Listen in to eAudiobook September!
1 September 2025
Listen along with us during the month of September as we highlight a weekly eAudiobook pick and offer unlimited downloads on Libby.
Wonderland: Local history & author talk, 11 September
1 September 2025
Join us for this fabulous event about the life and times of Miramar’s very own amusement park, from the early 1900s.
New Zealand Chinese Language Week, August 31 - September 6
1 September 2025
Cultural events and talks, language learning tools, papercrafts and more!
Library Collection Reserves
1 September 2025
We’re preparing to move! Building 7km of shelves and moving over 250,000 library items is a huge under-taking which will take many months.
Being Sun Smart: an interview with Dr Tony Bittar, Front End Solar. Part 2
6 August 2025
In Part 2 of this interview, we continue discussing solar and alternative energy with industry pioneer, Dr Tony Bittar of Front End Solar.
New Equipment for Loan: Podcast/Zoom Kit
4 August 2025
Discover our new Podcast/Zoom Kit with a new Zoom H8 to enable you to start your journey into podcasting.
Introducing Comics Plus!
29 July 2025
Wellington City Libraries have added over 20,000 free, always available comics with our brand-new streaming service, Comics Plus!
You can't beat Wellington on a good day... in 1924
19 June 2025
On a warm weekend in the summer of 1924, a professional photographer carried a large glass-plate camera halfway up the slopes of Te Ahumairangi (Tinakori Hill).
Fur-niture with flair : An interview with Bess and Stu of Beloved Pet Furniture
16 June 2025
A dog crate prototype and a posting on social media led to Brooklyn couple Stu and Bess becoming accidental entrepreneurs. We talk to them to find out how they developed Beloved Pet Furniture.
Heritage Highlight: 160 years ago in Manners Street
15 June 2025
Shine bright like a diamond: Interview with Ian Douglas, Village Goldsmith
15 April 2025
We talk to local master jeweller, Ian Douglas, Village Goldsmith, about innovation.
New Zealand Railways and the Remutaka Deviation
30 March 2025
Photographs from the New Zealand Railways Department capture the modernisation of train routes in the Wellington region, with a focus on the Upper Hutt to Wairarapa connection.
Being a Justice of the Peace: interview with Juping Zhou
29 January 2025
At some point, most of us will require the services of a Justice of the Peace but many of us aren't sure what a JP does. We had a chat with local JP Juping Zhou to find out more.
One Hundred Years of Local Theatre
15 November 2024
Theatre programmes and posters collected by the library over many decades are able to be rediscovered on Wellington City Recollect.
RAD: Radio Active Digest now on Wellington City Recollect
23 October 2024
A 1980s magazine from Wellington’s pioneering alternative radio station is now available to read online
Author Interview: Becky Manawatu
16 October 2024
We chat to author Becky Manawatu about her new novel, Kataraina.
Conversation Over Coffee: An interview with Matt Lamason, founder of Peoples Coffee
4 October 2024
Our Business Specialist talks to Matt Lamason, founder and director of Wellington's iconic Peoples Coffee.
Now, Lead Others: author interview with Cillín Hearns
11 September 2024
WCL sits down with Wellington leadership and performance coach Cillín Hearns to talk about his new book Now, Lead Others.
Listen along with us during the month of September as we highlight a weekly eAudiobook pick and offer unlimited downloads on Libby.
Join us for this fabulous event about the life and times of Miramar’s very own amusement park, from the early 1900s.
Cultural events and talks, language learning tools, papercrafts and more!
We’re preparing to move! Building 7km of shelves and moving over 250,000 library items is a huge under-taking which will take many months.
In Part 2 of this interview, we continue discussing solar and alternative energy with industry pioneer, Dr Tony Bittar of Front End Solar.
Discover our new Podcast/Zoom Kit with a new Zoom H8 to enable you to start your journey into podcasting.
Wellington City Libraries have added over 20,000 free, always available comics with our brand-new streaming service, Comics Plus!
On a warm weekend in the summer of 1924, a professional photographer carried a large glass-plate camera halfway up the slopes of Te Ahumairangi (Tinakori Hill).
A dog crate prototype and a posting on social media led to Brooklyn couple Stu and Bess becoming accidental entrepreneurs. We talk to them to find out how they developed Beloved Pet Furniture.
We talk to local master jeweller, Ian Douglas, Village Goldsmith, about innovation.
Photographs from the New Zealand Railways Department capture the modernisation of train routes in the Wellington region, with a focus on the Upper Hutt to Wairarapa connection.
At some point, most of us will require the services of a Justice of the Peace but many of us aren't sure what a JP does. We had a chat with local JP Juping Zhou to find out more.
Theatre programmes and posters collected by the library over many decades are able to be rediscovered on Wellington City Recollect.
A 1980s magazine from Wellington’s pioneering alternative radio station is now available to read online
We chat to author Becky Manawatu about her new novel, Kataraina.
Our Business Specialist talks to Matt Lamason, founder and director of Wellington's iconic Peoples Coffee.
WCL sits down with Wellington leadership and performance coach Cillín Hearns to talk about his new book Now, Lead Others.