Remuera Library has undergone restoration as part of Auckland Council’s renewals programme. It closed on 1 July last year and the library’s services were relocated to Somervell Presbyterian Church.

The library, which opened in 1926, is a Category 1 heritage listed building on the Heritage New Zealand Register and is listed on the Auckland Council Schedule of Historic Heritage as a Category A building.

The building was identified as earthquake-prone, with a seismic score of 15% of the New Building Standard. The renewals programme addressed essential repairs, maintenance, and enhancement works including fire safety enhancements, emergency lighting upgrades, accessibility enhancements, seismic strengthening and an interior cosmetic refresh with new paintwork and recarpeting.

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