Wellington Central Library
Wellington Central Library is a public library building in the central business district of Wellington, in New Zealand. It is owned by Wellington City Council and is listed as a Category 1 historic place by Heritage New Zealand.- Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
Saturday—Sunday: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM - Type: Library
- Description: public library in Wellington, New Zealand, closed in 2019 because of earthquake risk
- Also known as: “Te Mataphi ki te ao nui / Central Library”, “Wellington Library”, and “Wellington Public Library”
- Address: 65 Victoria Street, Wellington Central
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include City Gallery Wellington and Museum of New Zealand.
City Gallery Wellington
Art gallery
Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 4.0.
City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi is a public art gallery in Wellington, New Zealand.
Museum of New Zealand
Museum
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand's national museum and is located in Wellington. Usually known as Te Papa, it opened in 1998 after the merging of the National Museum of New Zealand and the National Art Gallery. Museum of New Zealand is situated 500 metres southeast of Wellington Central Library.
Wellington Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wellington Town Hall is a concert hall and part of the municipal complex in Wellington, New Zealand, which opened in December 1904. It has been closed to the public since the 2013 Seddon earthquake for extensive strengthening work, and is projected to reopen in 2027. Wellington Town Hall is situated 140 metres south of Wellington Central Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Te Aro and Lambton.
Te Aro
Suburb
Photo: Frozen-Coke-Rocks, Public domain.
Te Aro is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It comprises the southern part of the central business district including the majority of the city's entertainment district and covers the mostly flat area of city between The Terrace and Cambridge Terrace at the base of Mount Victoria.
Wellington Central
Suburb
Photo: Frozen-Coke-Rocks, Public domain.
Wellington Central is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, and the financial heart of both the city and the Wellington Region. It comprises the northern part of the central business district, with the majority of Wellington's high-rise buildings.
Wellington Central Library
- Categories: public library, historic building, building, and education
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.2882° or 41° 17′ 18″ southLongitude
174.77678° or 174° 46′ 36″ eastLevels
4Operator
Wellington City CouncilOpen location code
4VCPPQ6G+PPOpenStreetMap ID
way 48029222OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q61767531
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In Other Languages
“Wellington Central Library” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Te Mataphi Ki Te Ao Nui”
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Highlights include Gibbs Memorial Fountain and Yitzhak Rabin memorial.
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