Old library building for hire

The former Te Atatu South Library building will continue to be made available for hire to community groups.

The Henderson Community Board has approved use of the building, located on Lloyd Morgan Park, as a general hire facility until the redevelopment of the Te Atatu Peninsula Library and Community Centre is complete.

The vacant building is located next to the Te Atatu South Community Centre and would provide additional hireable space for the community, including those groups likely to be displaced during the redevelopment of the Te Atatu Peninsula facility.

Henderson Community Board chairman Elizabeth Grimmer says the board is pleased the building will continue to be a community facility.

The building requires some remedial work to the floor and the Waitakere City Council expects this work to be complete by the end of November.

Mrs Grimmer says the community board has recommended the building be hired out for short-term periods to a variety of groups rather than have a single occupancy.

“We’ve also asked for a further report to come back to the board outlining the future use of the building once the Te Atatu Peninsula redevelopment is complete.”

Te Atatu South Library was closed in March 2006, coinciding with the opening of the Waitakere Central Library, which offered a much wider range of services and facilities.

In 2007 Henderson Recreation Centre user groups relocated to the old library building while the Henderson facility was renovated.

Meanwhile, the council is currently exploring options for the redevelopment of the Te Atatu Peninsula Library and Community Centre - a project that could take up to 18 months to complete, depending on the option chosen.