Tararua District Library provides public library services at four locations throughout the Tararua District. There are community libraries at Dannevirke, Pahiatua, Woodville and Eketahuna. Eketahuna also operates as a Council Service Centre as well as a library.
Anyone can use our libraries, but for full borrowing privileges, you need to be a member with a current library card. Members aged 18 and over need to pay an annual card fee.
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Non-Resident Subscription
If you live outside the Tararua District, you can join the library for a yearly fee of $50.00.
Borrowing
To borrow from the library, you need a current library card. All items are free to borrow, except for videos, which have a rental charge of $2.00 for one week, and DVDs, which have a charge of $3.00. You can borrow from any of the four Tararua libraries, and we prefer that wherever possible, you return items to the library you borrowed them from, as this saves us time and money.
Loan Period
The usual loan period is three weeks except for videos and DVDs, which have a one week loan period. You will need to present your library card to borrow any item.
Overdues
If you are late returning your books, there is a fine which grows until they are returned. Borrowing will be suspended if fines exceed $5.00. You can avoid fines if you return your books as soon as you finish reading them.
Renewals
Loan items can usually be renewed, with a limit of two renewals per item. This can be done in person, or over the telephone, at any of our community libraries. But if the item has been requested by someone else, it will not be renewed. Renewals for videos and DVDs are counted as another loan period, and incur a further rental charge.
Friends of the Library
Help us to build a better library service by becoming a Library Friend. There is a Friends of the Library group operating in Dannevirke. Enquire at your library for further information.
Fees and Charges
Library Charges as at 01/07/2009
Card Charges
Replacement cards:$ 2.00
Non-resident subscription: Per annum $50.00 or for six months $25.00
Overdue fines
Adult: Per day 0.20 cents up to 5 Weeks (maximum charge) $5.00
Photocopying
A4 per page 0.20 cents
A4 per page – full colour $2.00
A3 per page 0.40 cents
A3 per page – full colour $4.00
Internet Printing
Black & white printout per page 0.20 cents
Faxs
New Zealand up to 3 pages $2.00 with each page over 3 pages 0.20 cents
Australia up to 3 pages $3.00 with each page over 3 pages 0.30 cents
Rest of the world with up to 3 pages $4.00 with each page over 3 pages 0.40 cents
Receiving faxes
Up to 5 pages $1.00 with each page over 5 pages 0.10 cents
Rentals
Videos rentals per week $2.00
DVD rentals per week $3.00
Reservations
Reservations of Tararua District Library stock per item $1.00
Interloans (items borrowed from other libraries) : Postage and handling fee. $4.00 plus any charges imposed by lending library actual cost
Laminating
A4 per sheet $1.50
A5 per sheet $1.30
Business card $1.00
Other Miscellaneous
Withdrawn stock per item 0.50 cents
Dannevirke, the early years
"Dannevirke, the early years" by Rob McDonald is the definitive history
of Dannevirke township. Originally published in 2002, the book has been
out of print for some time but has now been reprinted and copies are
available from the Tararua District Library. It has been extensively researched and is a readable and authoritative account of the history of the town and surrounding district. It has numerous black and white illustrations, and maps.
Copies are available at a cost of $45, plus $6.00 p & p. Order from Tararua
District Library, 1 Station Street, Dannevirke, 06 374 4255; or by email
to: library@tararuadc.govt.nz
Contact the library
You can contact us by email at library@tararuadc.govt.nz
or write to Tararua District Library, 1 Station Street, Dannevirke.
For branch addresses and contact numbers, see the Opening Hours page.
