National Library of the Cook Islands
Runanga Puka
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. 1 2 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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