About Johnsonville
Our library and community
One of the largest branches; we serve: Johnsonville, Newlands, Paparangi, Grenada Village, Broadmeadows, and Churton Park. We average around 3500 customers per week. Many pre-school and primary children use our Library.
Johnsonville has a large shopping centre, a swimming pool, and a medical centre. It is also home to a community centre, an Employment Service agency and an Income Support office. We are close to the city; (10 minute drive) and there are good bus and train services to and from the community.
The first library in Johnsonville opened in 1890 but did not survive. The second opened in 1941. Books were rejected donations from Wellington Library. Johnsonville Borough Council amalgamated with Wellington City Council in 1953. The second Library was closed and the Mobile Library was introduced.
In 1965 a proper branch library in Johnsonville was established. In the first year of operation; 100,000 items were issued. An extension in 1980 doubled the size of the library, and council pensioner flats were added upstairs, at the back of the library.
Services we offer
Apart from offering library services, customers can also buy WCC rubbish bags, daily or monthly parking coupons and recycling bins.
The library is a pick-up and drop-off point for housebound items also, whereby library items are collected by a designated person; for elderly or incapacitated borrowers.
Internet access is available via two services:
- free access to selected sites including reference websites and newspapers online, plus New Zealand government and organisation websites.
- email, search engines (eg. Google) and other general Internet access is available via the "paid internet service''. Minimum access time is 15 minutes ($1.50), with 30 minute and 45 minute time codes also available for purchase. If you do not use all of your time during a session at the computer, you can use up the remaining minutes at any WCL branch within the code's validity (usually 30 days).
Johnsonville also does wonderful pre-school storytimes and class visits.
