This negative proof sheet shows a variety of scenes in the Public Library that once stood on the corner of Main Street East and The Square.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Corner of The Square and Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1974
Mrs Green, from 2ZA radio, reads to pupils during the school's Book Celebration Fortnight.
Date: August 1986
A school inspector reads to pupils during the school's Book Celebration Fortnight.
Date: August 1986
The Palmerston North Fire Chief reads to pupils during the school's Book Celebration Fortnight.
Date: August 1986
Paul Rieger was Mayor of Palmerston North from 1985 until 1998. He is showing reading to Terrace End pupils as part of the school's Book Celebration Fortnight.
Date: August 1986
Michael Cox was a National Party politician and member of parliament for Manawatū from 1978 to 1987. He is shown reading to pupils during the school's Book Celebration Fortnight.
Date: August 1986
The Chief Superintendent of Police reads to pupils during the school's Book Celebration Fortnight.
Date: August 1986
Date: August 1986
Date: August 1986
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24 April 1963 "Play reading outside in the sun was much more fun for these Standard II pupils of the West End School. Part of the group is seen here."
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Botanical Road, Palmerston North
Date: April 24, 1963
Opening day of the new mobile library. From left: Councillor Jill White; Councillor Ian Cruden; City Librarian Anthony Lewis; Librarians Emily Bacon, Mary Holmes, Linda Harrowfield, Sally Huges; Mayor Paul Rieger
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: September 28, 1989
Margaret Mansell reading in the Children's area of the Palmerston North Public Library on the corner of Main Street and The Square
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Corner of Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date: September 29, 1976
A presentation of two copies of “Pioneer of Boyhood”, by Roger S. Peacock, to the Palmerston North Municipal Library by the Manawatu Battalion of the Boys Brigade. From left: M Dearsley, Dominion President of the Boys Brigade; J. Fabrin, Boys Brig...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: December 5, 1956
Jaqueline Dinan speaking to the audience at the book launch of 'Racing the Boys', a fictionalised account of horse trainer Hedwick 'Granny' McDonald, on the 2nd Floor of the Palmerston North City Library.
Creator: Lesley Courtney - Palmerston North City Council
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: October 31, 2016
This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: March 28, 1967
Children's Book Week at Palmerston North Public library. At the head of the table is Tina White, (Chairwoman of the Youth Committee), David Trudgeon (Chief Librarian), and Fay Jewell (Children's Librarian). The remaining individuals are unidentified.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1958
An exterior view of the building housing the Shannon Library (left), the Horowhenua County Council Branch Office (centre) and the clothing store Bettina's Boutique (right).
This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-id...
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Plimmer Terrace, Shannon
Date: August 1969
Three people read a magazine in The Square. This slide is from a series that was possibly taken for publicity purposes. Based on other images in the set, this image appears to have been taken in the mid-1990s.
Creator: Unknown - possibly PNCC
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1994 to 1995
The Public Library's talking book service was enabled by the Palmerston North Rotary Club. Its Rotary International’s 75th Jubilee project saw $3,000 donated to the Library to provide about 100 talking books to start the scheme. From left: Marie M...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1979
Mrs Laila Ann Morpeth (nee Maynard) was the Children’s Librarian at the Palmerston North Public Library. She qualified for her new Zealand Library Association (NZLA) certificate in 1963 and her ANZLA certificate in 1973. She began working at the P...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: July 26, 1974
Mr John Vernon was Rector of Palmerston North High School (now Palmerston North Boys' High School) from 1902 until his death in 1918, during the great Influenza epidemic. In 1908, he founded the College House boarding establishment, which is still...
Creator: H Billens and Co.
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1910
The caption on the front of the photograph reads "Tiritea New Road". Possibly 1917, when a new water main was laid at Turitea and a new bridge was erected over the stream on the road to the dam.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Turitea, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1917
This small photograph album belonged to Mrs R Andrews of Rangitikei House. This photograph bears the caption, "Bob taking it easy". The Victoria Esplanade was opened in 1897, the same year as Queen Victoria's 60th year on the throne.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: January 22, 1928
The Reference section was on the ground floor of Palmerston North Public Library. The Library was purpose built on the corner of Fitzherbert Avenue and The Square in 1928.
Creator: Bruce Watt
Place: Corner of The Square and Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1954
The Hokowhitu Branch of the Palmerston North Public Library opened 26 April 1956 and closed in 1967. Miss Jean Brown worked at the Library from 1954 - 1961.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1956
Miss Fay Jewell, see with the book week display, was Children’s Librarian, and worked at the Palmerston North Library 1950-1968.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Corner of The Square and Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1955
This photograph shows the City Library in The Square.
Creator: Huatahi Nuku
Date: June 10, 2016
This postcard is shows picnicking figures on the shores of what is thought to be the Manawatu River, possibly at the Balance end of the Manawatu Gorge. to the left can be seen a tunnel entrance for the rail line.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Tararua District
Date: circa 1890
This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: August 1969
This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: July 21, 1966