National Library of the Cook Islands

National Library of the Cook Islands
Runanga Puka
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21°12′25″S 159°46′10″W / 21.206894°S 159.769364°W / -21.206894; -159.769364
LocationVictoria Road, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Branch ofMinistry of Cultural Development

The National Library of the Cook Islands – Runanga Puka is the national library of the Cook Islands.[1]

Planning for the library began in 1961, with a committee backed by the Resident Commissioner Oliver Dare.[2] A site on Taputapuatea was donated by the Makea Nui Ariki and the Parliament of the Cook Islands agreed to match donations with public money.[2] Plans for the library were drawn up by New Zealand Ministry of Works architect Kenneth Mills.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Library". Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2011. ()
  2. ^ a b Gordon Russell (1 February 1962). "Cook Is. Library And Museum Go Ahead". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. XXXII, no. 7. pp. 44–45. Retrieved 9 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ W. H. Percival (1 November 1962). "Cook Islanders Plan Own Museum and Library". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. XXXIII, no. 4. p. 143. Retrieved 9 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.


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