Hastings District Libraries

All three of our libraries have Reference collections, with Hastings Library being the main reference library for the Hastings district.  

Our Reference Print Collections include:

• General reference works on most subjects
• Dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, both general and subject specific
• Telephone and business directories
• Electoral rolls (New Zealand)
• Motor manuals (Hastings only)
• New Zealand Statutes & Regulations (Hastings only)
• Local Government consultation documents
• Maps, atlases

Databases online include:

• Brookers
• Fundview & Breakout
• Ancestry Library Edition
• Many others available in the libraries and from home, see Databases