Te Pātaka Kōrero ki Pukehīnau Kelburn Library
The Kelburn Library supports study, teaching and research, offers a range of study spaces and houses most of our physical collection.
Facilities and services
The Kelburn Library is the largest of our four libraries and is spread across levels 0-6 of the Rankine Brown building.
- Ask any library-related questions at the Library Service Point on Level 2 of Kelburn Library.
- Your Subject Librarian is available for personalised research and teaching support. .
- Use the Green Zones on levels 1, 2, and 3 for group study and socialising.
- Use the Blue Zones on levels 4, 5, and 6 (and the level 3 Reading Room) for quiet, individual study.
- Book study rooms online - there are 6 rooms available on Level 1 of the Hub and 3 study rooms on of both Level 5 and 6.
- Standing desks, benches, and a variety of comfortable furniture can be found in the Glass Room on Level 2.
- DVDs can be found on Level 3 in the Reading Room. A portable USB DVD is available for loan from the Service Point.
- Course reserves and items on hold can be found on Level 2, opposite the elevators.
- Interloan holds can be picked up from the Library Service Point.
- Laptops, calculators, staplers, and multiplugs are available for loan from the Library Service Point.
- Call 0800 LIBCALL (0800 54 222 55) or text 027 542 7279 for help finding items or to report an issue.
Kelburn spaces
Te Taratara ā Kae and Wan Solwara
Te Taratara ā Kae holds the Māori and indigenous collection in the Kelburn Library and Wan Solwara houses the Pasifika collection.
S.T. Lee Antarctic Reading Room
The Kelburn Library’s S.T. Lee Antarctic Reading Room is a collaboration between the library and Victoria University of Wellington’s Antarctic Research Centre.
Kelburn 3D tour
Explore the Kelburn campus remotely in this 3d virtual tour
Kelburn Library accessibility
The Kelburn Library accessibility page has details on accessible access to Kelburn Library spaces and the Kelburn Library access suite.
Kelburn Library tours
To help you find your way around the Kelburn Library we offer regularly scheduled Library tours at the start of Trimester 1. Come along on a 20-minute tour and learn about Kelburn Library spaces, services, and the resources we can offer to support your study and research.
We are happy to arrange tours at any time. Ask the staff at Student Service Centre or get in touch with the Library by email or phone.