Friends of the Tauranga
City Libraries Inc

Friends of the Tauranga Libraries​ Celebrates 40 Years

It is now over 40 years since the first executive committee of Friends of the Tauranga Libraries Incorporated was elected on the 27th June 1985. This milestone was celebrated by members and guests on the 24th July 2025 in the Heremanuhiri Meeting Room at Greerton Library.

In these 40 years Friends of the Tauranga Libraries has been instrumental in helping persuade Council to improve library facilities, such as the new libraries in Papamoa and Greerton, as well as retaining the Mobile Library and helping fund various Library activities.

We are now looking forward to the opening of the new Tauranga Central Library next year.

The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man

T.S. Eliot

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About us

Friends of the Tauranga City Libraries is an organisation for ALL people interested in books, libraries, life and literacy.

We hold monthly meetings at 3 of the 4 libraries:-
     Book Groups at Mt. Maunganui, Papamoa and Greerton
     A General Meeting at Greerton with a speaker

We began as a lobby group within local body politics, campaigning for improved library services.
A strong aspect of our work is advocating on behalf of the community with both the Library and the Tauranga City Council. We lobbied vigorously for a new library in Papamoa and more recently a new library in Greerton.
Money raised through our regular activities goes back into our libraries.

Our organisation contributes each year to the library's Joyce West Book Collection, which is chosen from the winners of the NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults and worthy NZ and Bay of Plenty authors. 

Goals

  • To maintain a close working relationship with Library and Council staff 
  • To help provide the best possible service to the community
  • To increase the use of the Libraries through public awareness and advocacy of the Library’s goals and objectives.

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