Children being read to in the children's and young people's area of the Palmerston North Public Library. Taken on the occasion of the millionth issue of a library item.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square
Date:          May 22, 1992

Maurice Sexton (Chairman Library and City Councillor) speaking at the official opening of the public library.

Creator:      "Wally D' - W. R. Davies, Palmerston North
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          November 1965

The foyer of the Palmerston North Library showing the garden, mosaics and stairs ascending to the first floor. This building operated as the public library in Palmerston North from 1965-1996.

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          Corner Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1970s

Children's and young people's area at the Palmerston North Public Library. Taken on the occasion of the millionth issue of a library item.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square
Date:          May 22, 1992

A boy at a computer terminal in the Palmerston North Public Library. Taken on the occasion of the millionth issue of a library item.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square
Date:          May 22, 1992

Mrs Laila Ann Morpeth (nee Maynard) was the Children’s Librarian at the Palmerston North Public Library. She qualified for her new Zealand Library Association (NZLA) certificate in 1963 and her ANZLA certificate in 1973. She began working at the P...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          July 26, 1974

Mayor, Paul Rieger, at a computer terminal in the Palmerston North Public Library.The Public Library was on the corner of The Square and Main Street. Taken on the occasion of the millionth issue of a library item.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square
Date:          May 22, 1992

Children's and young people's area at the Palmerston North Public Library. Taken on the occasion of the millionth issue of a library item.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square
Date:          May 22, 1992

This building was the fifth to house the Palmerston North Municipal Library, and the second to be built specifically as a library. The City Council approved the plans for the multi-purpose project in July 1963 and building was completed November 1...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1964

Looking north over the city from the top of the old Public Library building on Main Street. In the distance at right can be see the multi storey Palmerston North Hospital. St Patrick's Cathedral spire is the other notable landmark. The building on...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner Main Street and the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1980

The issues and return area of the Palmerston North Public Library. Behind the desk are librarians Robert Ensing, Lynette Collis, Bernie Roche and Brenda-Ann Symonds. Taken on the occasion of the millionth issue of a library item.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square
Date:          May 22, 1992

There was a celebration of the millionth issue of a library item, at the Palmerston North Public Library. This notice on the door recognises the local sponsors of prizes.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square
Date:          May 22, 1992

People at the computer terminals in the Palmerston North Public Library. Taken on the occasion of the millionth issue of a library item.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square
Date:          May 22, 1992

The issues and return area of the Palmerston North Public Library. Taken on the occasion of the millionth issue of a library item.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square
Date:          May 22, 1992

Nine year old Robbie Grith was one of 30 children who made a dragon after the story, 'The boy and the Taniwaha' was read to them as part of a holiday programme at the Palmerston North Public Library.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          May 14, 1982

The borrower of the millionth item from the Palmerston North at the Public Library in Palmerston North.The borrower is believed to be Mrs Killington, seen here with a staff member at the issues desk.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square
Date:          May 22, 1992

A prize was presented to the borrower of the millionth item from the Palmerston North Public Library. The winner is believed to be Mrs Killington, seen here with Mayor Paul Rieger (at left).

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square
Date:          May 22, 1992

A prize was presented to the millionth issue borrower of a library item. The winner is believed to be Mrs Killington.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square
Date:          May 22, 1992

Three floors of the then new library building were fitted with 311 sun-deflectors 25 June 1965. Each screen was two feet high. This building operated as the public library in Palmerston North from 1965-1996.

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          Corner of Main Street and the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          June 25, 1965

[Image of the ground floor of the Palmerston North Public Library. A man is seated at a table, reading a book. The large sloping windows look out onto Main Street.]

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Corner of Main Street & the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          December 10, 1965

Flower garden on the Square, on the corner of Main Street. Beyond can be seen the Chief Post Office on the left and the Telecom tower and the Public Library on the right.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1988

Governor General Sir Bernard Fergusson addresses the crowd at the opening of the Palmerston North Public Library. The three-storey library building was opened on 4 November 1965 and served as the city's library until 1996. Behind him can be seen t...

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          November 4, 1965

Looking across The Square and past the Ladies Rest Rooms, then painted green, to the Palmerston North Public Library on the corner of Main Street and The Square. This building served as the library 1965 - 1996

Creator:      Bruce Watt
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1971

This building is on the same site as the third Public Library building. Completed in November 1965, it was opened by the Governor General, Sir Bernard Fergusson. It served as the Palmerston North Public Library until 1996 when it moved across The ...

Creator:      Unknown

Date:          circa 1960 to circa 1969

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. In December 1925, the Borough Council agreed to the Manawatū AA's request for a camping ground. Three acres were designated in the southwest corner of the Esplanade. After an ...

Creator:      Geoff Watson
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 8, 2025

A publicity image used in the souvenir programme for the offical opening of the public library in 1965. The reverse reads: "A view from the ground floor showing ornamental pool and internal stair to first floor."

Creator:      Argosy Industrial Photos, Palmerston North
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          November 1965

Eleanor Dracup (left) and Pamela Mardon (right), library staff at the newly opened Palmerston North Public Library.

Creator:      "Wally D' - W. R. Davies, Palmerston North
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          November 1965

The City Archives moved to the Palmerston North Public Library in the late 1980s. They were housed on the 4th floor of the former library on the corner of The Square and Main Street. Assistant Archivist, Barbara Olsen, is pictured.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 14, 1992

[Image of Palmerston North Public Library. A woman is sitting on a red leather chair relaxing with a book, next to the indoor fountain which was situated under the central staircase. There are pot plants in planters on the edge of the pond and in ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Corner of Main Street & the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          December 10, 1965

[Image of the study area on the first floor of the Palmerston North Public Library. A young man is reading by the north facing window, which has a metal grid designed to provide good reading light, and some shade in summer. This was an architectur...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Corner of Main Street & the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          December 10, 1965