Holiday alert: Please note that kerbside collections between 25-27 December and 1-3 January will be pushed out a day (even recyclers need a holiday). For more on Rubbish & Recycling in our district, see our dedicated webpage.

Council offices will close at midday Wednesday 24 December 2025 and reopen 8.00am Monday 5 January 2026. For urgent issues, call us on 03 441 0499 (Queenstown) or 03 443 0024 (Wānaka). For non-urgent issues, please us the Snap Send Solve App. We hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Libraries

Libraries user fees and charges for 2025/2026.

Libraries Fees & Charges Category Description Cost
Book Covering Small books   $6.50
  Large books   $11.00
  Extra Large books   $16.00
  Repair & Bulk Covering Charges    By negotiation
Computer Use    Maintain Queue Management Free up to 1 hour+
  Ancestry Maintain Queue Management Free up to 1 hour+
Damaged Item Charge     $10.50
DVDs   Children's Educational $0.00
    Documentary $0.00
    All others $3.00
Holds All borrower categories   $0.00
Interloans Other NZ Libraries   $10.50
Lanyards 1000 Books Before School Product   $5.00
Library Bags   F.O.W.L Bags $0.00
    B&W Wānaka Bags $0.00
    Kiki Bags $10.00
    Library Bags - Eco  $10.00
Library Card Replacement     $5.50
Meeting Rooms At Ftn & Qtn Libraries Community & QLDC Staff Use Only $0.00
Overdue Items   Books, Audio Books, Mags $0.00
    DVDs $0.00
  Jnr items issued to Jnr cards Fine Free 1 April 22 $0.00
Photocopying & Printing B&W A4 $0.30
    A3 $0.60
  Colour A4 $1.60
    A3 $3.20
  Local School Students A4 B&W, Colour 1st 5 pages free
    A3 B&W, Colour 1st 3 pages free
  Registered Charities A4 B&W, Colour 1st 5 pages free
    A3 B&W, Colour 1st 3 pages free
Scanning     $2.00
Scanning to Portable Storage Device     $2.00
School Holiday Programmes Children & Youth 5-11 years $0.00
USB Flash Drive   32 GB $9.50
Wifi   Maintain Queue Management Free

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QLDC Libraries

Visit the QLDC Libraries website for further information.