Library services

General services

Both libraries provide a range of free and for charge general services including:

• An extensive catalogue of printed media
• APNK Computer services and Wifi 
• eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines
• Video streaming
• Skinny Jump broadband
• Meeting room hire 
• Community clubs and programmes 
• After school and holiday programmes 

Karamea to Westport book return service

Buller District Libraries have partnered with the Karamea Information Centre and Karamea Express to provide residents with a book return service. 
It's easy! You can take your borrowed library books to the Karamea Info Centre, fill out a returns form and the items will be returned to us, free of charge! 

For more information, please:

• Call us on 03 788 8030
• Email: [email protected] 

Housebound service

Bringing the library to you.

If you are unable to visit the library because of illness or disability, we can provide a door-to-door library service for you in one of the following ways:

• A friend or relative can select, deliver and return items on your behalf.
• Staff at the library can select items for your friend or relative to collect.
• Staff at the library can select items for you and volunteers can deliver them to you.

Who is the service for?

The service is available to any member of the community who is unable to visit the library because of illness or disability.

How does it work?

A library staff member visits housebound residents in their home to outline the service in detail and to establish a reading profile. Books are then selected by library staff (or friends or relatives) and delivered monthly by volunteers (or friends or relatives).

What can be borrowed?

Most of the normal lending collections are available to housebound borrowers.

These include:

• Fiction and Non Fiction
• Talking Books
• Large Print books
• Magazines

Device advice

At the Sue Thomson Casey Memorial Library in Westport we offer in person Device Advice, for smartphones and tablets by appointment. 

Please note we are not IT experts but can offer beginner assistance with using devices and apps. Our sessions take place on Wednesday mornings from 10am - 12pm. 

Little Library Book Fridges

Take a look or leave a book! You'll find these 'fridges' at the Westport Airport and our mobile book fridges around Reefton.

Thanks so much to Westport Menzshed for building these for us.