Our main offices will be closed Easter Weekend. Refuse collection will not take place on Good Friday, 29 March. Areas, where refuse is collected on Fridays, will instead have collections on Saturday, 30 March. This affects the Te Teko, Edgecumbe, Poroporo and White Pine Bush areas. Refuse will be collected on all other days as normal.
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Support the Library

Donations

The Horizon Energy Group Library Whakatāne is delighted to accept donations as gifts, on the understanding that this is not in exchange for a reduction in fees or other charges.

We are not always able to use items that are donated to us. In this case, we will consider/advise of other options including:

  • Donating to Whakatāne Museum and Gallery
  • Donating to other libraries
  • Include items in our book sales, thus indirectly assisting the library
  • Other appropriate forms of disposal

Volunteers

All Whakatāne District library branches need volunteers.

Volunteers are a valuable resource for our libraries, and without them we would be unable to provide some services.

You can help us by:

  • Shelving (just returned items)
  • Shelf checking that items are in correct order on the shelves
  • Book mending
  • Story telling
  • Delivering to and collecting items from house bound members

Call us for further information.

Friends of the Library

The Friends of the Library aim to support and promote the Whakatāne District libraries' objectives and services in the community through:

  • Events
  • Author visits and readings
  • Short story competition
  • Story telling
  • Support library holiday programme