Library shop

A treasure in itself, this 232-page book celebrates the rich variety of Auckland City Libraries’ special collections, full of rare, valuable and wonderful items. It features one hundred items, each pictured in full colour with accompanying text.

Among these treasures are a First Folio of Shakespeare, medieval illuminated manuscripts, maps and sketches of early Auckland, avant-garde private press productions, Maori-language manuscripts, letters from Florence Nightingale to Sir George Grey, the records of Limbs Dance Company and Mercury Theatre.

Text by Iain Sharp Photographs by Haruhiko Sameshima Published 2007 by Auckland University Press $49.99 from Special Collections, Auckland Central City Library. Copies are limited, pre-order online.

Red 'book dog' book bags

$2.00 each. Order online or at any of our libraries

The design on these bags is based on the popular 'book dog' character seen in our kids pages.

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Calico book bags

Black with Maori artwork -

$5

Featuring long handles to fit comfortably over your shoulder and side panels so that the bag can expand to carry books.

Natural colour with red print -

$2

Features a heritage image and long handles.

Note: Please read the care instructions for the calico bags below before ordering.

Collectable membership cards

Start collecting our great new library membership card designs (click on the links to see image of each card):

• Britomart design - $3
• Graffiti design - $3
• CBD design - $3

Note: collectable cards cannot be used as library cards.

Find out more about the new library membership cards.

Auckland City Libraries pen

This collectable pen is a silver and black colour.

• Auckland City Libraries - Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero pen - $2.95

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Plan of Auckland, by Charles Heaphy, 1851.

This map is a 120cm x 90cm colour facsimile print of the original.

• Reproduction of Plan of Auckland - $20

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The isthmus of Auckland with its extinct volcanoes, by Dr Ferdinand von Hochstetter, 1859.

A geological map of Auckland, showing its volcanic cones. This map is a 28.5cm x 37cm colour facsimile print from a digital copy of the original. A full image (695 KB) can be viewed in the Maps Online database.

• Reproduction of The isthmus of Auckland - $10

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Researching family history at Auckland City Libraries

This guide to resources is a great place to start your family history research.

• Researching family history in the collections of Auckland City Libraries - $10

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Generation charts

Record your family tree with these handy charts.

• Five generation chart - $0.50
• Seven generation chart (White) - $4.95
• Seven generation chart (Watermark) - $6.95
• Twelve generation chart - $6.95

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