Piha Community Library Trust

Providing a Library Service for the people of Piha, Karekare & Anawhata 

Historic photographs and articles:

Please note:  all photos and documents with a blue surround may be clicked for larger image

11th September 2009 Piha Community Library Trust  Registration [438] pdf

 1994 November  'Piha Community News'

 A HEART FOR PIHA?'

 Minutes 'Piha Facility Meeting' with WCC 18 Nov 1994 [342kb]pdf

Advertisement Western Leader . . . . . [375kb]pdf 

1995 August: 'Piha Community News'. Offers & Options;

Fundraising as Usual; Health Group Keen plus Building Ownership.

1988: 'Shelter Expands Piha Patronage' is the heading of this article. 

The photograph, which was part of the article above, is of 10 year old Renee Melican and Carolyn Mason.

1989 'New' Piha Library.  Glenda Northey with her daughter Ella, aged three, outside the proposed Piha library building.

1998 May: 'Once a bus shelter . . . . . Now a library' by Mary Dobbie

1998 August: After 8 months of waiting Resource Consent comes through.

1999 January: 'Piha Bonanza Gala'. Remember - keep 9 January free, bring all your friends and relatives, and make a day of it!

1999 Feb: The Piha Library Committee thanks everyone for $9,505.34 for the Piha Library Fun.

1999 May: The Official Opening of the Piha Library was a happy occasion held in good weather. Kaumatua Monty ...... blessed the building on behalf of Kawarau a Maki.

Photograph: Yvonne Dufeur cutting the ribbon with Mayor Bob Harvey in the background.

Below.  left Yvonne Dufaur who opened the library and, right, Marilyn Trubuhovich (Perko)

1999 June: Enticing Bookworms into 'gorgeous' new library article in the Western Leader

Below:  Children played an integral part in the Opening of the Piha Library on 29th May 1999

Can you identify anyone in these photos?  Please  email us  if you can.

Above from left: Marilyn Trubuhovich (Perko) bringing in the books. Yvonne Dufaur having a coffee break and childrens section awaiting books.

Below left Yvonne in empty children's section and right Liz Hawker in the adults section.

2002 November 16th Fay Weldon @ the Piha Library - article published in The Daily Telegraph - Travel Section

2004: 'Piha Gala 2004 Fundraiser'. Photograph includes Shirley Bond and Helen Pearce plus Blair Tannahill on the dunk machine.

2006 October: Piha Community News

'Spooks and All'