Advertisement for an Ashhurst history morning talk by Kerry Griffiths on September 28th, 2019.

Creator:      Ashhurst Library
Place:          Ashhurst
Date:          September 28, 2019

Youthline youth workers Matt and Leah entertain children at a slime making session held at the Awapuni Library over the school holidays.  Lots of messy fun had by all!

Creator:      Awapuni Library
Place:          College Street, Palmerston North
Date:          October 2018

 Youthline youth workers Matt and Leah entertain children at a slime making session held at the Awapuni Library over the school holidays.  Lots of messy fun had by all! 

Creator:      Awapuni Library
Place:          College Street, Awapuni
Date:          October 2018

Prepared for lockdown.  Stockpiling library books 

Creator:      N E E Kilpin
Place:          Kelvin Grove
Date:          April 4, 2020

Advertisement for an Ashhurst history morning talk by Kerry Griffiths on July 6th, 2019.

Creator:      Ashhurst Library
Place:          Ashhurst
Date:          July 6, 2019

On the 23rd March 2020 it was announced that in 48 hours, New Zealand was going into an alert level 4 lockdown protect the country against Covid-19. People were instructed to go home and self-isolate, only essential services (such as supermarke...

Creator:      L Clifford
Date:          March 24, 2020

What does Te Pātikitiki mean? The name Te Pātikitiki came from a Tukutuku panel gifted to the library by the Highbury Raranga Roopu in April 2008 and was created by Whaea Yvonne Marshall. Te Pātikitiki, the flounder, is a significant symbol featur...

Creator:      Te Patikitiki Library
Place:          Highbury Avenue
Date:          2008

Two Photos depicting Te Pātikitiki before and after its renovation in 2008.

Place:          Te Pātikitiki Library

The opening day event at Te Pātikitiki Library.

The carvings that decorate the main desk would be revealed later that day.

Place:          Te Pātikitiki Library
Date:          2008

The carvings in the desk at Te Pātikitiki Library are revealed during the opening day.

This carving depicts a taniwha named Whangai Mokopuna.

Place:          Te Pātikitiki
Date:          2008

A class from Monrad Intermediate visits Te Pātikitiki Library on a cloudy day

Bushes and trees had been recently planted on their left.

Place:          Te Pātikitiki Library
Date:          2012

Ashhurst Library was closed during Level 4 and 3 during COVID-19. Just because we were closed didn't mean people couldn't reserve books and this piles shows that people were very busy!

Creator:      Ashhurst Library
Place:          Ashhurst Library
Date:          May 19, 2020

Hot soup and fresh home made bread rolls were on offer for Matariki celebrations at the Ashhurst library for 2019.

Creator:      Ashhurst Library
Place:          Ashhurst Library
Date:          June 28, 2019

The Ashhurst Library hosted a morning tea talk and invited people to come along and share their experiences during this time or just to hear the stories.

Creator:      Ashhurst library
Place:          Ashhurst library
Date:          April 30, 2020

The participants of the 2019/20 Summer Reading Programme for the Ashhurst Library at the finale in the Esplanade.

Creator:      Ashhurst Library
Place:          Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          January 23, 2020

Proving empty pizza boxes can be educational by seeing how high the tower could get. Maths is Fun is a programme run during the school holidays and run by a registered teacher. Tim Jones was the teacher running it in 2019 for the Ashhurst Library.

Creator:      Ashhurst Library
Place:          Ashhurst Library
Date:          October 3, 2019

Strong Man Stan (aka Rowan Dawson)  entertaining Ashhurst kids at the Ashhurst Library during the Summer Reading Programme 2019/20.

Creator:      Ashhurst Library
Place:          Ashhurst Library
Date:          January 20, 2020

The Ashhurst Library had the theme of the 'Polar Express' for the 2019 Ashhurst Christmas parade.

Creator:      Ashhurst Library
Place:          82 Cambridge Avenue, Ashhurst
Date:          December 14, 2019

Plaque outlining history of the building. Description reads as follows:

"This building stands on the site of the first general store in Palmerston North, erected in 1871 by George Mathew Snelson. The site was later occupied by t...

Creator:      Isaac Heaphy
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North City Library, Palmerston North
Date:          February 11, 2022

Finale event in the Victoria Esplanade for children who had completed the programme. The Summer Reading programme gets kids to come in to the one of the Palmerston North libraries to report about books they had read.

Creator:      
Date:          January 21, 2016

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

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

Ropes divide off the New Zealand Collection from the remainder of the reference collection and a sign tells borrowers why. The City Librarian, Ian Malcolm, estimates that 3-4% of the collection is disappearing off the shelves. This means that betw...

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

Palmerston North Public Library Circulation Staff. Front row (L-R): Melva Hardie, Joyce Dennis, Diana Pipke, Jenny Duckett, Elizabeth Grant. Second row: Suzanne [?], Belinda Kelland, Sally Austin, Lorna Olsen, Barbara Yeoman, Linda Pearson. Third ...

Creator:      Peter Cain Studios, Palmerston North
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1984

A series of images spanning 4 May - 14 September, 1965, depicting the construction of the Public Library on the corner of Main Street and The Square. The library was officially opened on 4 November, 1965.

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

Palmerston North Public Library Staff. Front row (L-R): Margaret Mowat, Marie Moncrieff, Irene Wolfbauer, Ian Malcolm, Julie Tucker,Diana Pipke, Chris Campbell. Second Row: Belinda Kelland, Ruth Blakely, Patricia Key, Elizabeth Grant, Fiona Harkne...

Creator:      Peter Cain Studios, Palmerston North
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1984

A new public library was opened in November 65 on the corner of Main Street and The Square. This photograph shows a child standing at the security gates.

Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1989

A series of images depicting unidentified children in the Children's Department of the newly construction Palmerston North Public Library. This photograph shows children listening to a librarian.

Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1966

The water feature in 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