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Whanganui District Library Top times are Davis Central City Library, the second times are Gonville Cafe Library

We have two branches
The Davis Central City Library in Queens Park

Gonville Cafe Library, 44 Abbot St, Gonville

22/10/2026

Apologies for the short notice whanau. Unfortunately there will be no Cyber Thursday this afternoon due to staff illness.

ATTENTION to all crafters or any grown ups who like to play!Due to popular demand, we are thrilled to announce that weโ€™v...
22/10/2026

ATTENTION to all crafters or any grown ups who like to play!

Due to popular demand, we are thrilled to announce that weโ€™ve added ADDITIONAL CRAFT CLASSES to our schedule!
Arts & Crafts for Grown Ups are run every first Wednesday of each month at 10.30 am, now there will be additional classes at 5.30 pm. Both classes will be held at Davis library.
Connect with your community through books & craft. It is free, fun & easy.
See you all November 4th in the morning and the evening :)

Let the fun begin!! All of our weekly programmes start back up again today, looking forward to seeing all our library wh...
18/10/2026

Let the fun begin!! All of our weekly programmes start back up again today, looking forward to seeing all our library whanau.๐Ÿฅฐ

11/10/2026

Just a reminder that there are no children's programmes running this week. We will see you all Monday 19th October.

Wow library whanau we appreciate you. Thanks for another amazing holiday programme. We had over 300 people attend our ac...
09/10/2026

Wow library whanau we appreciate you. Thanks for another amazing holiday programme. We had over 300 people attend our activities and have issued 5719 books as of 1.20pm today.
Reminder that our usual programmes will start back on Monday 19 October. Looking forward to seeing you all.
Thanks from Jane, Tira and Ellen

More than 300 customers have borrowed more than 8,000 items on Borrowbox since we launched the service last November. It...
07/10/2026

More than 300 customers have borrowed more than 8,000 items on Borrowbox since we launched the service last November.
It is well worth a look, particularly if you are an audiobook fan. You'll find some exclusive titles there ...
Jodi Picoult - ๐ป๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐ต๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ 
Kate Atkinson - ๐‘‚๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘†๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘ 
Meg Mason - ๐‘†๐‘œ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘’, ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’
James Patterson - ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘…๐‘œ๐‘Ž๐‘‘ ๐‘€๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ 
Fleur McDonald - ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘Š๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ 
and many others ... all free with your library card!

We had a stunning morning for our crafting today.Some gorgeous window stars were created while we chatted and laughed.We...
06/10/2026

We had a stunning morning for our crafting today.
Some gorgeous window stars were created while we chatted and laughed.
We will be back 4th November crafting Christmas crafts :)

๐—–๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜Participate in Cyber Smart Week - use this checklist to work through the practical things you can d...
06/10/2026

๐—–๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜
Participate in Cyber Smart Week - use this checklist to work through the practical things you can do to protect yourself online. Download it here:
https://www.ownyouronline.govt.nz/assets/Cyber-Smart-Week/Checklist.pdf

For help to implement these steps, book a librarian: https://www.whanganuilibrary.com/index.php/what-we-offer/book-a-librarian/

We are back crafting with Arts & Crafts for Grown Ups tomorrow. Come and play with us from 10.30am at the Davis Library....
05/10/2026

We are back crafting with Arts & Crafts for Grown Ups tomorrow.
Come and play with us from 10.30am at the Davis Library.
We will be playing with kite paper, making window stars :)

๐—–๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐Ÿฑ-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐ŸฒBe cyber smart with these FREE webinars from Own Your Online. Register here: https://w...
05/10/2026

๐—–๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐Ÿฑ-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
Be cyber smart with these FREE webinars from Own Your Online.
Register here: https://www.ownyouronline.govt.nz/news-and-alerts/cyber-smart-week-2026-webinar-series/

Monday 5 October 1pm โ€“ 2pm | Cyber Security: the business risk no executive can ignore | for directors, executives and senior leaders

Tuesday 6 October 1pm - 2pm | You've got mail... But is it real? How to spot scams and stay safe online | for older New Zealanders

Wednesday 7 October 11am - 12pm | When data becomes the target: protecting your most valuable asset and maintaining trust in an interconnected world| for professional services and small to medium businesses

Wednesday 7 October 1pm - 2pm | AI as an advantage: opportunities for AI in cyber defence | for IT professionals

Thursday 8 October 1pm - 2pm | Don't get caught out: cyber security essentials for the AI age | for everyday New Zealanders who want to stay safe online

Address

Pukenamu Queens Park And 44 Abbot Street, Gonville
Whanganui
4501

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5pm
Friday 9:30am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm
Sunday 10am - 3pm

Telephone

+6463491000

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