After months of planning, building and organising the new Wellsford Library building is finally opened for business. And it's a wait that's been well worth it as the new library building is just wonderful. Light and bright and airy with plenty of space and energy efficient too with 115 solar panels making it the first solar-powered library in New Zealand.
It's certainly a far cry from the cupboard in the town hall that acted as the Wellsford Library back in 1946..
Yep you read correctly - a cupboard.
To say that the new building is a massive improvement from that very first library is... well an understatement. It's a great testament to all the people who have been involved.
More than 2000 new items have been added, ranging from books to CDS to DVDs and magazines.
There is something for everyone.
So if you live in the area or just passing through why not pop into the new library and check it out.
