One of the best places for the locals to learn and spend time catch up with friends. It offers the great atmosphere for all ages to refresh themselves by reading.

Great, fast free internet, A++

Fantastic central community library: magazines, CDs, DVDs, reference, journals, books, great kids, YA areas, study zonesAn essential part of life in Wellington (especially if you have a family). Very treasured.

Great place for young kids, music sessions, and pin group are held here too.

It was a quiet place to study.

Spent here quite a lot of time last year and really loved it. You can find all kind of books and a great atmosphere here. Whenever I wanted to have a good time reading I came here and always found a good place. The childrens corner is great as well and theres a place to pray on the first floor next to the Cafe.

It has three floors, each one has hundreds shelves of books I assume, because its really big. Love the vibes around, everyone seems concentrating on something they really love. Also, they have a cafe where you can get great food after a hunting in knowledge.

Big library with lots of space to read and study. Heaps of cool resources like DVDs and magazines. Even has loads of cool vinyl records. Cool little cafe inside too.

Im devastated that the library is closed for good! It was the first place my family discovered when were first came to Wellington. We spent hours every weekend here, lying around reading books, listening to music and picking out movies, then wandering up to Clarks for a cuppa. What will we do now...forget everything else! The library is a priority...

Whats not to love about a library. We were just visiting wellington and I need a place to work and open my laptop and I had a productive afternoon here. Nice ambience to work / study, especially with the view overlooking the harbour - couldnt ask more! We get a free wifi from the city as well - Thank you Wellington.

This library is good for everything else just there is major problem. you can only use 4 types of websites that end with .govt . school . org etc. even google is not free to use . you have to pay 6$ for just 1 hour ? ridiculous. i went to national library 15 min away. and they dont charge anything. moreover. i was applying for a licence on a govt website though. there was a photo checker column and i click on that. the browser was so old that i was not able to tick that column as it was not showing there. i try other computer same problem. here in national library i can use it easily.

The guy at the membership counter was so unfriendly (unfriendly is an understatement) and I wonder if he knew what customer service is, its ridiculous that a rude guy like him could get a job just sat there and talking to people without even looking at them! Well done Wellington central library!!!

Old-looking structure, but with a nice cosy layout (and cafe). Good selection of books as well (that I wasnt able to find in newer libraries).

Wellington Central Library is a great place to hang out. Heaps of good books and public spaces to use. It also has paid computer access and printing. You can connect to the free “cbdfree” wifi too. Too bad it’s closed at the moment for earthquake strengthening. When it is back open it should be a great place again.

Generally speaking the Wellington City library has top of the line and very up to date collection of general interest books, magazines, CDs, DVDs etc. But it really falls short if you are after resources for research of any sort of depth. And as someone else mentioned the fees and fines are horrendous.

A great library! Airy and spacious, excellent selection of books, a good cafe attached, and overall a relaxing environment. They also sell off old books a couple of times a year.

Warm and dry. Good books to read. Especially big books like atlases with nice artwork and captions.

The coolest library in the world 📚. There’s also Supreme cafe inside. Great place not only for reading and study but also for relaxation and chill out.

One of the most incredible libraries to date. Had some amazing memories of this place when I was at school.

Large amounts of collection, all sorts of book you are looking for, great service, free WiFi, friendly staff, and nice coffee, its so sad to hear that they are going to close due to the public safety concerns with the building construction, many thanks.

Awesome library. Big with lots of desks. And fast free wifi

Wonderful librarians that went out of their way to help us find misplaced books and even check one out after the computer had been shut down and the staff were on their way out the door,. We greatly appreciate this extra care that at our local library.

My favorite service I utilized the most in Wellington since my arrival in 2012. It gave me access to wide range of books and online resources. It is the best place to start exploring as a new migrant.

A fantastic library with a great cafe. Has an extensive catalogue of books, DVDs, audio books and more. Even the magazine and newspaper selection rivals anyones.

The selection of books, music and video is amazing.

Nice place to sit and read also has great cafe.

Good took take your kid and read stories to them. A very good collection.

Really nice place, accessible to everyone. Friendly and helpful staff!

An impressive library for such a small city. A huge amount of space over 4 floors. A cafe with large amounts of seating areas, and desks and chairs all around the library for working. Free Wi-Fi is great here, provided by Wellington Council.They have heaps of books of all types, CDs, DVDs, magazines etc.

Love spending time here. Very cosy and comfortable. Very quiet. Huge collection of books. Friendly staff.

Nice library they let you lie down to read your book and no one told you off for that. librarian not interested in being my friend.

A large and very well equipped library, colocated with the Citizens Advice Bureau and Clarks Cafe. The collection is extensive and covers pretty much anything you would care to read. Theres also a large audiovisual section where music and movies/TV series can be hired. Theres a special childrens area with beanbags and toys, which hosts childrens storytime and other activities. Throughout the four levels of the library there are plenty of armchairs forr quiet reading, desks for individual study, and tables for group discussion. Its a good place to meet a friend or do some individual work. Its also warm and inviting in winter when its cold and wet outside.

Layout of the place is bizarre. The computers are terrible. They have 4 that offer free internet but they only load New Zealand websites, so basically useless. Even using legit websites to find jobs in New Zealand are often blocked. Have to pay $1.50 for 15 minutes!Save the hassle and get faster internet and better computers for less cost at any of the cyber cafes in the area.

Free Internet is awesome. Staff were very helpful too

Awesome place to hang out when nothing to do in wellington. Comfy seats and beanbags at the back downstairs

Free wifi, generally a quiet environment with lots of places to study. Great range of books as well.

Best library in the city!! So many things to read and the audio selection is second to none!!

Great, modern architecture and a huge variety of well organized easy to find books.

Fantastic library. Various little nooks to curl up and plant yourself down, always lots of folks with laptops. Great variety of books over different floors as well as magazines, dvds&cds. Ground floor also has a good childrens area. New self check out machines are great, super quick and easy to use - have seen little people&grandas use them no problems. Most of the staff are super friendly and helpful. Great big book sale a couple of times a year. Clarks cafe upstairs is a great spot too. All the libraries do interloans, would definitely recommend downloading the app.

A brilliant selection of books, free internet on their computer when looking at NZ sites & helpful staff.

The library was the perfect place to learn.

2nd home. Lol i spent my life studying here for 3 weeks before exams. nice place. Need to make their wifi faster though. Also wish that they were open longer than 3hrs on Sundays.

Nice café, good choice of food and pastries.

Awesome place to hang out during a rainy day in wellington. Free Wi-Fi, lots of books and a nice cafe

Several floors with lots of seating available, great place to go for free WiFi and just so studies/research!

Great place to hang out and read with Free Wifi (but careful its not very good between 3 to 6)

Wellington City Library is not only very well equipped library, but it is also free for locals. It ofers a great place to read, study, research and meet.

Great library, very helpful and so much to see and the web site is brilliant

Nice modern library with a good range of books. However, the fees are quite high.

Large catalouge of books and dvds for borrowing, kind libarians and great free internet.

Great library, very very big. Great wifi.

Nice library, and usually some free space to sit and work. And lots of floors to go to if one is noisy.

Heaps of books to choose. I recommend it!

Excellent collection......also has kids section

Plenty of seating, a great place to study.

Good selection, and you can rent DVDs as well

Love it. Good place to study

Really large selection of books, CDs and DVDs. Plenty of places to sit and read our study. WiFi available.

Good place for any family outing.

Very clean and tidy

So vast! Massive library, love the atmosphere here. Staff are friendly too!

Cool. Needs more computers.

I went to study almost every day, for many weeks and with children!! We were welcome every time despite the fact that we were too loud and noisy several times.We thank all the staff.

Huge collection of books and other resources. Some activites as well.

Nice inside, windy outside

Large collection of resources, but not enough seating to accommodate lunchtime readers!

Nice modern library

Free wifi, lot of books, friendly people and computers too!

You get a huge varieties of books here......Must check them all

All the books and magazines and comics📔📕📖📗📘📙📚📓📰

Cozy place for reading

Huge collection of books available...

Stairways up to the square have no handrails

We can get all the books you want

Very outdated and due for updates especially for Internet and printing services.

Too many books!!?!?!??!

Great place for studying

Fantastic library

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My happy place in Wellington

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Love this place!!!!!!!!!!!

This is one of our favorite libraries. It is large, the different areas designated by age and interests are very cozy, spacious and beautiful. A perfect place to take the kids and share some fun reading time.

Very large library with friendly, smiling staff with excellent advice. I asked for information on Maori Culture DVDs and got answers. Thanks to everyone I have met.Possibility to read on site and recharge your phone, connect to the internet.Great place!

A place of Culture at the end of the world, it tempts me