Kōtui Quick Facts
As at: 1 January 2021
How many libraries?
41 councils (39 libraries) which is just over half of the 67 territorial authorities in New Zealand
Total population covered
1.8m, or just over 37% of NZ’s population (2018 census figures)
Total Kōtui Membership
1,163,000 (nearest thousand)
Holdings
Total Number of physical items held in Kōtui libraries 4,952,000 (nearest thousand)
Total Number of catalogue records 1,708,000 (nearest thousand)
Total Number of NewsIndex records 879,000 (nearest thousand)
Circulation
Total number of physical items circulated in Kōtui libraries in the previous 12 months: 12,264,000 (nearest thousand)
Kōtui & APNK Service Desk - Our Holiday Hours
Thursday, 7 January .... 9am-6pm
Friday, 8 January .... 9am-6pm
Saturday & Sunday, 9 & 10 January .... 10am-4pm
Regular Service Desk hours will resume from Monday 11 January 2021.
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All services operating No issues reported. |
About Kōtui
Kōtui is a shared library management and resource discovery service available to New Zealand public libraries on subscription. The word 'kōtui' in te reo Māori means to interlace or interweave. Read more ...
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