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Birkenhead Public Library

1949 establishments in New Zealand2000s architecture in New ZealandArchitectural controversiesEducation in AucklandLibraries established in 1949
Libraries in AucklandNorth Shore, New ZealandUse New Zealand English from January 2013
BirkenheadLibrary&CivicCentre2009
BirkenheadLibrary&CivicCentre2009

Birkenhead Public Library (Te Whare Matauranga o Birkenhead in Māori) is a New Zealand library, part of the Auckland Libraries system located on Auckland's North Shore. Founded in 1949 it predominantly serves the areas of Birkenhead, Beach Haven, Birkdale, Kauri Park, Chelsea, and Birkenhead East, a population of about 26,000, including six primary schools, two intermediate schools, and two colleges.Typical of medium-sized public libraries in New Zealand, it is able to provide an extensive range of modern library resources and services through its integration into a wider urban network, and through its association with the National Library, while retaining its own distinct, local connections such as the Archives Collection of the Chelsea Sugar Refinery. The library was the first public library to be founded in North Shore City, the first to offer dial-up access to the New Zealand Bibliographic Network, and a leading proponent of full weekend services.For four years the library was located in temporary quarters in the Birkenhead Leisure Centre, while a dispute over the location and design of its proposed new building was resolved. On 17 December 2009, a new Birkenhead Library and Civic Centre was opened on the site of the former library.

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Birkenhead Public Library
Palmerston Road, Kaipātiki Birkenhead

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0627 Kaipātiki, Birkenhead
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