Devonport Library
| Te Pātaka Kōrero o Te Hau Kapua | |
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 Devonport Library in 2024 | |
| Established | 1878 |
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| Coordinates | 36°49′53″S 174°47′51″E / 36.8315°S 174.7974°E |
| Type | public library |
| Website | devonport%20library |
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Devonport Library (or Te Pātaka Kōrero o Te Hau Kapua) is a public library located in Windsor Reserve, Devonport, New Zealand. The library is part of the Auckland Council Libraries library system. The newest iteration of the library was constructed in a modernist style in February 2015. [1]
History
The first library in Devonport was constructed in 1878. This first library was a section of the Devonport Borough Council's Council Chambers, designed by Edward Bartley. Known as the Devonport Free Public Reading Room and located inside the Chambers, the library was free to use and open to the community.[2][3] This room was used until 31 March 1897, when it was closed and all of the books were disposed of.
On 16 April 1930 the library re-opened as a subscription library run by local volunteers.[3] Then in 1954, after the demolition of old Borough Council Chambers, a new library was built on the site.[4]
Important features
References
- ^ Rennie, Jon; Strachan, Nick. "Te Pātaka Kōrero o Te Hau Kapua Devonport Library | Athfield Architects". Athfield Architects. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Litterick, Paul (6 July 2015). "Te Pātaka Kōrero o Te Hau Kapua: Devonport Library". Architecture Now. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Verran, David (2010). The North Shore: An Illustrated History. Glenfield, New Zealand: Random House. p. 142. ISBN 978 1 86979 312 8.
- ^ Musgrove, S, ed. (1986). The Hundred of Devonport: A Centennial History (First ed.). Devonport47: Devonport Borough Council. p. 47. ISBN 0908704062.
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