourced from sustainable forests, are produced with Enviro-Mark NZ certified printing processes, and are 100% recyclable.
By buying the satchels, you will support the library's collections. They are $3 each - so buy one or a set of three today from any of our libraries.
New Library Charges
The Council's Annual Plan for 2007/08 was finalised on Wednesday 27 June 2007. This included new charges for some library services.
These charges are effective Monday 2 July 2007:
| Adult | Children and Young Adults | |
|---|---|---|
| DVDs | $4 | 50 cents |
| Reserves | $2 | free |
| Magazines | 50 cents * | free |
| Overdues (books, magazines, CDs and cassettes) |
60 cents | 30 cents |
| Bestseller Books | $5 | $5 |
| Bestseller Magazines | $2.50 * | $2.50 |
* Community Service card discounts do not apply to magazine charges for adults.
More details about the Council's Annual Plan is available at www.Wellington.govt.nz
Extended loans now available in our libraries and via our website
You can now extend the due date of your issued items for one week for a fee of $1 per item (plus rental charges where applicable), either via our website or in our libraries. Loans can be extended up to the due date via the online service if there are no other reserves waiting. If your item is one day overdue, please visit our libraries and a librarian will be able to extend your due date by one week if there are no other reserves waiting. We hope to add the extended loans feature to our telephone service, PAL, in the near future.
Changes to Library Debt Recovery Policy
All charges, costs, commissions and legal fees incurred by Wellington City Libraries in the retrieval of outstanding items and debt through our contracted Collection Agency will be passed on to the customer. This change will take effect from 1 September 2006.
