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• Humanitarian Law

  Humanitarian Law Collection We are very proud that Napier Library holds The International Humanitarian Law Book Collection, which is housed and displayed beside the Robson Collection on Restorative Justice in Reference on the first floor.  The International Humanitarian Law Book Collection helps to make sense of and points the way to combating the effects of the calamities and insanities of crimes against humanity throughout our world. On the 12th March 2006 Lady Keith, National President New Z...
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• Judge McElrea Restorative Justice Collection

  Judge McElrea Restorative Justice Collection Napier Libraries are proud to host online the complete papers of New Zealand restorative justice advocate, educator and reformer FWM McElrea. Fred McElrea was sworn in as a District Court Judge of New Zealand in 1988 and was later appointed a Youth Court Judge and Alternate Judge of the Environment Court. He retired from full-time judging in 2008 and part-time judging in 2013. The McElrea collection has been radically expanded and a suite of backgroun...
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• Restorative Justice

  Restorative Justice Collection Napier Libraries holds the collection of Restorative Justice items known as the John Robson Collection. This collection is hosted on behalf of the Napier Pilot City Trust / Tō Mātou Taiwhenua Kōkiri o Mataruahau.Their Motto: Napier Develops Communities not Prisons The John Robson Collection includes items relating to criminal, social and restorative justice. Having being developed as a community initiative by Napier Pilot City Trust, it relies on donations from...
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• Reference/Local History

  Reference and Local History Collection Items in the reference collection are not for loan to ensure they are always available, but, in some cases, are duplicated elsewhere in the Libraries. The most comprehensive collection is housed in the Napier Library and is located on the first floor with its own reference desk and staff. Taradale Library has a great selection of current, ready-reference materials. The General Reference Collection includes:atlases, almanacs, bibliographies and biographical...
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• City Loan

  City Loan City Loan is a request service operating between the Napier & Hastings Libraries. If you are using one of the Napier Libraries and the item you require is held by the Hastings Libraries, you may request it on City Loan. Use the City Loan Request Form or contact the library. The item will be sent to Napier or Taradale Libraries for you to collect.Similarly, patrons using Hastings Libraries may request items from the Napier Libraries. Items will be sent to Hastings District Libraries...
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• Interloan

  Inter-Library Loan If Napier Libraries do not hold an item that you wish to borrow we can request that item for you from other libraries through the Interlibrary loan or interloan service. This is is a co-operative scheme where libraries throughout New Zealand lend items to each other. These can include books, journal articles, music scores, microfilms and, in some cases, CDs and DVDs. To access this service you need to be a member of the library and it does incur a charge - see our fees and cha...
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• Home Services

  Home Services Napier libraries Home Services is a delivery service for those who cannot physically visit the library. You may be eligible for this free service if: You live in the Napier area You are confined at home due to age, permanent or temporary disablility, or illness   What is involved? Library staff will visit you to determine your reading preferences; a courier will be organised or you can nominate a family member to be your courier Library staff or your courier will select reading ma...
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• Book Clubs

  Book Clubs Read'N'Chat Looking for your next great read? Read'n'Chat is a monthly book group held at Napier and Taradale Libraries,  everyone is welcome to come along, talk about favourite books and learn more about the library. The friendly library staff share titles they have enjoyed recently, and you are welcome to share your favourite books and authors too. The library catalogue can be a challenge, so Read'N'Chat is an opportunity to ask questions and learn how to use it. There’s no char...
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• Class Visits

  School Class Visits Please contact us to arrange visits from pre-school groups, school classes, and other groups. We are happy for you to visit the library, or we can come out and visit you. Children's Library staff will show your group available resources, read stories, and guide you around the library to suit the appropriate age groups and needs of the children.
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• Newspapers

  New Zealand Newspapers Napier Libraries hold local and national newspapers for you to read. Hawke's Bay Today, The Leader (Hastings), The Napier Courier, The Napier Mail, The Village Press (Havelock North), The Wairoa Star, Dannevirke News, and The Chatham Islander are held permanently. Please ask at the Reference Desk if you wish to view these papers. The full table of available newspapers, and their frequencies is below.   Name Region/Town Frequency   Bay of Plenty Times Tauranga Daily   Th...
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