Rarau mai ki te whare pukapuka Welcome to the Library

We have a great selection of books you can read and listen to online.

Digital TV

Watch movies, documentaries and kids shows for free using Hoopla, Kanopy and Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.

Online Research Resources

Use our online databases to help with your research. You can access journal articles, encyclopedias, statistics, historical data and much more.

My Library

Library Interloan Request

Use your account online

Library Catalogue

Great Reads

Should I Tell You?

Jill Mansell

What Might Have Been

Holly Miller

The Falling Thread

Adam O'Riordan

Dark Horse

Gregg Hurwitz

Crash Site

Rachel Grant

Breaking Point

Edel Coffey

Puke Ariki Library

Puke Ariki Library is located in the centre of New Plymouth. Explore:

• our excellent books, DVDs, newspapers and magazines
• our Discover It! area for the kids
• the Taranaki Research Centre / Te Pua Wānanga o Taranaki
• our community services and activities.

Find out about visiting Puke Ariki Library.

Membership

Library membership is free for all Taranaki residents and property owners.

Our Community Libraries

Bell Block Library and Service Centre

Bell Block Library and Service Centre - Opening Hours, What's On, Library Services, Council Services, Digital Library

Inglewood Library and Service Centre

Inglewood Library and Service Centre - Opening Hours, What's On, Library Services, Council Services, Digital Library

Mobile Library

The mobile library does a rural route and an urban route around the New Plymouth district. It visits schools as far north as Tongaporutu and as far south as Ratapiko.

Ōākura Library

Ōākura Library - Opening Hours, What's On, Library Services, Digital Library

Urenui Library

Urenui Library - Opening Hours, What's On, Library Services, Digital Library

Waitara Library and Service Centre

Waitara Library and Service Centre - Opening Hours, What's On, Library Services, Council Services, Digital Library