Tauranga Library will be closed from Sunday, 13 September (4pm) until Friday, 16 October while we move into our brand-new Library & Community Hub at Te Manawataki o Te Papa.
We are moving back to our original location at 95 Willow Street, on the corner of Willow and Wharf Streets.
Our returns slot at 21 Devonport Road will remain open so that you can return your borrowed items.
Our neighbourhood libraries at Greerton, Pāpāmoa, and Mount Maunganui, as well as the Mobile Library, will be open as usual. You can return items there and, of course, borrow new ones.
Locations and opening hours
Customer services will be available at the Tauranga Library and Community Hub for all council enquiries.
Yes, your Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries membership will work at the new library and community hub.
No. Books in the Tauranga Library will be unavailable during the closure period.
The last day to collect holds from the temporary Tauranga Library will be Thursday 10 September.
From Monday 31 August, it will not be possible to place a hold on an item to collect from Tauranga. You will still be able to choose Pāpāmoa, Greerton, Mount Maunganui and the Mobile Library.
Any holds currently on your card for pick up at Tauranga Library will be suspended from Monday 31 August. You can choose to login to your library account to unsuspend the hold and change your pick-up location to Pāpāmoa, Greerton, Mount Maunganui and the Mobile Library.
You can do this by:
Please note that this does not guarantee you will receive the item during our closure period.
Any holds that remain suspended at the end of the relocation will be unsuspended. You will be contacted when your hold is ready to collect from the Tauranga Library and Community Hub at 95 Willow Street.
No, our interlibrary loans service will be unavailable from Wednesday 26 August until Tuesday 20 October.
No. Items will be available for viewing from Friday, 16 October in our new archive reading room on the ground floor of the new library & community hub.
If you have a question about your library card or items on loan please, email library@tauranga.govt.nz or phone 07 577 7177.
Yes. The new library and community hub has been developed for people of all ages, stages and abilities to experience and enjoy.
Yes. Tauranga Library and Community Hub will have a range of bookable meeting rooms available for meetings, workshops, presentations, and celebrations.
Six meeting rooms, equipped with digital screens and wireless video conferencing, will cater for small groups of four to twelve people.
On the ground floor, the community hub will be a flexible event space suitable for seated presentations or larger gatherings. With audio-visual technology, a kitchenette, and accessible facilities, it will be well suited to community events, classes, performances, celebrations, and more.
A booking portal will launch on this website later in the year.
More information about the Library and Community Hub development
With our new city library set to open on Friday, 16 October, we’re celebrating with a library card design competition for ages 18 and under.
Create your design using the printable template below, then hand it in at a library service desk or scan it and email it to: library@tauranga.govt.nz
Library card competition - entry form template (170kb pdf)
Entries close Friday, 4 September.