Library Services
The library offers a wide range of services. These include the following –
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A3 flatbed Scanner (Westport) |
Large print books for the reading impaired |
Value-added services, eg Rental Fiction and Bestsellers (pay) CD Rom (pay), Music CD (pay), DVD (pay), Video (pay), Magazines (pay)
Video Magnifier for vision impaired (Print enlarging reader)
WiFi (Wireless hotspot services) access with Aotearoa People's Network Kaharoa
It's worth being a library member of the Buller District Libraries!
We offer:
- Free membership
- Free books (except general fiction and bestsellers)
- Free newspapers
- Free educational Videos and Dvd's
- Free internet access
- Free access to 24/7 library online catalogue
- Free access to 24/7 library member account online
- Free access to electronic resources
- Free email notification service for reserves and overdues
- Fiction including latest bestsellers
- Magazines
- Videos, CDs, DVDs, and CD-Roms
- Audiobooks
As a member of the Buller District Libraries, you'll get all of this and more!
Free Resources
- Nonfiction: All nonfiction books and a few nonfiction DVDs are free to borrow. We also have documentaries on DVD, but there is a charge for these.
- Large print books: We have a wide range of fiction and nonfiction titles which is always growing, so keep checking the catalogue. We also have a video magnifier for those hard-to-read items.
- Local history collection: Although many of these titles are now out of print and so can only be read in the library, we also have a good range of titles that can be borrowed.
- New Zealand titles: New Zealand fiction is coming of age! Enjoy the best of local talent for free.
- Archives: The council only archives transactional information such as rate books, council minutes and ledgers. If you are happy to do your own research, you can request an item from council archives. There is an index of archives available which is also searchable through the website. If you wish us to research for you, there is a cost. (See below). If your research is about families and personal history, you may find something in our local history collection, or you could contact the Westport History and Genealogy Group. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
- Reference books: These are materials which are rare, fragile, or needed all the time in the library, so we don’t generally allow them to be issued. However, some materials may be able to be issued for a limited time of three days. Also available are local and national government annual reports, surveys and statistics.
- Current electoral rolls and telephone books: These are kept in the library for you to browse but cannot be removed.
- Talking books: We receive talking books from National Library every two months and there are also a few items from the circulating West Coast Libraries Collection. For those long driving stints or that boring housework, nothing helps the time to flash by like a rattling good yarn. Available as CDs or Tapes.
- Topographical maps – these are not for issue.
- Pamphlets and brochures to take away: Everything from university calendars to health agencies.
- Community noticeboard: For non-profit…
- Council notices, local submission forms and information, and meeting agendas.
- Petitions…..
Resources for which there is a charge
- Rental Fiction and Bestsellers
- Music CDs: A small selection of mainstream titles
- DVDs: Also being added to all the time, great old TV series from the BBC, movies, concerts and documentaries
- Magazines: The latest in hot gossip, gardening skills, crafty hints or serious journalism.
- Jigsaws: You can have them for three months! Great for rainy days
- Inter-library loans, (If our libraries do not hold the item you require, we can loan the item from another library)
- Although most of our talking books are free, some do attract a small fee.
- Archive research: You can request an item from the archives and search it yourself, or pay us to do it for you.
Borrowing
You can borrow up to 30 items for up to three weeks each on your membership card, with the option to renew for a further three weeks in most cases. The date each item is due can be found on the issue slip printout. There is a rental fee for DVDs, music CDs, Jigsaws and new magazines. We also have a rental collection of bestsellers - if you want to read the latest bestseller without having to wait.
You can check your record, renew an item or place a hold online. You will need your library barcode and PIN number. You can select a PIN number any time – just ask at the library.
Returns
You can return items to Westport and Reefton libraries. There are after hours return slots at each library.
Renew
You can renew items in the library, by phone or online using your library card and PIN number.
Reserves
If someone has already taken out an item you want, you can reserve it, either online or in person. There is a reserve charge of $0.50 per item, paid on collection.
Interloans
We may also be able to get that book you want from another library. There is a charge for this. Ask at the counter for details.
If that doesn’t work?
You can request that we buy that book, or any other item, for others to enjoy also, using our request form. All suggestions welcome.
For the latest Fees and Charges for the Library please download the document below.
Fees and Charges 2010/2011 (PDF 74Kb)
*Copyright Law applies when using the Aotearoa People's Network Kaharoa (APNK) service at our libraries.
- It is a condition of use of the APNK and Buller District Libraies services that users comply with New Zealand copyright legislation.
- It is your personal responsibility to comply with copyright law.
- Before copying or downloading files, music, or other content please make sure that you have the legal right to do so.
- Users found to be illegally copying or downloading materials from the Internet will be banned from using computers in the Library.
Links to relevant legislation: Copyright Act 1994 and Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2011 No 11, Public Act.
