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    Napier Library is now open at the new temporary location at MTG Hawke's Bay (1 Tennyson Street).  You can access the library via the Herschell Street entrance which has accessibility ramps and parking along with after hours book returns.
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  • Databases

    DatabasesWhether you’re researching family history, working on a school or tertiary research assignment, entering a new area of study, looking for information on funding or wanting to learn more about any given subject, the online databases at Napier Libraries are rich in information, and accessible from your home or office.Check out our wide range of New Zealand and international databases, and feel free to use our technical support online form or contact us if you need any help using these g...
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  • Genealogy

    Genealogy Databases - Family History Research Ancestry Group Details and Next Meeting Time Every month Napier Libraries' Ancestry Group meets to learn, discuss and share their knowledge and findings. The group is run by Glenda, who brings a lifetime of experience and advice for those wishing to advance their genealogy research. To help us manage demand and ensure everyone receives the individual attention they require bookings are necessary for those new to the group - to find out more please em...
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    About My Library Welcome to My Library. In this section, you can find useful information on many aspects of the Napier Libraries experience. Please use the menu on the left-hand side of this page to navigate My Library. Napier Libraries offer extensive resources and provide safe and welcoming community spaces where the informational, recreational and educational needs of everyone are met. Both our Napier and Taradale branches offer extensive collections of adult, children and teen fiction, non-f...
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  • Funding

    Funding Databases givME (formerly Breakout) - Generosity NZ givME (formerly BreakOut) offers access to more than 4,000 scholarships and grants for individuals.  givME is New Zealand's primary source of funding information for students, researchers, sports people, artists and those wanting professional development. givUS (formerly FundView) - Generosity NZ                                                                             givUS (formerly FundView...
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  • eCatalogue

    eCatalogue Napier Libraries are excited to be able to provide access to eBooks and Audio Books through three different platforms, ePukaPuka (OverDrive), Wheelers (NZ), and Ulverscroft. OverDrive is an American company and ePukaPuka is a consortia of 15 Lower North Island Libraries using the OverDrive platform to provide access to both eBooks and Audio Books.  Wheelers is a NZ based platform providing access to eBooks only. Ulverscroft Digital is a UK company specialising in unabridged audio bo...
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  • Collections

    Special Collections Napier Libraries hold tens of thousands of items. We’re lucky that as well as all the popular borrowing items held in most other urban libraries, we also hold a range of special collections. You can find out more about the items in our special collections by using the links on the left-hand panel on this page.
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    Library Services There are a wide range of services on offer at Napier Libraries to help you get the best out of this amazing community resource. Check out the links in the panel to discover the many special services we encourage you to explore and make use of:
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If you need an excellent dictionary or encyclopaedia this Premium Collection includes a superb range of Oxford titles, updated regularly with an expanding range of key titles in the acclaimed Oxford Companions and Oxford Dictionaries series, plus the Visual English Dictionary, the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations and new heavily illustrated natural history titles such as the Encyclopaedia of Mammals.
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Summer Book Sale
Ever since relocating our Napier Library we’ve been fielding questions about when our next book sale will be, and ever since we’ve moved we’ve had to disappoint you with a “soon, hopefully” while we settled in and found a suitable space. Well, we’ve found a space and it’s on!
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We're excited to bring LEGO sessions to Napier Libraries!
LEGO sessions encourage collaborative play with others while using our new Lego collection. All resources are provided FREE. Sessions are open to all children aged 5-11. Booking are essential.
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Bay Skate

Located on Marine Parade, Napier, is the Bay Skate Park - home to skateboarding, BMX, roller derby, inline hockey and scootering.
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Par2 MiniGolf

Come to Par2 MiniGolf and meet Seamore the Seagull at our sea-side minigolf courses. Challenge your friends and family for a round.
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Kennedy Park Resort Napier

We are Hawkes Bay's premier holiday accommodation park providing an array of facilities to keep the entire family entertained.
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Napier Municipal Theatre

Unique Art Deco heritage has been preserved with the skilful addition of modern theatre facilities making it the best provincial performing arts centre in the nation.
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Napier i-SITE Visitor Centre

Visit the Napier i-SITE to find out more about what is happening in Hawkes Bay, from events, activities and accommodation.
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The Faraday Centre

The Faraday Centre in Napier, is Hawke's Bay's Museum of Technology. It's a place of discovery where history comes alive through hands on experience.
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National Aquarium of New Zealand

Nowhere else in New Zealand will you discover a wider range of marine animals and native species in a single facility than at the National Aquarium of New Zealand.
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Parklands Residential Estate

Located in the Art Deco city of Napier. We have worked closely with our builders to promote and develop high quality housing within an open-aspect environment.
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Napier Aquatic Centre

Situated in the centre of Napier, in the middle of Onekawa Park, the Napier Aquatic Centre is a safe and affordable aquatic facility for everyone.
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Napier City Council

For Napier City residents and citizens to have easy access to see what council are currently working on, completed, what they do, facilities, and council information.
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William Colenso

Build on the blossoming national and international interest in William Colenso's life and ideas as the result of the William Colenso Bicentenary Celebrations in Hawke's Bay in 2011, and a body of new publications and research.
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MTG Hawke's Bay

Comprising a Museum, Theatre and Gallery - MTG is home to a significant collection of objects that form the foundation of distinctive exhibitions, a world-class research facility and the MTG Theatre.
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Napier Conference Centre

We offer an all purpose built venue that uniquely combines spectacular outlooks with functional layout.
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