Gore District Council Public Library Resources

Reference Material

  • District and Regional Council Information
  • Electoral Rolls
  • New Zealand telephone books and business directories
  • Six newspapers from around New Zealand
  • Local history
  • Information Vertical File (clippings from relevant printed media resources)
  • Encyclopedias, dictionaries and atlases
  • Online database access to GALE Infotrac, EBSCO and RDS. Allows searching of data base information relating to many subjects normally only available to subscribers.
  • Fundview - Information on sourcing funding from a wide range of sources for community and sporting groups.
  • Public use Internet - $8 per hour
  • Photocopying or printing (B&W)- 20c per A4 page

Adult Collections

  • Non-fiction
  • Fiction - 50c for books less than two years old
  • Large print for the visually impaired
  • Magazines - $1 to loan
  • Videos/DVD's - one week loan for $3
  • Talking books - $2 to loan
  • Music CD's - $2 to loan
  • Jigsaw puzzles
  • Reserve books - 50c

Young Adult Collections

  • Fiction and non-fiction
  • Tertiary education information

Childrens Collections

  • Fiction and non-fiction for all reading ages
  • Talking books
  • Videos/DVD's - one week loan for $3
  • Music CD's - $2 to loan
  • Puzzles