WCL has over 600,000 books, 450,000 magazines, and 85,000 CDs, DVDs, videos and other items at our central library and 11 branches. We are located in New Zealand's capital city, Wellington.

Latest News

July school holiday programme

Launch rockets, make a comet, have a go at space activities: these school holidays we're running sessions for 9 to 12 year olds, and 4 to 8 year olds at a library near you (more)

The Reader, Chuck Palahniuk, Bob the Builder and more

These are just some of the many new audiobooks in our Overdrive downloadable collection (more).

Other news & page updates

In the News: Michael Jackson 1958-2009
What is RSS?
NZ Music Month
Earth People and Race Relations Week
Baby Rock & Rhyme CD
The Cuba Street Memories Project

online databases.

Mygateway.info - online reference tools available to you

Did you know that we have an online digital library available for you 24 hours a day? If you want to look up a quick fact or word, research a topic, read today's newspaper or just browse a huge range of magazines & publications, visit mygateway.info.

This page last updated 2 July 2009

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Catalogue link for Wild Sourdough, by Yoke Mardewi.
Wild sourdough : the natural way to bake,
by Yoke Mardewi.