Libraries exist to enrich the communities they serve. While customers expect to find a variety of fiction and non - fiction books, some audio - visual collections and friendly staff who will go the extra mile to answer that difficult question, would they expect to find a public art collection of significant note residing in their Library?

Not usually, but in fact Dunedin Public Libraries can boast such a collection of approximately 125 art works in different mediums.

Works in the collection have been gifted by individuals and businesses over many years. The reasons for these donations or bequests are varied, but they all indicate a desire by donors to show appreciation for how the Library enriches lives, or because the donor wishes to create an association with the Library that enriches the physical setting of Library spaces for posterity.

The collection effectively highlights how important the Library has been and always will be in the lives of so many people in the community.

Pick up a self - paced guide from the City Library Help Desk and enjoy a wander around a selection of the public art on display - courtesy of the community we serve.

To download the guide as a pdf Click Here