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Thank you, Judith!

Judith Bassett QSO retired from ALHT in December 2024. Her long period of service as a trustee had begun in 2003.The photograph above shows Judith (far right) at the opening of Auckland Libraries' Manatunga exhibition on 12 June 2013. Next to Judith, holding the carved taonga called 'Te Kauroa,' is Allison Dobbie, then General Manager of Auckland Libraries. Next to Allison is the then Governor-General, Lt Gen. The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae. The Governor-General was at this time the patron ...

Mackelvie exhibition: Pattern Books

Visit the Auckland Central City Library (level 2, the atrium) to see a display of stunning designs from books owned by the book collector and philanthropist James Mackelvie. The exhibition includes two rare books on display in a temperature controlled and secure cabinet purchased for the library by the Auckland Library Heritage Trust.Read more about Mackelvie's collection of pattern books. Details of the exhibition are here....

Going West work progressing

Photo from the Going West website...

Acknowledging our trustees

We've got a few dates to research and add to the list of trustees past and present. Auckland Library Heritage Trust has been supported by some long-serving members. Emeritus Professor Russell Stone, for instance, came on to the Trust in 1996 and served until 2019. ...

Congratulations, David

On 5 September our chair, David Simcock, was admitted to the degree Doctor of Philosophy in History at The University of Auckland's graduation ceremony. Dr Simcock's thesis is entitled 'Achieving Primacy: The History of Auckland in the 1950s.' David's research examines the growth of Auckland and how it came to be considered 'primate' by the end of the 50s.Read moreOur warm congratulations, David!...