Services
at Mercury Bay Library

We offer:

Membership

* Free membership to anyone living within the TCDC boundary
or people that own a property in the district.

* People living outside the area are welcome to join by paying a
yearly subscription fee of $65 or $20 for a temporary membership.

*Library card - $2 per new card or lost card

The following services

* Loans and reservations sevice
* National Library Interloans
* Photocopying
20c A4 Black & white
40c A3 Black & white
50c A4 Colour
* On-line library catalogue
* Internet
$2 for 15 minutes or $8 per hour
50c per sheet printing
* Fax (within New Zealand) $2 first page (NZ) $1 thereafter
* Fax (international)$6 first page, $4 thereafter
* Council information
* Holiday programme for children
* Friends of the Library Group $10 membership per year
* Housebound Service

Reference

* Newspapers
* Reference section
* Nationwide telephone directories
* Electoral roll
* Local History Archive

For children

* Books
* Book & tape sets
* Talking books
* School holiday programme
* Story time at 11 am each Wednesday

General

* Books (fiction, non-fiction, NZ-material, biographies, large print)
* Movie dvd's at $2 each per week
* Language tapes
* Talking books
* Magazines at 50c each per week
* Genre booklists and new fiction folder

General search charges

* $10 per hour staff search

General information

Issue policy:
* 20 items may be borrowed per adult card
* 10 items may be borrowed per Children's and Young Adult's cards
* 5 items per temporary membership card
* Loan period is 3 weeks for books and one week for DVD's and magazines

Book rentals

Free access to Online data bases here

View our catalogue on line
here
Login to your account and renew your books
here

In order to request items or access your account you require your
card/patron number plus a 4-digit pin

Phone us on 07 866 4776 to create a pin now
or create one when at the library next

Victoria Street, Whitianga
Phone: 07 866 4776
E-mail