Living Heritage Homepage Home The reading room The 20th century Carnegie and considerable changes From the 60s to today A pictorial narrative Sources	St Peter's College The History of the Public Library Sources The following is a list of newspaper sources used for information, listed in chronological order - (1879). (Extract). Palmerston North Library. Manawatu Herald (Foxton). Sep, 5. (1900). (Extract). Public Reading Room and Library. The Manawatu Daily Evening Times. Sep, 6. (1907). The Public Library, Asking For Carnegie Money. Manawatu Evening Standard. Aug, 23, p5. (1907). Crawling to Carnegie. Manawatu Evening Standard. Aug, 24, p4. (1907). The Square. Manawatu Evening Standard. Sep, 4, p4. (1907). The Carnegie Grant. Manawatu Evening Standard. Sep, 4. (1907). Correspondance, The Carnegie Grant. Manawatu Evening Standard. Sep, 6, p5. (1907). Correspondance, The Carnegie Grant. Manawatu Evening Standard. Sep, 7, p5. (1907). Correspondance, The Carnegie Grant. Manawatu Evening Standard. Sep, 9, p5. (1929). (Extract). Opening of the Library Building. Times. June, 11. (1967). Mobile Library Service Starts on May 22. The Tribune. May, 7, p1. (1971). Library's Role In Young Town. The Dominion P.N. Centennial Feature. Nov, p51. (2001). Dodgy dealings. Manawatu Evening Standard. May, 26, p10. (2002). Library alive with language. Manawatu Evening Standard. June, 29, p3. With appreciation to the following websites www.citylibrary.pncc.govt.nz and www.nram.org.nz A list of books, manuscripts and journal extracts, in chronological order - Aust, J. (Producer). (1996). Livingroom of the city. K&M Printers. Palmerston North. Matheson. I. (1997) Brief History of City Library. Hamblyn. M. (2001) Doin' the Carnegie crawl'. Library life. No 258, July, pp27-28. Citing/quotes – The 'reading room' 'Palmerston has every reason to be proud of its reading room and library ...' (1879). (Extract). Palmerston North Library. Manawatu Herald (Foxton). Sep, 5. '...evidently there is a long and useful career before it [the library] ...' (1879). (Extract). Palmerston North Library. Manawatu Herald (Foxton). Sep, 5. The 20th century 'large attendance to witness the ceremony' (1900). (Extract). Public Reading Room and Library. The Manawatu Daily Evening Times. Sep, 6. 'how advantageous the reading room would be to visitors and county people coming to Palmerston North' (1900). (Extract). Public Reading Room and Library. The Manawatu Daily Evening Times. Sep, 6. 'substantial cheques' (1900). (Extract). Public Reading Room and Library. The Manawatu Daily Evening Times. Sep, 6. 'encourage the children to develop a taste for literature.' (1900). (Extract). Public Reading Room and Library. The Manawatu Daily Evening Times. Sep, 6. 'warm and cosy' (1900). (Extract). Public Reading Room and Library. The Manawatu Daily Evening Times. Sep, 6. 'other conveniences' (1900). (Extract). Public Reading Room and Library. The Manawatu Daily Evening Times. Sep, 6. Carnegie and considerable changes 'Carnegie Crawl' (1907). Crawling to Carnegie. Manawatu Evening Standard. Aug, 24, p4. From the 60s to today 'living room of the city' Aust, J. (Producer). (1996). Livingroom of the city. K&M Printers. Palmerston North. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the case of any queries at siobhanbailey@hotmail.com © Copyright, 2002, Siobhan Bailey. Home – A brief introduction and explanation with a timeline. The 'reading room' – The beginning for the Palmerston North Public Library, from 1876. The 20th century – The borough council's establishment of a new reading room and library. Carnegie and considerable changes – A difficult period and significant changes. From the 60's to today – Continual growth and two location changes. A pictorial narrative – Photographs of the six buildings the library has occupied from 1876 to 1996. Sources – A list of sources used for information, with my email address if you have any queries.