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Summer Reading 2024 Registrations are Open!
9 Dec 2024, 10:00 am
Registrations for Nelson Reads Together, our new take on the Summer Reading Challenge, are open now! All ages welcome! Click here to find out all the details and get signed up!
Stoke Library Remediation 2025
6 Dec 2024, 11:43 am
Stoke Library will be undergoing a reroofing project in early 2025. To minimise construction noise for customers, it will be open from 1pm-5.30pm on weekdays. More info can be found by clicking here.
Early Library Closure on 10 December
3 Dec 2024, 3:23 pm
The Elma Turner & Stoke Libraries will close at 4pm on Tuesday 10 December for a staff event. Standard opening hours will resume on Wednesday 11 December. Thank you for your understanding.
New Magazines
28 Nov 2024, 11:00 am
Nelson Public Libraries has recently acquired a few new magazines at Stoke and Elma Turner Libraries.

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Elma Turner Library

27 Halifax St, Nelson 7010, New Zealand

Opening Hours

Monday: 9:30am - 6:00pm
Tuesday: 9:30am - 6:00pm
Wednesday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thursday: 9:30am - 6:00pm
Friday: 9:30am - 6:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday: 1:00pm - 4:00pm

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Stoke Library

35 Putaitai St, Stoke, Nelson 7011, New Zealand

Opening Hours

Monday: 9:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday: 9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday: 10:00am - 5:30pm
Thursday: 9:30am - 5:30pm
Friday: 9:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00pm

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Nightingale Library Memorial

Quickhelp, Beach Rd, Tahunanui, Nelson 7011, New Zealand

Opening Hours

Monday: 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Tuesday: 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Wednesday: 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Thursday: 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Friday: 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Sunday: 1:00pm - 4:00pm

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