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Fully Certified
Trevor Inch Memorial Library
General Information
141 Percival Street Rangiora
0800 965 542
Opening Times - Check before visiting as might change
Opening Hours:
Monday – Thursday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Sunday: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Overview
Welcome to our library
Haere mai ki tō tātou Kā Whare Pukapuka
We hope you enjoy your time with us as you learn, imagine, and explore. Our focus is on outstanding customer service, a diverse range of resources, a dynamic collection, and offering programs, activities, and opportunities that reflect and empower our hapori. From late-night openings and our Tinker Zone to preschool programs, we aim to provide something for everyone.
If you can’t visit our library in person, we also offer an e-library with over 70,000 resources. These include movies, crafts, comics, music, audiobooks, magazines, newspapers, and more. You can also explore our history through the Recollect platform.
We are a fines-free library, with no charges for holds or overdue items, and only a small fee for our bestsellers. This means you can visit any of our branches or place a hold without worrying about costs.
The Trevor Inch Memorial Library, informally known as the Rangiora Library, is our largest branch and offers: Free-to-use public library computers, 24/7 Wi-Fi, Tinker Zone, Rangiora Chamber Gallery, and visitor materials.
Notes for Cardholders
To use our Tinker Zone sewing machines and Craft Cutter, you must complete an induction. You can book a day and time using the links below:
https://events.humanitix.com/tinker-zone-induction-sewing-suite-yklp49xj
https://events.humanitix.com/tinker-zone-induction-cricut-craft-cutter-fcqxe82q
You can join the library in person or online. Membership is free for anyone who lives, studies, or attends school in Waimakariri:
https://onlinereg.kotui.org.nz/forms/12
If you have feedback on books you would like to see in our catalogue, please speak with our team or fill in our Purchase Suggestion Form:
https://waimakaririlibraries.com/about/contact-us/purchase-suggestions-form
Your support person has free access to any paid activity you are attending. Please let our team know in advance if they will be attending.
You can also view our social stories to learn more about what we offer at the library:
https://waimakaririlibraries.com/about/locations-and-hours
Your support person can attend any paid activity with you for free. Please let our team know in advance that they will be attending.
Standing and Queuing
Our staff can help you when you visit. If you let us know, we can provide a seat at the desk and adjust its height so you don’t have to stand. Staff often move around the library, just approach us or call out if you need help. They wear lanyards in blue, purple, orange, and green. A manual wheelchair is available at the entrance if needed. We have one accessible catalogue in our Rangatahi area, which can be lowered to your height for easier use.
Level Access
We have a slight slope outside our building between the mobility carparks and the library. Access involves wheeling over approximately 15 meters of cobblestones. Once you arrive at the building, there are automated doors for entry into the library. The library is all on one level. Please note that there are two pull doors between the library and the toilets.
Distances
We have four disabled carparks that are around 25 meters away. Our toilets are on the far side of our building— around 15 meters from the entrance. We can support you to get back to your car, please just ask a staff member. We have a manual wheelchair available by our entrance if you require one.
Urgent Toilet Access
We have two toilets in our building; both require you to pull one door to open. Our toilets have limited space for wheelchairs. Our toilets have limited space for wheelchairs. If you require the toilet urgently, please reach out to our staff who can support and offer other toilet spaces. Alternatively, we have toilets at Victoria Park 70m from our building that are accessible.
Disability Assist Dogs
Disability assist dogs are welcome in our library. We are happy to provide water outside our spaces for pets. We cannot accommodate other dogs due to Council policy and health and safety risks in our spaces.
Essential Companions
Library entry is free for everyone. If you need support to find seating for you and your companion, please let the team know. Please note this may not be in your chosen area of the library. Your companions are warmly welcomed. If we are running a paid activity, we are happy to allow your support person a complimentary ticket. Please note they may not be able to take part in the activity if we sell out, but we will try our best to accommodate them. If you would like your support person to attend, you will need to purchase your own ticket and email library@wmk.govt.nz to book a ticket for your companion.
Difficulty Accessing Visual Information
We are happy to assist you in finding what you need and to introduce you to the library. We offer books in dyslexic fonts that are easier to read and have a range of audiobooks and DVDs available. We have bilingual signage in our building identifying the areas and shelving. Our computers all have text-to-speech accessibility, and if you need time with a librarian to find information, we are happy to help you by booking a ‘Book a Librarian’ appointment. We can also show you how to change the formatting of BorrowBox and Libby to make your books easier to read. If you would like to have access to Braille books, we are happy to see what is available at libraries around New Zealand who take part in the Interloan Scheme.
Difficulty Accessing Audible Information
We have time to listen and talk with you in a way that works for you. We can use a translation tool to work between audible and written information. We have a range of tools available; you can use a tablet and our translation apps to move from speech to text at our counter to communicate with our team.
Hidden Disabilities
We are happy to follow your lead to make sure you have the best possible experience in our library. Please let our team know.
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