The Waihī Beach Library and Service Centre will close on Thursday March 24, due to a planned power outage.

The library and service centre, which is usually open from 10am - 2pm, will remain closed for the day and re-open as usual on Friday March 25 from 10am - 5pm.

Online services such as e-books will not be affected, and books and resources can still be returned through the after hours facility. Public wifi will not be operating during this time.

Western Bay of Plenty District Council apologises for the inconvenience to library users. The next closest library and service centre facility is The Centre – Pātuki Manawa, 21 Main Road, Katikati open from 9am-5pm.

For more information on libraries and Council service centres in the Western Bay of Plenty, please visit libraries.westernbay.govt.nz