Returning our books

When to return books

If you've finished using our books, you can return them early.

The due dates for books from the Schools Lending Collection are shown on your dashboard (scroll and find under ‘important dates’).

Access your loan requests dashboard

Due dates are also on the printout that comes with your books.

The return dates for books from National Library Wellington are noted on the due date slips in the back of the books.

For more information about when your books are due back to us, see Dates to request and return books.

Where to return books

The return address label to use for each box of books depends on which collection the books come from. If you're not sure, you can find the collection information stamped (or labelled) inside the front cover of the book.

Books borrowed from the Schools Lending Collection

Return books by courier (or in person) to your nearest National Library collection centre. Use these address labels or copy the centre addresses below:

• Return address labels Auckland (pdf, 59.2KB)

• Return address labels Christchurch (pdf, 159KB).

Our Auckland centre address is:
National Library of New Zealand
8 Stanley Street
Parnell
Auckland 1010.

Our Christchurch centre address is:
National Library of New Zealand
7/150 Cavendish Road
Casebrook
Christchurch 8051.

Books from our Wellington collections

Return books from National Library's Wellington, Overseas Non-fiction Collection and Wellington, New Zealand Pacific Collection to Wellington using the return labels supplied with your books. If you've lost your return labels, the address to use is:

Collection Delivery
National Library of New Zealand
Dockway 1
Aitken Street
Wellington 6011.

Any questions, need help?

• Phone 0800 LIB LINE 0800 542 5463 Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.

• Email schoollibraryadvice@dia.govt.nz.