National Library Wellington
Te Ahumairangi: 8.30am – 5pm
Reading Rooms: 10am – 5pm
Monday to Saturday
The Library is closed on public holidays
Corner Molesworth & Aitken St
0800 474 300
04 474 3000
Upcoming events
- Thursday 25 January: In Search of Catherine – ‘the same grimacing and irrational creature as ever …’
- Saturday 27 January: He Tohu kids' area
- Tuesday 6 February: Waitangi Day at He Tohu: see the original Tiriti o Waitangi and enjoy a hāngī lunch
- Wednesday 7 February: ‘I Shall Commit My Thoughts to Paper’: The First Edition of Shelley’s Frankenstein
- Thursday 15 February: He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni: The Declaration of Independence of New Zealand
- Sunday 18 February: Te Hono ki Aotearoa: The Link to Aotearoa
- Saturday 24 February: Essentials of oral history day one: Wellington
- Saturday 24 March: Essentials of oral history day two: Wellington
New auditorium
New library auditorium opening mid 2018. Find out more and make an enquiry.
The Next Word
Open now!
On now at the Turnbull Gallery, an exhibition exploring the many-faceted voices of New Zealand poets.
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Research with the collections
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They're available on site, or you can ask your question right now though Ask a Librarian.
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