Last updated: 6 May 2010

Invercargill City Libraries and Archives, Invercargill City Council

Invercargill City Libraries & Archives main entrance (Dee Street)

About Invercargill City Libraries and Archives, Invercargill City Council

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The Invercargill City Library has been at its current site on Dee Street since 1989. In 2005 the Invercargill City Council purchased the building next to the Library and converted the facility into an archive respository. The archive conversion was completed in March 2008 with the first Archivist for the new facility arriving in September 2008.
The Archive respository works in close conjunction with the Information Services section of the Library. In general, the Archivist cares for typically unpublished material donated by members of the Southland community (and Invercargill City Council archives), while the Librarians of Information Services manage the Newspaper Collection, Research Collection (published) and Local Collection (typically published books pertaining to Invercargill and the Southland District).

We have 254 collections in The Community Archive »

Facilities and services

Contributor type:

  • Public library

Archive types:

  • Voluntary group archives, clubs, societies, etc.
  • Business archives
  • Personal papers
  • School records
  • Other educational records
  • Local government

Research services:

Remote research services available for a minimum starting fee of $5.00 (payable via cheque to the Invercargill Public Library). Please call or email before posting payment to ensure we are able to assist you with your enquiry.

Reproduction services:

A4/A3 Black & White: 20c per page. A4/A3 Colour: 50c per page. Photocopying of archives can only be done by Library and Archives staff. An archive may only be copied if it is deemed safe to do so in accordance with our Copying Policy.

Charges:

No charges for viewing archives in the Archive Research Room.

Visitor information

Opening hours:

Archive Research Room is open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. Alternatively help can be sought from staff in Information Services Mon-Fri 9am-8pm, Sat 10am-1pm, Sun 1pm-4pm. It is appreciated if researchers make prior arrangements to visit.

Onsite parking:

No specific Library and Archives parking area. There is a parking building at the rear of the library in Leven St (80c per hour).

Physical access:

Disability access via lift. Bus stop directly in front of Library. Public Car Parking builidng at rear of Library.

Contact details

Contact person:

Rebecca Smith, Archivist
Information Services Librarian

Address:

50 Dee Street
Invercargill

Postal address:

Private Bag 90111
INVERCARGILL 9840

Phone number:

  • +64 3 2111444

Fax number:

  • +64 3 2111438

Website address:

http://www.ilibrary.co.nz