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)

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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.

Service Status

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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