We have a range of resources that may be of particular interest to our older members.
Our Large Print books are valued by some of our senior library members who can no longer read regular-sized print. This collection has grown significantly in recent years and will continue to do so in the future for your enjoyment.
View a list of the latest Large Print titles
We have a small rental collection of Audio Books which belong to the libraries. We also have a rotating collection from the National library which is changed regularly to help refresh the selection available.
collection is free to borrow. National Library stock is available only to those who are print-disabled. All Audio Books are FREE for those who are - please check with a librarian to see if you are eligible.
View a list of our latest Audio Book titles.
We stock a range of DVD titles that may appeal to our seniors. Get nostalgic with some Classic TV Series & movies; learn something new with a documentary; expand your horizons with some art-house and foreign films.
We hold a range of titles on a variety of subject matter. Gardening to hunting, Current Affairs to genealogy, food & drink to literature, computing to historic NZ - we're sure there is something to suit your taste - and a great deal at just 50c for a week.
View the list of magazine titles.
A great range to help you pass some time on those rainy days - and free!
Thrillers, Romance, Crime, Sci-fi, Historical, Graphic Novels - we've got all literary tastes covered.
We have a range of newspapers from around the region:
Hauraki Herald
Plains Profile
Waihi Leader
Waikato Times
Bay of Plenty Times (Waihi only)
New Zealand Herald
Guardian Weekly (Paeroa only)
Also, check out a host of newspapers from around New Zealand & the world online (in the library or from your own computer) the day they are printed with PressDisplay.
If you know someone who would like to have the library come to them at home, please ask at the library, or send us an email. We are also on the lookout for volunteers to help us with these deliveries - if you've got some spare time, drop us a line.
Held in Paeroa, we have a growing collection of Genealogical Resources. Birth & Death Indexes, Genealogical Journals, Local Obituaries & Cemetery records also link. And since October 2010, Ancestry Library Edition - available only in the libraries.