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

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

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

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

This building was constructed as the fifth Palmerston North Public Library, opening in 1965 as a multi-purpose complex with shops on the street fronts and upper floors rented out as offices. By 1992 the Library occupied all but the third floor and...

Creator:      Matt Ryan
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1988

This negative proof sheet shows a variety of scenes in the Public Library that once stood on the corner of Main Street East and The Square.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of The Square and Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1974

In 1965 McMillan & Co Ltd, Builders, completed the 5th Public Library to operate in Palmerston North. This three storey library building was opened on 4 November 1965 at a cost of £317,000. The automatic opening doors were a 'new' feature installe...

Creator:      Ian Matheson
Place:          Corner The Square and Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1993

This cardboard Palmerston North Public Library card belonged to Zona Falloon. On the back cover it asks that patrons "Please return books promptly, avoid costly overdues and show your consideration for the next borrower."

Creator:      Palmerston North City Library
Date:          circa 1965

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 13 April, 1959. "Spaciousness and colour give the modern touch to the newly-reorganised free lending department of the Palmerston North Public Library. In the foregroun...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Corner of Fitzherbert Street and Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1959-04-13T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 21 November 1956: "Takaro residents will be pleased at the new addition to their amenities as the former Aard bus office, which was removed from the Square early this mo...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          November 21, 1956

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 03 May 1958, page 10: "Mr. D. Taylor places another portion of the Architectural Centre's "Homes without sprawl" exhibition in place in the Palmerston North Library vest...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          May 3, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 25 August 1958, page 11: "Pre-school to seven years: Miss Fay Jewell arranging the display of children's books at the library."

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Corner Fitzherbert Avenue and The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          August 25, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 14 November 1958: "Miss G. Roberts, a member of the reference library staff, showing children from the Ross Intermediate School how to use the ready reference books in t...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Corner Fitzherbert Avenue and the Square
Date:          November 14, 1958

Margaret Mansell reading in the Children's area of the Palmerston North Public Library on the corner of Main Street and The Square

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          September 29, 1976

Looking down Fitzherbert Avenue, on the left corner is what was once the public library, on the opposite corner is the premises of Firestone. On the right corner is the Bank of New Zealand.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1950

The Hokowhitu library was a branch of the Palmerston North Public Library. It opened 26 April 1956 and closed around 1967.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1956

The staff performed a Victorian melodrama at the end of year function. From left: Elizabeth Gardner, Chris Campbell, Sally Austin, Shenagh Tinkler.

Creator:      Deborah Malcolm
Place:          Corner Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

The staff performed a Victorian melodrama at the end of year function. From left: Dale Lukkassen; Mary Saxby.

Creator:      Deborah Malcolm
Place:          Corner of The Square and Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

The staff performed a Victorian melodrama at the end of year function. From left: Marie Moncrieff, Linda Harrowfield, Jenny Duckett, Elizabeth Gardner.

Creator:      Deborah Malcolm
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

The Public Library's talking book service was enabled by the Palmerston North Rotary Club. Its Rotary International’s 75th Jubilee project saw $3,000 donated to the Library to provide about 100 talking books to start the scheme. From left: Marie M...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1979

The City Librarian, Mr. I W Malcolm and the Deputy Librarian, Miss N M Irvine, admire the new Mobile Library. The new vehicle replaced the caravan Library which had been in use since 1969. It was 30ft long, 8ft wide and 11 ft tall, weighing 5 to...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 22, 1973

The popular lending department on the ground floor of the Palmerston North Public Library.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Corner The Square and Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          May 1956

This photograph shows the Palmerston North mobile library parked in Albert Street in May 1967. This was its first week in use.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Albert Street, Palmerston North
Date:          May 1967

The Reference section was on the ground floor of Palmerston North Public Library. The Library was purpose built on the corner of Fitzherbert Avenue and The Square in 1928.

Creator:      Bruce Watt
Place:          Corner of The Square and Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1954

The Reference section was on the ground floor of the Palmerston North Public Library. The Library was purpose built on the corner of Fitzherbert Avenue and The Square in 1928.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of Fitzherbert Avenue and The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1947 to 1954

Miss Fay Jewell, see with the book week display, was Children’s Librarian, and worked at the Palmerston North Library 1950-1968.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of The Square and Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1955

The Children's section of the library was on the upper floor of the Palmerston North Public Library. The Library was purpose built on the corner of Fitzherbert Avenue and The Square in 1928. The Junior Library went from a subscription basis to a ‘...

Creator:      K H Shea
Place:          Corner of The Square and Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1939

Library staff members Pam Mayo and Marie Moncrieff act in a Victorian melodrama put on for the end of year party.

Creator:      Deborah Malcolm
Place:          Corner Main Street and the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

The Senior free department on the upper floor of the Palmerston North Public Library, corner of Fitzherbert Avenue and The Square.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of The Square and Fitzherbert Avenue
Date:          1945 to 1954

The circulating section on the upper floor of the Palmerston North Public Library. The Library was purpose built on the corner of Fitzherbert Avenue and The Square in 1928.

Creator:      K H Shea
Place:          Corner of Fitzherbert Avenue and The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1939