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Napier Libraries
The Napier Library entrance and forecourt, upgraded in May 2011.Napier City Council provides library services to the community from two locations: a city library adjacent to the city council building and a branch library in Taradale. The city library provides management, administration and acquisitions functions for both libraries.
Vision: "The Library is a vital, vibrant centre for enriching your life."
Mission: "Our mission is to collect, provide and facilitate access to information, knowledge and cultural resources for the whole community."
Specialist Collections
Napier has had a public library service since the days of the Athenaeum in 1865. In 1986 the first purpose-built library opened in Station Street, next door to the main Council buildings. It remains the main city library. When Napier and Taradale amalgamated in 1968, the Taradale Library became a branch of the Napier Library. Since 2008, to coincide with the roll-out of new branding, the Library system is now known as Napier Libraries. The former Taradale Library, created through extension of the former Rugby Club Rooms, was opened on White Street in 1995. The current re-built and enlarged Taradale Library building re-opened on 13 July 2009.
A contestable Request for Proposal was put out in April 2007 for a service delivery study to be undertaken for the Napier libraries. This was awarded to OCTA Associates Ltd., Dunedin. The Napier Public Libraries Service Delivery Study "Enabling Napier Library Services" was produced in June 2007. Through research, library visits, interviews and reference group sessions the study explored various options to improve library services and facilities in the City of Napier. The OCTA Service Delivery Study with recommendations was adopted by Napier City Council on 8 August 2007.
The Taradale Library extension project was a major focus of the Study and it was recommended that the Library building be extended to a total floor area of 1275 square metres.
Taradale Library Upgrade Project
Napier Libraries have a membership of approximately 35,000 Napier residents. In addition, over 4,000 members are resident in Hastings District. Napier citizen members comprise over 50 percent of the Napier population. The library is regarded as a public good to be fostered as a vital, vibrant centre for the enrichment of the lives of the people of Napier. Easy access to information; a stimulating and pleasant library environment; and a service that is essentially free to all, are seen as essential obligations.
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Main entrance to the Napier Library...Fees & Charges OptionsLibrary Services Fees & ChargesLibrary Services Fees and Charges approved for 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.
All fees and charges are inclusive of GST (except as noted *).
| Library Services Charges | Fee (incl GST) |
|---|---|
| Rentals | |
| Book Rental | No Charge |
| Book Rental - Best Seller Collection | $4.60 |
| Magazine Rental - Best Selller Collection | $2.60 |
| Compact Disc Rental - per item 14 days | $2.00 |
| DVD Rental - per item 7 days | $3.50 |
| Console Games Rental - per item 7 days | $5.00 |
| Console Older Games Rental - per item 7 days | $3.00 |
| Extended Loan Charges | |
| All materials except BestSeller books, BestSeller magazines, and console games - per item per day | $0.40 |
| All materials issued on a junior membership card (under 16 years of age) - per item per day | $0.20 |
| BestSeller Collection - Books and magazines. Per item per day | $1.10 |
| Console Games - per item per day | $1.10 |
| Maximum charge per item | $10.80 |
| Reservations | |
| Charge per adult membership (includes interbranch transfers) | $1.10 |
| Charge per child/teen membership (includes intebranch transfers) | $0.60 |
| Charge for magazine reservation | $1.10 |
| Interloan Charges | |
| Handling Fee | $6.50 |
| Interloans from libraries that charge an additional fee (handling fee will be additionally charged) | $21.00 |
| Rush Fee (additional to above charges) | $22.50 |
| City Loan | |
| Handling Fee | $3.00 |
| Distance Membership | |
| Annual full-services subscription for Hawkes Bay residents who live outside both Napier City and Hastings District Council boundaries and are not ratepayers in Napier City | $45.50 |
| Visitors from Outside the Hawkes Bay Region | |
| Borrowing Fee | $20.50 |
| Membership Cards | |
| Replacement of Membership Cards | $3.50 |
| Research Services | |
| Per hour with first 15 minutes free | $46.50 |
| Photocopying | |
| Per A4 sheet (Black & White 1 x side only) | $0.20 |
| Per A3 sheet (Black & White 1 x side only) | $0.40 |
| Per A4 sheet (Colour 1 x side only) | $0.70 |
| Per A3 sheet (Colour 1 x side only) | $1.50 |
| Fax and Scanning Charges | |
| National - up to five pages | $2.10 |
| Subsequent pages - per page | $0.20 |
| International - per page | $3.20 |
| Internet/Email Charges | |
| Per hour | $4.00 |
| Per 30 minuntes | $2.00 |
| Printout Charges | |
| Microfilm reader printer (per A4 sheet) | $0.50 |
| A4 black & white printouts (per side) | $0.20 |
| A3 Colour Printouts (per side) | $1.50 |
| A4 Colour Printouts (per side) | $0.70 |
| Charges Related to Damaged or Lost Items | Fee (incl GST) |
|---|---|
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Note: Books with a high replacement value are priced at the discretion of library management |
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| Item Charges | |
| Items are charged at individual purchase price as per catalogue record. If a purchase price is not recorded, a standard replacement cost is charged as per the following average item price table | Individual Purchase Price |
| Administration Fee per account | $5.40 |
| Adult Books | |
| Non Fiction | $44.00 |
| Maori Collection | $36.00 |
| Parent Centre | $36.00 |
| Large Print | $55.00 |
| Fiction | $44.00 |
| New Zealand Fiction | $33.00 |
| Teen Books | |
| Non Fiction | $33.00 |
| Fiction | $26.00 |
| Large Print | $36.00 |
| Junior Books | |
| All books under $10 purchase price are charged | $10.50 |
| Non Fiction | $31.00 |
| Large Print | $36.00 |
| Picture Books | $26.00 |
| Maori Collection | $31.00 |
| Extended Reader | $21.00 |
| Independent/Beginner Reader | $16.00 |
| Talking Books | |
| Per Cassette Tape | $10.30 |
| Per Compact Disk | $26.00 |
| Accompanying Book - Childrens Tape | $5.50 |
| Language Tape | $10.30 |
| Console Games | |
| Per Game | $72.00 |
| Compact Disc | |
| Purchase price of item as per catalogue record, if not available a standard replacement cost will be charged at | $26.00 |
| DVD | |
| Per Disk | $26.00 |
| Magazines | |
| All Magazines | Individual Purchase Price |
| Minimum Charge | $11.00 |
| Childrens Puzzles | |
| Childrens Puzzles | $27.50 |
| Missing Puzzle Piece | $5.50 |
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