Central City Library
Address: 44-46 Lorne St, Auckland CBD
Phone: (09) 377 0209
Phone: (09) 301 0101
Website: Auckland Libraries
Hours Open:
- Weekdays: 9am–8pm
- Weekends: 10am–4pm
- Closed on Public Holidays
Attraction Types: Library
Suitable for Ages: Families
Restrictions: All Ages
There's more than you think at your local Library. Whether you want to tackle a new sport, find out about your favourite hobby, learn a new language or just find a great read – they will help you out.
Send your mind on an exciting journey, as you explore the wonderful world of books and more. Libraries now offer a huge range of services including browsing and study facilities; magazines, music and videos; local history collections with reference materials and newspapers; word processing facilities and even access to the Internet and other electronic resources.
Your library card is your passport to the riches! If you haven’t got one, head down to your local library and ask them how to get one. Keep it handy as you will need it to borrow items.
Get informed, be inspired or just relax at your local library.
Hours -
Main library
Monday to Friday: 9am to 8pm
Saturday: 10am to 4pm
Sunday: 10am to 4pm
Sir George Grey Special Collections
Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm
Saturday: 10am to 4pm
Sunday: Exhibition room 10am to 4pm; Special collections reading room CLOSED
For more information email special collections or go to the special collections web pages.
Fax: (09) 307 7741
Upcoming events at Central City Library
Past events at Central City Library
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Author Talk: Peter Graham
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Author Talk - Out of Time: The Vexed Life of Georg Tintner
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A Home-grown Cook: The Dame Alison Holst Story
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Lunchtime Concert Series: University Cello Students
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Karen Kalopulu Family History Lock-In
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Lunchtime Concert Series: The Ambrosia Choir
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Janina Paulo and Friends
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Students from Diocesan School
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Students from Avondale College
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Auckland Suzuki Cello Academy
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Bruce Tsai
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Students from Macleans College
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Students from Rangitoto College
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Lunchtime Concert Series: The Kotuku Quintet
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Students from Aorere College
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Students from St Mary's College
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High Frequency - Panel Discussion
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Friends of the Gallery Evening Art Talk: Linda Tyler
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Lunchtime Concert Series: William Green
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Travel Nights: Italy Through a Novelist's Eyes
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Wriggle & Rhyme for 1-3 Year Olds
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APO Concert Premiering: DSIR Man
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Ya-Ting Liou and Blas Gonzalez
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Emily McDonald w Cedric Richards
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Prof. Jim Flynn - Author talk
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Viewfinder: A Survey of Work By New Zealand Artists
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Wriggle & Rhyme
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Family History Lunchtime Series
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Day of the Dead Beat Poets
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Travel Nights: Dirk Steiner - Palestine and Israel
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Shades of Grey: The Rossdhu Book of Hours
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Julia Gatley on Group Architects
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Shades of Grey: Ngā Hoa ā Kerei – Grey’s Friends
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Wriggle & Rhyme 1-3 Year Olds
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Wriggle & Rhyme
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Auckland University Students
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Dining Out – A History of The Restaurant In NZ
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The Karen Kalopulu Family History Lock-In
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Lunchtime Concert Series: ACG Senior College
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Biodiversity Lecture: Urban Forest Plan
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Travel Nights – Croatia and Trieste
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Biodiversity Lecture
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Wriggle & Rhyme
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Illuminati - Sir George Grey Special Collections Re-opens
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Charles de Gaulle Exhibition
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Free Family History Lunchtime Series
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An Evening with John Connolly
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NZ Book Month - Simultaneous Brown Bag Lunchtime
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NZ Book Month - Launch of Jandal Prints on the Globe
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Travel Nights At the Library- Confessions of A Travel Editor
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Adult Learners' Week at Auckland Central Library
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Tracy Chevalier Author Talk
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Library Week- New Zealand's Biggest Storytime
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Travel nights - Northern Territory, Australia's Outback
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Author talk: Sharyn Steel - Struggling to Fly
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Hannah Curwood
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Donny - Singer/Songwriter
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Mara Kelland - Folk Singer/Harpist
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Yvonne, Singer/Songwriter and Friends
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Lisa Crawley
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Tim Guy
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685 Singers
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The Moonlighters
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Browse Music in the Basement
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Thursday Lunchtime Concerts
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Celebrating Ferdinand von Hochstetter
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Diwali Storytime
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Book Launch: Heaphy by Iain Sharp
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Crossed Cultures: Blackmail Press Launch
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Spanish Traveller's Course
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Bargain Book Sale
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Amanda Kirk and Chloe Whitney
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Auckland's Volcanic Heritage - A Heritage Festival Talk
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Students from ACG Senior College
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Some Romantics, Some Very Old, and Some New
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Lunchtime Concert Series: University Students- Chamber Music
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Lunchtime Concert Series: University Cello Students
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Lauren Kate - Author Talk
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Lunchtime Concert Series: The Three Mezzos
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Winter Wonderland School Holiday Programme
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Mary Newman-Pound w William Dart
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Lunchtime Concert Series: John Mercer
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Bloomsday - Celebrating Ulysses
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Matariki
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Lyndsay Freer with Royce Creamer
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Students from Epsom Girls Grammar
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Q - Tornquist and the Quoin Club
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Irish Heritage In Australasia
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Yuko Takahashi with Setsuko Strang
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Gregory O'Brien - Author Talk
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Wriggle & Rhyme
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Flautist Samantha Dench & Friend
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The Genealogist UK - Nigel Bayley
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Travel Nights: Rob Bickford on the Trans-Siberian Railway
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It's a Dog's Life
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Wriggle & Rhyme for 1-3 Year Olds
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Travel Nights: Sarah Good on China
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MIT Free Creative Writing Workshop
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David Verran on North Shore: An Illustrated History
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Shades of Grey: Ngā Reta Māori – Māori Letters
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Travel Nights: Shane Boocock on NZ Adventure Tourism
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Budget 2010 Tax Change Seminars
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The Subtropical Garden at Landsendt Author Talk
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Lunchtime Concert Series: Jenna Johnson-Aufai & Friends
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Lunchtime Concert Series: St Cuthberts String Quartet
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Biodiversity Lecture: Te Wao Nui at Auckland Zoo
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Talking Poetry Book Launch
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Free Thursday Lunchtime Concert Series 2010
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Author Talk
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A Million Poems At the Library
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FamilySearch with Marci Despain
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Wriggle & Rhyme 1-3 Year Olds
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Te Reo Māori / Māori Language and Waiata Session
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Matariki Storytime
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Travel nights: Puglia – An Exotic Corner of Italy
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April School Holidays Storytime
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NZ Book Month - Meet Kate de Goldi
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Auckland Photographic 125th Anniversary Exhibition
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Adult Learners' Week at Auckland Central Library
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Adult Learners' Week at Auckland Central Library
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How We Saw the War - Author Talk
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Author talk: Wendyl Nissen, Domestic Goddess on a Budget
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Montana Poetry Day 2009 - Celebrating James K Baxter
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Jubate
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Long Bay College
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Bear Cat
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Soprano Lyndsay Freer with Pianist Royce Creamer
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Dylan Story Band
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Epsom Girls Grammar
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Kuini
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William Green
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Browse Music in the Basement
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The Decibelles Women's Choir and Friends
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Once Upon A Time: Fairytale Exhibition
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Book Talk: Look This Way - NZ Writers on NZ
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Author Evening w/ Joanne Drayton
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Poetry Central











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