HDLs are installing Radio Frequency ID technology. 

This means we will be installing new self check machines in each facility.  

The self-check machines will look and work a little differently, but the process is much like the current ones. 

Hastings, Havelock North and Flaxmere libraries will be closed for one day each in the week starting May 24, to allow new technology to be installed that will improve the service provided to library users.

In the biggest upgrade of library equipment for more than a decade, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is being introduced across the entire collection.

This is up-to-date technology that uses a wireless radio system to transfer data to help manage the collection.

The upgrade will include new self-check machines that will allow customers to issue multiple books at once, increased security of library items and a host of other features.

Every single item in the collection has had to be “converted” by hand, which involves physically adding RFID tags to every book, DVD, and CD in all the libraries, about 220,000 items in total.

Closures:

Hastings War Memorial Library: Monday May, 24 – Closed all day
Havelock North Library: Wednesday, May 26 – Closed all day
Flaxmere Library: Friday, May 28 – Closed all day.

Thank you for your patience during this time.