| Inangahua County Library | |
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 Inangahua County Library in 2020 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Library |
| Location | Reefton |
| Address | 66 Broadway, Reefton, 7830 |
| Coordinates | 42°07′07″S 171°51′54″E / 42.11854°S 171.865°E |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | single storey |
Inangahua County Library, originally the Reefton Public Library, is a community library located in Reefton in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand.
Reefton's first public library began with the donation of a substantial book collection from Reefton gold mine manager David Ziman; several books stamped with his name and "Reefton Library 1896" still exist.[1] It began as two rooms, a reading room and library, in the 1892 Inangahua County Council Chambers.[2] Reefton Library was the nucleus of a Country Library Service, servicing small libraries in Inangahua, Maruia Junction, Cronadun, and Ikamatua.
After being closed for some years, the library opened in a new building beside in the Reefton town service centre on 22 November 1996. The name "Inangahua County Library" was chosen after a public vote to honour the former Inanguahua County Council (1876–1989). The new building cost $148,000, and the original design was criticised as "looking like a KFC outlet".[3] The Reefton Revival Group, a community group promoting local heritage formed in February 1996, wanted a parapet and cladding added at a cost of $20,000 so the library was more in character with the heritage buildings of nearby Broadway.[4] Ratepayers refused to foot the bill and the money had to be raised privately.[5]
The library was built in...? Does it descend from Reefton Athenaeum?
The library is run .... The collection includes ...
Found some Papers Past info:
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/IT18980422.2.6.2
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/IT18980422.2.6.1
And more for "Reefton Library": the county library service seems seems not to have affected the name of the library until the 1996 building opened: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers?title=IT&start_date=01-01-1877&end_date=31-12-1919&query=Reefton+Library&phrase=2 (Yes, have amended that to make it clearer —MD
References
edit- ^ Blacks Point Museum (9 January 2020). "Book presented to Reefton Library by David Ziman, 1896". West Coast Recollect. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Vol. 5. Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company Ltd. 1906. pp. 242–243.
- ^ "Council approve new Reefton library design". Westport News. 23 May 1996. p. 2.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Reefton library redesign not dead". Westport News. 13 May 1996.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Full Council To Decide On Library". Greymouth Evening Star. 11 May 1996. p. 1.
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